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From heavythumb on 11/3/2011 6:21:54 AM

When I am playing a new at venue, I don’t take one of my pre-war flatheads. I’m afraid, since I am not familiar with the location or the people, that someone will know the value of the banjo, follow me home, and make plans to break in and rip off my instruments. When I leave venue with a pre-war flathead, I never walk to my car alone, and I drive around a block or two to make sure nobody is following me.

Am I being too paranoid?

Do any of you do anything similar?

As a working banjo picker, I want to play my good instruments at a gig (why else have them), but I'm afraid of loosing them to a thief. Musical instruments are always being ripped off.

Heavythumb

2 Comments
	banjo5don says: 11/3/2011 7:37:47 AM Fortunately, theft among Bluegrass fans/musicians, at least in my experience down South, has been almost non-existent. However, I do not ever let my PW banjos out of my sight for one second on the road. Im not sure where you play but I've never felt the need to circle blocks to avoid a banjo-stealing thief. Maybe i should be more paranoid! Don
	Banjophobic says: 11/9/2011 2:24:24 PM Im soon going to retire my 34 and start playing an RK out, unless its a gig where I feel I really need the Gibson. With the economy like it is, theft is on the rise and Im not really comfortable taking the thing out for just general gigging. I dont look to see if anyone is 'following me though'. I havent gotten that paranoid yet,haha. I I felt as you do, I think I would find a nice road axe, worth a lot less money.
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