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Copyright © 2007 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.

BANJOS
Make & ModelSerial #Date StolenWhere StolenContact
Alvarez42945/16/09Daina FLBill Hasselbach
Bacon ff Professional with Wyatt Fawley repro 5 string neck509410/08/2005Lancaster OHStephen E. Magill
Bacon & Day Silver Bell #5 5-string modified to long neck136601984Recovered 2007
Bart Reiter "Tubaphone" style w/flowerpot in peghead6271/24/2007Berkeley CAKate Chaitin
Cedar Mt. Banjo (Lo Gordon) 1997 marked "Custom made for J.E."158/1/2001Freeport ILJon M. Watson
"J. B. Coleman 1975" engraved on dowel stick homemade open back-3/26/2004Recovered 11/2004
Danville Premium-5/16/09Daina FLBill Hasselbach
Deering Deluxe #07232600870611/14/02Atlanta GAKen Green
Deering Golden Era11374447512/25/04Toronto ONAlan Gayda
Deering SierraD12511/7/2003Vancouver BCMichael MacLeod
Fairbanks Regent 5-String Gryphon Inlay, rosewood heelcapc191012/08/2003Fairfield CTJon Orleans
Fairbanks Whyte Ladie Style R with repro 5 string neck3562110/08/2005Lancaster OHStephen E. Magill
Gibson 1976 RB-350 Mastertone Bicentennial Edition0030330803/09Alpharetta GADonal Jolley
Gibson Black Jack75-0805-159/25/08Lebanon MOJenna English
Gibson Mastertone, 1936 Flathead with new FQMS 5 neck445-6-Philadelphia PAArnold Zobrist
Gibson Mastertone RB-25072939954/16/06 Rio Rancho NMBill Imielski
Gibson 1999 Scruggs Special w/ Keith Tuners & Calton caseES99-5310/18/03Kansas City MOSam Rutherford
Gibson 1926 TB-3 BB w/new FQMS 5 neck8226-4010/2002IndonesiaArnold Zobrist
Gibson 1934 RB3 conversion to 5 string9489-829/2002Reno NVRoland Messier
Gibson RB-3 repro 5-string9602-101994Ashland KyDavid Hicks
Gibson RB-4 original 1925 5-string8134-101979Beaufort NCKen Spiers
Gibson RB-250 1966 Mastertone8443329/20/05Recovered 11/05/2005
Gibson RB-250 1975 5-string5093689/2002Reno NVRoland Messier
Gibson RB250 19716336566/17/05Bean Blossom INTom Driessen
Gibson non-Mastertone, 1932, 4 string, Gull inlay9486-427/2007Mansfield, OHTahdy Shrock
Gilmer inlaid in headstock of homemade banjo blonde maple color-6/26/08Edmonton ALBRyan Eavis
Gold Star GF100E in a green Blueheron case7803953/7/03Recovered 07/21/2003
Gold Tone EC-1270165202/26/09San Bernardino CASteve Forse
Gold Tone OB-250 Orange Blossom240404446/3/06Cynthiana KYDanny Birge
Kyle Creed banjo 12" cherry pot with dogwood neck-5/1981Recovered 04/25/2003
Ode (Colorado) Model C 5-string, snowflake, engraved931977Portland ORRobert White
Ode Style C 5string large rose painted on resonator-c1985Denver CODave Focardi
Ome open back41258/22/03Pendleton ORMartha Yakovleff
Paramount Style A w/5 str neck68755/88Columbiana Cnty OHAndy Cowan
Price 5 string000c1978Recovered 10/11/2001
Prucha Bat Custom 2001, signed by Bela Fleck & Earl Scruggs035505/10/02Vancouver BCMonte Thompson
Richelieu Ne Plus Ultra Rosewood model 6101-S60705209/28/2006Dayton OHDoug Parsons
Riley Baugus hand made w.nameburned in peghead11B0062/29/04Winston-Salem NC(336) 744-0381
Stelling Alan Munde Signature Model, 199543009/2002Reno NVRoland Messier
Stelling Bellflower1607or1622?1986 Akron OHLisa Widener
Stelling Bellflower (1977)?5/28/2007Recovered 10/01/2007
Stelling Gospel (1981)208510/23/2005Escondido CAFritz Hinrichs
Stelling Masterflower banjo yellow Calton case51898/4/07Santa Cruz CAChris Cairns
Stelling Red Fox (1995)42893/24/07Denver COJon Eric
Stelling Staghorn19546/1991Marietta GABob Chappell
Stelling Sunflower14271978Knoxville TNJack Hatfield
Stelling Sunflower18854/99San Martin CAAl Garvin
