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Stolen Instrument List

Copyright © 2010 by Michael I. Holmes

If you have instruments to add, email the information to me. Include make, model, serial number or brief description, when & where stolen, and your email. The listing is alphabetically by instrument, then make, then model. There are other lists on the web. Don't forget to read the disclaimer at the end. Webmasters, see notice at the bottom of the page. MIH

IMPORTANT: send me only the information requested, in the format below; when you send me extraneous information, it just makes extra work for me. Also, I will only post instruments with a serial number or other significant distinguishing feature.Otherwise, the liklihood of recovery is too small. We list only acoustic, stringed, fretted instruments – no electrics – we just don’t have the audience for them.

BANJOS
Make & Model	Serial #	Date Stolen	Where Stolen	Contact
Alvarez	4294	5/16/09	Daina FL	Bill Hasselbach
B&D Silver Bell Tenor	14075	2/10/2010	Brooklyn,NY	Arbo Doughty
Bacon ff Professional with Wyatt Fawley repro 5 string neck	5094	10/08/2005	Lancaster OH	Stephen E. Magill
Bacon & Day Silver Bell #5 5-string modified to long neck	13660	1984	Recovered 2007
Bart Reiter "Tubaphone" style w/flowerpot in peghead	627	1/24/2007	Berkeley CA	Kate Chaitin
Cedar Mt. Banjo (Lo Gordon) 1997 marked "Custom made for J.E."	15	8/1/2001	Freeport IL	Jon M. Watson
"J. B. Coleman 1975" engraved on dowel stick homemade open back	-	3/26/2004	Recovered 11/2004
Coles Eclipse rim with Doug Unger neck and very elaborate "Stuber" inlay	c 1890s	10/2009	Recovered 11/21/2009
Danville Premium	-	5/16/2009	Daina FL	Bill Hasselbach
Deering GDL Model, “MAZERTONE”inlaid in 21ST fret	07232600	10/18/2009	Washington DC	Dan Mazer
Deering Deluxe	8706	11/14/2002	Atlanta GA	Ken Green
Deering Golden Era	113744475	12/25/2004	Toronto ON	Alan Gayda
Deering Sierra	D125	11/7/2003	Vancouver BC	Michael MacLeod
Fairbanks Regent 5-String Gryphon Inlay, rosewood heelcap	c1910	12/08/2003	Fairfield CT	Jon Orleans
Fairbanks Whyte Ladie Style R with repro 5 string neck	35621	10/08/2005	Lancaster OH	Stephen E. Magill
Gibson 1976 RB-350 Mastertone Bicentennial Edition	00303308	03/2009	Recovered 5/1/2010
Gibson Black Jack	75-0805-15	9/25/2008	Lebanon MO	Jenna English
Gibson Mastertone, 1936 Flathead with new FQMS 5 neck	445-6	-	Philadelphia PA	Arnold Zobrist
Gibson RB-250 1966	844332	9/20/05	Recovered 11/05/2005
Gibson RB-250 1975 5-string	509368	9/2002	Recovered 08/2009
Gibson RB-250 1971	633656	6/17/2005	Bean Blossom IN	Tom Driessen
Gibson RB-250	7293995	4/16/2006	Rio Rancho NM	Bill Imielski
Gibson RB-250	99103	12/28/2012	Manchester TN	Eugene Harvey
Gibson 1999 Scruggs Special w/ Keith Tuners & Calton case	ES99-53	10/18/2003	Kansas City MO	Sam Rutherford
Gibson 1926 TB-3 BB w/new FQMS 5 neck	8226-40	10/2002	Indonesia	Arnold Zobrist
Gibson 1934 RB3 conversion to 5 string	9489-82	9/2002	Reno NV	Roland Messier
Gibson RB-3 repro 5-string	9602-10	1994	Recovered 12/2012
Gibson RB-4 original 1925 5-string	8134-10	1979	Beaufort NC	Ken Spiers
