Stolen viola (South West of the UK)

Subject: Stolen viola
From: treewind
Date: 10 Nov 06 - 02:45 AM

Just heard this from Ed Rennie:

Sadly, Jackie Oates had her 5 string Tim Phillips Viola stolen from her car last night. I'll get the serial number asap. A picture of it can be viewed on her website.

If folks could keep an eye and set the sadly all too familiar wheels in motion...

Anahata

Subject: RE: Stolen viola
From: John J
Date: 10 Nov 06 - 03:14 AM

Sorry to hear about this.

It would be beneficial if we knew where this happened.

John

Subject: RE: Stolen viola
From: DoctorJug
Date: 10 Nov 06 - 03:15 AM

What I wouldn't give for five minutes alone with the loser that stole it.

Subject: RE: Stolen viola
From: GUEST,Ralphie
Date: 10 Nov 06 - 03:46 AM

John J
Somewhere in the South West of the UK, I understand.
There are no words to describe the actions of a person who would do such a thing.
May Jackie be lucky enough to recover her Viola. I wish her well.
Kind Regards Ralphie

Subject: RE: Stolen viola
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 10 Nov 06 - 03:55 AM

Jackie's viola

The autumn tour with the Winterset starts tonight so there's not much time to get it back. I'm off to check the Portobello Road fences now.

Subject: RE: Stolen viola (South West of the UK)
From: treewind
Date: 10 Nov 06 - 12:20 PM

Serial number 181, I'm now told.

Anahata

Subject: RE: Stolen viola (South West of the UK)
From: Ron Davies
Date: 10 Nov 06 - 12:21 PM

What a shame. Hope it's recovered soon.

Subject: RE: Stolen viola (South West of the UK)
From: Cats
Date: 10 Nov 06 - 12:26 PM

The south west is a huge area, can you be more exact? I'll get the message out.

Subject: RE: Stolen viola (South West of the UK)
From: treewind
Date: 10 Nov 06 - 12:41 PM

Don't assume it's still in the locality.
It could be anywhere.

Anahata

Subject: RE: Stolen viola (South West of the UK)
From: GUEST,cardboard cutout
Date: 10 Nov 06 - 04:18 PM

Jackie won't have picked this thread up, so I will.
Stolen from the locked boot of her car in central Exeter, outside her flat, overnight Wednesday 8th to Thursday 9th November. (Usually she takes it indoors so extremely unlucky car got struck on this night.)
Opportunist theft, I'm guessing, by thieves seeing what they could find. All of family very upset by the "bereavement" however, apart from death of a loved one about the worst thing that could happen to Jackie, as it is like her third arm!
Thanks for all your concern and efforts,
Jane Oates

Subject: RE: Stolen viola (South West of the UK)
From: GUEST,cardboard cutout
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 12:36 PM

refresh, just the once, just in case....

Subject: RE: Stolen viola (South West of the UK)
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 12:54 PM

I hope that everyone reading this thread has taken the pic of Jackie's viola + serial number to their local music shop/market stall/second hand shop and asked them to watch out for it. If you haven't yet, do it now. Such action can pay off - remember Alan Day's concertina stolen in Sidmouth turning up in the Music Room in Birningham a few days later.

Subject: RE: Stolen viola (South West of the UK)
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 03:54 PM

They'll either Ebay it or take it to a local pawn brokers (there's a modern version of that's about now) or try local junk shops too. A friend had his flute stolen in Cardiff, and he trawled all the local junk shops, pawn brokers etc and eventually found his flute in a pawn broker...

Fingers crossed it'll return.

EWIS

Subject: RE: Stolen viola (South West of the UK)
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Nov 06 - 07:51 AM

Countess - the photo you posted seems to show a 4-string viola.

Subject: RE: Stolen viola (South West of the UK)
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 14 Nov 06 - 08:14 AM

It has 5. Four tuned like a fiddle but with a low C added. I got the .jpg off J's brother.

Subject: RE: Stolen viola (South West of the UK)
From: Bonecruncher
Date: 14 Nov 06 - 09:07 PM

Regarding pawnbrokers, the type of shop to make enquiries are the ones like Cash Converters.

Colyn.