This is not a hoax. Lisa Husted works for the Grey Fox Festival, but I don't think it happened there. (I was there and heard nothing about it until the note came out on the Grey Fox Yahoo Discussion board: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/greyfoxbluegrass/). Lisa's part of the "Grey Fox Family" so everyone associated with it is passing the word, but it was not a Grey Fox event per se. I've heard that three of the instruments have been recovered, which is also odd. I'll pass along more information when I hear it, but it is not a hoax, as far as I know.

In any case, record your serial numbers!