..google provides many hours of reading material re 'shady rich guitar collectors'
and the dodgy dealers [errrrm..allegedly.. Musicground]
that service their nefarious vintage cravings..

ironic, that may be this guitars main hope of surviving with at worst no more than a pro refinish & new serial no???


googling "famous stolen missing les pauls" is an interesting start for a day's reading..

on a more practial note..


http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/vintage-les-pauls/39674-famous-stolen-guitars-search.html

would be an ideal forum to circulate this guitar's details if not done so already.