Re: Travel with a nice mandolin
I've also traveled in that part of the world and add my voice to those who urge caution. While you do not have to take a complete "beater", there are loads of playable, decent sounding instruments that you could take, such as used Kentucky, The Loar, Eastman, etc. that if the worst did happen, you'd only be out a few hundred bucks. They is no way I'd take my Ellis or a Gibson there. I did have very high value camera and recording gear with me, and protecting it was almost a full time job in itself... not to mention being very stressful. The last thing you need on a vacation.
Gibson F5 'Harvey' Fern, Gibson F5 'Derrington' Fern
Distressed Silverangel F 'Esmerelda' aka 'Maxx'
Northfield Big Mon #127
Ellis F5 Special #288
'39 & '45 D-18's, 1950 D-28.
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