Gibson non-Mastertone, 1932, 4 string, Gull inlay	9486-42	7/2007	Mansfield, OH	Tahdy Shrock
Gibson TB-6 Tenor	402	3/17/1991	North Canton Ohio	Carl Rankin
Gilmer inlaid in headstock of homemade banjo blonde maple color	-	6/26/2008	Edmonton ALB	Ryan Eavis
Gold Star GF100E in a green Blueheron case	780395	3/7/2003	Recovered 07/21/2003
Gold Tone EC-1	2701652	02/26/2009	San Bernardino CA	Steve Forse
Gold Tone OB-250 Orange Blossom	24040444	6/3/2006	Cynthiana KY	Danny Birge
Hatfield Special	8200602000-10	6/28/2011	Nashville TN	Christian Thomas
Kyle Creed banjo 12" cherry pot with dogwood neck	-	5/1981	Recovered 04/25/2003
Ode (Colorado) Model C 5-string, snowflake, engraved	93	1977	Portland OR	Robert White
Ode Style C 5string large rose painted on resonator	-	c1985	Denver CO	Dave Focardi
Ome Jubilee	5416	8/21/2010	Crown Point CA	Sue Mehrhof
Ome open back	4125	8/22/2003	Pendleton OR	Martha Yakovleff
Paramount Style A w/5 str neck	6875	5/1988	Columbiana Cnty OH	Andy Cowan
Paramont A Tenor	402	3/17/1991	North Canton Ohio	Carl Rankin
Price 5 string	000	c1978	Recovered 10/11/2001
Prucha Bat Custom 2001, signed by Bela Fleck & Earl Scruggs	0355	05/10/2002	Vancouver BC	Monte Thompson
Richelieu Ne Plus Ultra Rosewood model 6101-S	607052	09/28/2006	Dayton OH	Doug Parsons
Riley Baugus hand made w.nameburned in peghead	11B006	2/29/2004	Winston-Salem NC	(336) 744-0381
Stelling Alan Munde Signature Model, 1995	4300	9/2002	Reno NV	Roland Messier
Stelling Bellflower	1607or162?	1986	Akron OH	Lisa Widener
Stelling Bellflower (1977)	?	5/28/2007	Recovered 10/01/2007
Stelling Gospel (1981)	2085	10/23/2005	Escondido CA	Fritz Hinrichs
Stelling Masterflower banjo yellow Calton case	5189	8/4/2007	Santa Cruz CA	Chris Cairns
Stelling Red Fox (1995)	4289	3/24/2007	Denver CO	Jon Eric
Stelling Staghorn	1954	6/1991	Marietta GA	Bob Chappell
Stelling Sunflower	1427	1978	Knoxville TN	Jack Hatfield
Stelling Sunflower	1885	4/1999	San Martin CA	Al Garvin
Stelling Whitestar	1993	8/2000	Belleview FL	Matt Knudson
Stelling Whitestar, Stained	1982	1985	Recovered 7/29/2004
Stewart Universal Favorite	15906	3/10/2006	Sudbury MA	Hugh Hanley
Tennessee Crafters, Flat Head	125302TNF	3/23/2004	Kernersville NC	Jeffrey Slate
Vega Pete Seeger longneck	100310	c. 2003	Denton TX	Rod Samuel
Vega Ranger 5st	B-12179	8/2005	Orrtanna PA	Dave Pickering
Vegaphone Professional	83202	9/4/2002	Poulsbo WA	Will Simpson
Vega Tubaphone w/repaired broken neck	26409	c. 1972	Portland OR	Elizabeth Winter
Vega Vox IV, Plectrum	129358	06/20/2007	Recovered 6/22/2007
Vega Whyte Laydie R w/repro 5 str neck	47066	12/28/1996	Des Moines IA	Mike Haverkamp
GUITARS
Make & Model	Serial #	Date Stolen	Where Stolen	Contact
Alverez AE60	920468	1995	Palm Beach Gardens FL	Q. Poynter
Alvarez RD20S	004020097	6/17/2002	Atlanta GA	George Thomas
Bourgeois Guitar D-150	002526	10/18/03	Kansas City MO	Sam Rutherford
Bourgeois IBMA Brazillian Rosewood Vintage D	004725	9/25/08	Lebanon MO	Jenna English
Dobro resophonic guitar, 1976	D10436	10/30/03	Greenville NC	Buddy Zincone
