Here are recent updates from the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s National Stolen And Missing Instrument Web Page:

-The  Randy Kohrs Band has recovered all of the instruments stolen on July 25 while on tour in Columbus, OH.

- On September 21, two men were arrested for the June murder of 44-year-old Sacramento bluegrass musician Keith Fessler, but the bluegrass instrument collection involved in the theft that motivated the killing has not yet been recovered.

- Skip Gorman reported that his custom German violin was stolen during a workshop at the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY. on September 11, 2009. The instrument was a gift to Gorman from J.D. Rhynes and had been previously repaired by Laurie Lewis.

- Bob Gray reported that two rare mandolins, one a Monteleone Grand Artist model and the other a John Sullivan Custom F instrument, were stolen during a burglary of his home in Tijeras, NM (near Albuquerque) in early October.

More details about these and other pending theft reports can be found on the page, which is linked in the left column of this website.

The FREE NCBS service provides an instantaneous central reporting location for stolen and missing bluegrass instruments. Musicians should self-post the information immediately upon discovery of the theft. Used Instrument Buyers should check the listings prior to any purchase.

Posted Oct 17th, 2009 by Michael Hall in Resources |