Stelling Whitestar19938/2000Belleview FLMatt Knudson
Stelling Whitestar, Stained19821985Recovered 7/29/2004
Stewart Universal Favorite159063/10/06Sudbury MAHugh Hanley
Tennessee Crafters, Flat Head125302TNF3/23/04Kernersville NCJeffrey Slate
Vega Pete Seeger longneck100310c. 2003Denton TXRod Samuel
Vega Ranger 5stB-121798/2005Orrtanna PADave Pickering
Vegaphone Professional832029/4/2002Poulsbo WAWill Simpson
Vega Tubaphone w/repaired broken neck26409c. 1972Portland ORElizabeth Winter
Vega Vox IV, Plectrum12935806/20/07Recovered 6/22/2007
Vega Whyte Laydie R w/repro 5 str neck4706612/28/96Des Moines IAMike Haverkamp
FIDDLES & OTHER BOWED INSTRUMENTS
Make & ModelDate StolenWhere StolenContact
Scott Cao Model # STV-850 "Il Cannone Copy 1743"6/20/2004Minneapolis MNWalter Carlson
1923 E. H. Roth fiddle w/Whittner tailpiece & chinrest, case w/2 bows11/22/2003Denton TXBill McCullough
Hardanger Norwegian fiddle by Anund Roheim7/17/2001E. Cleveland OHPat Blochowiak
Hofner upright bass. "2" etched on back at base of neck8/8/2002Toronto CanadaWesley Cheang
Finn Meyer, Minneapolis6/20/2004Minneapolis MNWalter Carlson
J. Miciwicz.1893 on label-2/8/09Montreal QCJulie Miller
Simeone Morassi 200411/13/2005Los Angele CAJim Tamura
Orange color, w/square double case & 2 unusual bows2/29/04Winston-Salem NC(336) 744-0381
Viola, 16", by Bill Banister, # 27 or #16 (unsure), and J.G. Bottoni viola bow3/2003Indianapolis INJulie Stelting
Viola, 16 1/2", signed made in the workshop of William Harris Lee by Vanna So, #25377/17/2001E. Cleveland OHPat Blochowiak
Viola, stamped "Wladek Stopka, Chicago, 2001" #4438/13/2005Candia NHLauren Runnion
GUITARS
Make & ModelSerial #Date StolenWhere StolenContact
Alverez AE609204681995Palm Beach Gardens FLQ. Poynter
Alvarez RD20S0040200976/17/2002Atlanta GAGeorge Thomas
Bourgeois Guitar D-15000252610/18/03Kansas City MOSam Rutherford
Bourgeois IBMA Brazillian Rosewood Vintage D0047259/25/08Lebanon MOJenna English
Dobro resophonic guitar, 1976D1043610/30/03Greenville NCBuddy Zincone
Dobro Resonator Guitar Jerry Douglas Model JIB-JD0305110/18/03Kansas City MOSam Rutherford
Euphonon Maple fancy w/mustache bridge-10/25/2002Recovered
Fender Jazz Bass 1966, sunburst, dots and binding on neck 1528138/1985Chicago ILHarlan Terson
Fender Stratocaster820298/2002Vancouver BCRichard Stepp
Fender Stratocaster Fender, refinished white w/neck & ph to match5904512/1995Salt Lake City UtahGeorge Rarey
Fender Telecaster 19661220621/3/2002CannonFalls MNDoug Duncan
Fender Telecaster 1971 Thin Line 29898308/1995Langley BCDoug McFetridge
Fender Tele 2003 MF01656461/11/04SoHo NYCBrent Lazo
Funk - mahogany b&s, 2 pearl dots in the bridge5102/22/2003Eufaula OkDon Thomas
Gallagher Doc Watson cutaway293610/2004Chicago ILRandy Pasley
Gibson ES 175 Sunburst 1952A 9411c1994Smyrna GAAlan David
Gibson J-16 Custom 2001 Maple Back & Sides8316975/12/2007Tucson AZMark D. Ryan
Gibson J-45 Cherry Burst 1963 - Signed by B.B. King, Vassar Clements--Jamestown NYBill Ward
Gibson L50 19488138 81/3/2002CannonFalls MNDoug Duncan
Gibson 1966 Heritage30784512/28/2001Spavinaw OKBubba Hopkins
Gibson L-5-CES Natural8051400412/01/1995Albuquerque NMRay Barela
Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Gold Top 197405088512/13/1974Central City CORoy Wilhite
Gibson Les Paul Special 19577 39221/3/2002CannonFalls MNDoug Duncan
Gibson Les Paul Standard c19721281291996Atlanta GAJonathan Moore
Gibson, 72, Les Paul Deluxe1226711/81Toledo OhGregory Krieger
Gibson Les Paul Studio9402603912/12/2002IndonesiaMike Ashton
