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Deeve

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Getting my news-nerd on this afternoon and what do I see but this, about Chicago Music Exchange.
Why, yes; I'd be glad to visit the Vault . . .



There's a place in Chicago that's like Willy Wonka's factory for musicians: There are electric guitars of all shapes and colors hanging on the walls, a climate-controlled chamber for acoustic instruments, and rooms full of bass guitars, synthesizers and drums.


As part of our Sense of Place trip to the Windy City, the World Cafe team took a tour of the Chicago Music Exchange with general manager Jonathan Urban. The music equipment store is a prime destination for musicians, with a showroom that looks more like a museum, complete with a vault full of rare vintage guitars.
 

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Dont know how new this vault is, but I was there in Oct. My last visit was in 2012 and I spent 3-4 hrs there. Eye candy galore. The '22 visit was disappointing. Very little vintage gear on display, and the little I saw was prob CS relic stuff. I was only inside about 45 minutes.
 
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