Stolen Guitar London

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 18 Nov 04 - 03:13 PM

Except I rather doubt it's a mudcatter done it.

I'd have thought the rational thing for the thief would be to send Ralphie a ransom note, the way art thiefs do.

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 18 Nov 04 - 11:55 AM

Even Mike Harding's heard about this low, mean and dastardly theft now and announced it on his show last night. That means the entire land knows one of our Fyldes is missing. And one of you out there knows where it is...

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 17 Nov 04 - 03:56 PM

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 09 Nov 04 - 11:46 PM

feresh

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Ralphie
Date: 08 Nov 04 - 11:42 PM

Kaleea.
Thanks!
How about a very English....
"Can I have my Guitar back please, because you daren't take it to a shop. Ones collar might be felt !"
Nice thoughts though. Much appreciated
Regards R

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Kaleea
Date: 08 Nov 04 - 10:17 PM

On occasion when this happens to a friend I ask some of our music buddies to send out thoughts to the guitar to find its way back home. (& the dirty dog who stole it to the pokey!). Sometimes it has actually worked, so what do we have to lose? We should all use "the force" or whatever you choose to call it to mentally reach out & draw the guitar back to Ralphie. If folks all over the world could send positive thoughts &/or prayers to a giant telescope in outer space to "heal" or fix it's technical problems, anything is possible. And I suppose voodoo is not such a bad idea, either! Anyone know a good voodoo spell to bring a guitar home?

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 08 Nov 04 - 04:53 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Ralphie
Date: 07 Nov 04 - 05:52 PM

No Kev..
Under some little toe rags bed I suspect.
Ah Well
Still searching E Bay.
It might be someone too stupid, who might raise his head above the parapet one day....
Every Guitar shop I've spoken to, hasn't seen a second hand Fylde in 20 years!!
Thanks for the support chaps
Ralphie

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Kevin Sheils
Date: 07 Nov 04 - 06:03 AM

No news? So refreshed for Ralphie

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 05 Nov 04 - 05:30 AM

On air? Ralphie, why haven't you got your mate Johnny Walker to ask about it?

LTS

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Ralphie
Date: 05 Nov 04 - 04:57 AM

Fee
Appreciated
R

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Fee
Date: 05 Nov 04 - 04:51 AM

We'll mention it on Tuesday on air, this is a horrible thing to have happen to you...I really hope you get it back...

Cheers

Fee

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Ralphie
Date: 05 Nov 04 - 04:29 AM

LTS and Countess.
No News.
Ah Well
R

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 05 Nov 04 - 03:32 AM

Any news yet Ralphie baby?

LTS

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 05 Nov 04 - 03:26 AM

refresh

...and keep looking...

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Ralphie
Date: 04 Nov 04 - 03:40 AM

Ah Guest.
Have stopped being done and posted!
Thanks Ralph

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Ralphie
Date: 04 Nov 04 - 03:34 AM

Guest
Am I being dumb?
The website says "Click on New Article" Buggered if I can see it!!
Ralph

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Noah Zacharin
Date: 03 Nov 04 - 07:49 PM

having had two treasured guitars stolen (along with a tour that was scheduled to start the afternoon I came home to my broken-into home) I can only say I'm sorry to hear about your loss, and share with you my fantasy: I come home and instead of two missing guitars (and other assorted gear) I find my big vicious dog (which I unfortunately don't have) standing over two dismembered arms--one still clutching my collings guitar, the other white-fistedly gripping my jerry jones baritone. pity, it didn't end that way. i hope you find your instrument and that the cosmos takes care of the karma of this heinous act.

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Nov 04 - 04:40 PM

No post visible on the stolen instrument database, does that mean its been recovered?

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Dead Horse
Date: 03 Nov 04 - 12:22 PM

Dont they have a chip that can be inserted into koi?
Something on the lines of "Fish & chips"?

Stolen guitar noted, will keep beadie eyes open.

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Ralphie
Date: 03 Nov 04 - 11:32 AM

Kev
Cheers mate...!!
And Skipy, good advice indeed!
Cheers Ralphie

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: GUEST,Skipy
Date: 03 Nov 04 - 11:08 AM

Take heed the rest of you, photograph your instruments & take down the serial number today.
Also good for bicyles & kio carp (but they don't have numbers)

Skipy

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Kevin Sheils
Date: 03 Nov 04 - 10:40 AM

I've spoken to Ralphie and have some spare web space, so I've put a photograph here of the instrument in question.

Hope someone spots it soon.

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 08:14 PM

Oh, I dunno... it depends very much on what instrument it is....!

LTS

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Ralphie
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 07:02 PM

Now Richard.
Don't hold back...
Ralphie

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 01:41 PM

Hanging drawing and quartering is too good for the bastards who do that with music instruments...

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Ralphie
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 12:26 PM

Thanks Jess and Eleanor..
Will do.
Hve checked wih Roger at Fylde, and sadly he didn't start keeping accurate records for another hundred or so...
Am trying to get a photo onto the PJD Website. and will do a clicky when it's there..
Thanks all
Ralphie

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: eleanor c
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 10:27 AM

Warn the buyers at Cash Convertors - they get offered an awful lot of stolen gear, also the shops in Denmark St -and the Acoustic Centre---- the guitar will probably be sold on very fast - when I worked in a guitar shop in N London, we stopped a thief who was trying to sell a guitar he'd stolen from a Denmark St shop the very day before, as the owner had called to warn us (it was, like yours, distinctive)
good luck

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Jess A
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 05:56 AM

Hi Ralphie, I'm sorry to hear that too... :-(
have you registered it on http://www.stolengear.ukart.com. ? it's a database of stolen musical instruments in the UK. Worth a try anyhow perhaps...?

Jess

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Ralphie
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 05:00 AM

Liz, Thanks.
Am spending today trawling the shops of South London.
Boys in Blue, suitably informed.
Have Photo, will travel.
And it's bloody raining as well
Happy Days R

Subject: RE: Stolen Guitar London
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 04:43 AM

Oh Ralphie, I'm sorry to hear that.

I suppose you know the usual shops to check? Do you have a photo of you with the guitar to prove ownership? Take it with you if you do, I've known a theft victim have to buy back his own guitar because he couldn't prove it was his originally. (He finally got his money back though, someone came up with a photo of him playing it at the gig it had been stolen from, the night before the shop owner put it up for sale).

Hope something turns up... and I trust you told our gallant boys in blue?

LTS

Subject: Stolen Guitar London
From: Ralphie
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 04:26 AM

Hi.
Could any UK people keep a look out for My 1974 Fylde, stolen after a gig in Tooting South London, last Friday night (29th Oct)
It's quite an early on Serial number 174 (I think!)
Cedar top, Maple back and sides, fitted with a Fishman Rare earth Pick up system, Black Hard case with "James Patterson" stencilled on the neck.
Reward offered for any info.
Cheers Ralph.