Dobro Resonator Guitar Jerry Douglas Model JIB-JD	03051	10/18/03	Kansas City MO	Sam Rutherford
Euphonon Maple fancy w/mustache bridge	-	10/25/2002	Recovered
Gallagher Doc Watson cutaway	2936	10/2004	Chicago IL	Randy Pasley
Gibson J-16 Custom 2001 Maple Back & Sides	831697	5/12/2007	Tucson AZ	Mark D. Ryan
Gibson J-45 Cherry Burst 1963 - Signed by B.B. King, Vassar Clements	-	-	Jamestown NY	Bill Ward
Gibson L50 1948	8138 8	1/3/2002	CannonFalls MN	Doug Duncan
Gibson 1966 Heritage	307845	12/28/2001	Spavinaw OK	Bubba Hopkins
Gibson L-5-CES Natural	80514004	12/01/1995	Albuquerque NM	Ray Barela
Goldtone Paul Beard Signature Resonator model	2405250	8/21/2010	Crown Point CA	Sue Mehrhof
Guild D25M	DA108229	12/28/96	Des Moines IA	Mike Haverkamp
Guild D-40	99426	7/7/2002	Recovered
Guild F-50	207131	11/10/2001	Garard's Ft. PA	Hiller Hardie
Guild 1974 JSB - III bass guitar, black	97210	6/04.2007	Foxboro MA	Tim Townsend
Guild G-312	116185	4/16/06	Rio Rancho NM	Bill Imielski
Gretsch Tennessean	6119 41971	11/10/2001	Garard's Ft PA	Hiller Hardie
Larrivee L-03R6	76608	3/07/06	Juneau AK	Lou Logan
Lowden L25C	271	8/1999	Philadelphia PA	Roy Donkin
Martin 0-18	24567	02/20/1998	Atlanta GA	Ray Horwitz
Martin 000-18 w/abolone leaf inlay in ph	166664	07/1976	Wawa Ontario	Danny Greenspoon
Martin 000-18	227979	02/20/1998	Atlanta GA	Ray Horwitz
Martin 000-28	381872	3/10/06	Sudbury MA	Hugh Hanley
Martin OM-28	417463	1/1980	Somerville MA	Lester Bronstein
Martin D12-1 12-string	570223	05/10/2002	Longmont CO	Barron Beshoar
Martin DC-16gte	738904	11/2008	Richmond VA	Jim Monk
Martin D-18	156444	1993	Kitchener ON	Don Leman
Martin D-18	262372	01/1984	Seattle WA	Don Mason
Martin D-18	288097	1/1980	Somerville MA	Benjie Schiller
Martin D18 Small repair patch on lower face	357848	9/12/2002	Corpus Christi TX	Pete Devlin
Martin D-28, Inlay of silver fox on pick guard, "2004" on fingerboard	998817	7/2/2006	Smithfield RI	Dave Butler
Martin D-28	150860	9/1963	Columbus OH	Rick Keller
Martin D-28 Repaired crack on lower back	c1965	12/08/2003	Fairfield CT	Jon Orleans
Martin D-28, rebuilt c. 1970 by Robert Mattingly	213833	1980	Portland OR	Jerry Vincent
Martin D-28	284395	Fall 1985	Richmond VA	Bert Boykin
Martin D-28 Herringbone	96252	May 1971	White Springs FL	Dale Crider
Martin D-28	101635	9/9/1968	Calgary Alb	:Mike Higgins
Martin D-28, cutaway, Fishman-Pickup system, no pickguard	1212857	09/07/07	Stuttgart Germany	Steffen Burger
Martin D-28LSH	508019	1/5/2007	Carlisle PA	George Sneed
Martin D-35	234628	08/16/01	Signal Mtn TN	Steve Maxwell
Martin D-35	329760	1979	Atlanta GA	Ben Davis
Martin D-35	333134	4/1975	Big Sur CA	Gary Tannenbaum
Martin D-35	367415	12/10/07	Clermont Fl	John Gerbi
Martin D-35	379567	9/1980	Somerville MA	Lester Bronstein
Martin D-45	524948	4/11/2010	Milton FL	Robert Gillarad
Martin M-38	398881	9/18/01	Green Bay WI	Frank Simpson
Martin MTV1G #413	577361	12/18/07	Huntersville NC	Bryon Falkiewicz
Matt Carlin single cut, semi hollow, marked "to be played and owned only by Steve Podgorski"	-	4/14/2007	Canoga Park CA	Steve Podgorski
Mossman Electric 12-string, purpleheart solidbody	020	1992	Indianapolis IN	Maury Mossman
