Re: Northeastern Bluegrass festival
Originally Posted by
Charlie Nugent
...what do you do with your mandolin when you're going to see shows? Do you lock it in your car or you just keep it with you everywhere you go during the festival?
If I'm likely to run into a jam going to or from the stage area, I have instrument(s) with me, generally more than just a mandolin (also guitar, Dobro, banjo, whatever I can carry in gig bags.
Instruments I'm not taking get locked in the vehicle, and since it's a Honda Element with no out-of-sight trunk space and windows that let in sunlight, the cases are covered by a quilt to insulate from radiant heat and the curious eyes of passers-by.
So far so good; no thefts, no heat damage. Lotsa fun.
Allen Hopkins
Gibsn: '54 F5 3pt F2 A-N Custm K1 m'cello
Natl Triolian Dobro mando
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