From: Tony Hillyard [tonyh@clear.net.nz] FW: Guitars have been stolen!
Hi there
I'm forwarding this on behalf of Carol Bean. See email below.
Please help her track down her guitars, particularly the little Martin. It is pretty easy to spot. The slotted head makes it a little unusual, as does the sound. It has had some major repair work I seem to remember, so you might see traces of that on the back etc. Carol could tell you more.
There is a good pic of the Martin here on Carol's website:
It shows the little Martin's distinctive tuners as well.
Please let your musical networks know about the theft and let's try and catch the thieves, or at least get Carol's guitars back.
Thanks
Tony Hillyard
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From: Carol Bean carol.lester@paradise.net.nz Sent: Tuesday, 3 January 2012 11:54 a.m. Subject: My guitars have been stolen!
Dear everyone
On Friday, mid day, Dec 30th my old 0021 Martin guitar was stolen.
The thieves also took my 1957 Duo Jet Grestch (black and white electric with a Bigsby 'whammy' bar)
Both are in black guitar cases.
The serial number on the Martin is 144442. It was made in 1954. Most of you will know that I bought it under the guidance of Ry Cooder. It is a very precious guitar to me, for many reasons - it is iconic. It has a black Martin strap, a case with stickers on saying "Arcata Music' "Wildwood music' "Wild women sing the blues' etc.
On the Grestch a red velvet strap a black heavy duty case with the name Gretsch on the bottom front.
PLEASE PUT THE WORD AROUND YOUR NETWORKS ... it is very important to me.