Morgan Concert/cutaway	1114	10/19/2002	Vancouver BC	Thomas Jones
National Resophonic	461	03/06/2001	Recovered 8/2002
Ovation Adamas Black top	15296	03/06/2001	Portland OR	Tony Sciola
Ovation Bi-centennial	0646	6/25/07	Portland OR	Brent Graham
Ovation "Elite" acoustic black w/repaired 7 inch crack across top	1868	4/2004	Asheville NC	Chuck Brodsky
Paul Beard Resophinic Guitar	D-0347	6/3/04	Portland OR	Dick Krase
Manual Rodriguez	0476	11/10/2001	Garard's Ft. PA	Hiller Hardie
Scheerhorn Resonator Guitar	86	12/9/2003	Recovered
Seagull S6+CW	00312558	9/17/09	Dayton OH	Grant Root
Spanish Mana	114H.L.S.	4/11/2010	Milton FL	Robert Gillarad
Taylor 310	220041119007	8/21/2010	Crown Point CA	Sue Mehrhof
Taylor 412-K	961111013	06/15/08	Elkins WV	William Perry
Taylor 814CE 1998 (no electronics despite the "E")	980706131	1/3/2002	CannonFalls MN	Doug Duncan
Taylor 310 1998	981014007	12/30/2007	Waltham MA	Andy Collins
Joe Vallee Custom Koa Strat	99011	9/24/2004	Reno NV	Pat Simmons
MANDOLIN FAMILY
Make & Model	Serial #	Date Stolen	Where Stolen	Contact
Collings MT-2	218	10/20/09	Denver CO	Andy Green
David Dart Model 120	4	8/31/02	Nevada	Bryan Huggins
Duff F-5	80103	1/5/2007	Carlisle PA	George Sneed
Duff F-5	80403	1/5/2007	Carlisle PA	George Sneed
Eastman 515-CS	0049	8/21/2010	Crown Point CA	Sue Mehrhof
Ellis F5 model	46	6/7/04	Brooklyn NY	Ben Fraker
Gibson A-1	Unreadable	05/26/01	Recovered 07/18/2002
Gibson F5 Mandolin (Custom round sound hole built November 19, 1965)	326152	6/9/72	Bethesda MD	Frank Schoepf
Gibson F-5: Master Model w/ Select Blister Figured Maple w/antique case	V-70779	10/18/03	Kansas City MO	Sam Rutherford
Gibson Bill Monroe Model	17	9/25/08	Lebanon MO	Jenna English
Gibson F-5: Fern	11219010	10/18/03	Kansas City MO	Sam Rutherford
Gibson F-5 Fern	0226010	03/24/2005	Recovered 03/2006
Gibson F-12, stereo tailpin jack	557 858	8/26/07	New Haven CT	Steve Bornstein
Gibson H-4 Mandola	71994	07/25/2005	Recovered 09/2005
Gibson H-5 Loar Mandola	76071	pre-1998	Europe	Peter Rowan
Gilchrist Style 5 Mandola	99446	09/06/2003	Recovered 09/11/2003
Hillburn F-5, 2001, sunburst	21	-	Birnhamwood WI	Nathan Sitzman
John Sullivan F-5	79	10/10/08	Portland OR	Caleb Klauder 917-242-9140
Kentucky 650C	21022	12/28/96	Des Moines IA	Mike Haverkamp
Red Diamond "A" Style	125	10/31/2005	Recovered 04/07/2006
Trinity College Mandola	0201100011	10/25/2005	Denver CO	Curt Schlacter
OTHER LISTS
Stolen Concertina list hosted at Don Nichol's Concertina Website Stolen Instrument listing. Hosted by Northern California Bluegrass Assoc. Stolen Gear List Requires free membership to list or view. Garden State Youth Orchestra Stolen Instrument List - connection no longer active. ItsBeenStolen.com - connection no longer active. Atelier Dwoz - The Hot List, connections no longer work. Banjo-L Stolen Instrument List - consolidated with Mugwumps Online list. Visit Banjo-L homepage Phil Mann's Stolen Instrument List - consolidated with Mugwumps Online list. Visit BluegrassBanjo.org

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