Gibson 1956 Les Paul Custom6 35616/10/94Los Angeles CAJerry Christie
Gibson SG Standard9003801/3/2002CannonFalls MNDoug Duncan
Gretsch Electro-matic short scale bass (black) model G2202VS0411325Spring 2007Atlanta GAEd Hester
Guild D25MDA10822912/28/96Des Moines IAMike Haverkamp
Guild D-40994267/7/2002Recovered
Guild F-5020713111/10/2001Garard's Ft. PAHiller Hardie
Guild 1974 JSB - III bass guitar, black972106/04.2007Foxboro MATim Townsend
Guild G-3121161854/16/06Rio Rancho NMBill Imielski
Gretsch Tennessean6119 4197111/10/2001Garard's Ft PAHiller Hardie
Harmony Rocket, Red5551H547/03Colorado Springs COEvan Young
Jackson/Charvel Model 6C70316910/19/2001Ecru MSTony Spears
Larrivee L-03R676608 3/07/06Juneau AKLou Logan
Lowden L25C2718/1999Philadelphia PARoy Donkin
Martin 0-182456702/20/1998Atlanta GARay Horwitz
Martin 000-18 w/abolone leaf inlay in ph16666407/1976Wawa OntarioDanny Greenspoon
Martin 000-1822797902/20/1998Atlanta GARay Horwitz
Martin 000-283818723/10/06Sudbury MAHugh Hanley
Martin D12-1 12-string57022305/10/2002Longmont COBarron Beshoar
Martin DC-16gte73890411/2008Richmond VAJim Monk
Martin D-181564441993Kitchener ONDon Leman
Martin D-1826237201/1984Seattle WADon Mason
Martin D18 Small repair patch on lower face3578489/12/2002Corpus Christi TXPete Devlin
Martin D-28, Inlay of silver fox on pick guard, "2004" on fingerboard9988177/2/2006Smithfield RIDave Butler
Martin D281508609/1963Columbus OH Rick Keller
Martin D-28 Repaired crack on lower backc196512/08/2003Fairfield CTJon Orleans
Martin D-28, rebuilt c. 1970 by Robert Mattingly2138331980Portland ORJerry Vincent
Martin D-28284395Fall 1985Richmond VABert Boykin
Martin D-28 Herringbone96252May 1971White Springs FLDale Crider
Martin D-281016359/9/1968Calgary Alb:Mike Higgins
Martin D- 28, cutaway, Fishman-Pickup system, no pickguard121285709/07/07Stuttgart GermanySteffen Burger
Martin D-28LSH5080191/5/2007Carlisle PAGeorge Sneed
Martin D-3523462808/16/01Signal Mtn TNSteve Maxwell
Martin D-353297601979Atlanta GABen Davis
Martin D-353331344/1975Big Sur CAGary Tannenbaum
Martin D-3536741512/10/07Clermont FlJohn Gerbi
Martin MTV1G #41357736112/18/07Huntersville NCBryon Falkiewicz
Matt Carlin single cut, semi hollow, marked "to be played and owned only by Steve Podgorski"-4/14/2007Canoga Park CASteve Podgorski
Mossman Electric 12-string, purpleheart solidbody0201992Indianapolis INMaury Mossman
Morgan Concert/cutaway 111410/19/2002Vancouver BCThomas Jones
National Resophonic46103/06/2001Recovered 8/2002
Ovation Adamas Black top1529603/06/2001Portland ORTony Sciola
Ovation Bi-centennial06466/25/07Portland ORBrent Graham
Ovation "Elite" acoustic black w/repaired 7 inch crack across top18684/2004Asheville NCChuck Brodsky
Paul Beard Resophinic GuitarD-03476/3/04Portland ORDick Krase
Paul Reed Smith Artist 1973111/10/2001Garard's Ft. PAHiller Hardie
Paul Reed Smith Custom 22, quilted yellow maple top, red stained mahogany backT 3403711/01/2004Brattleboro VTKate Spencer
PRS Custom 229404743/9/05Snellville GAPhilip Simchak
PRS Custom 224719711/27/06Toronto ONPeter Haverkamp
Rickenbacker, black and white, eight string, bass guitar4003S/812/08/2001Kenner LARon Keller
Rickenbacker 4003 Bass, Jetglo black, Seymour Duncan pickups04278452/21/05Colton CAAdrian Crum
Manual Rodriguez 047611/10/2001Garard's Ft. PAHiller Hardie
Scheerhorn Resonator Guitar8612/9/2003Recovered
Squier Mini StratocasterIC0801290269/25/08Lebanon MOJenna English
Jim Surles Custom solidbody elec. guitar-09/25/2002Recovered
Taylor 412-K96111101306/15/08Elkins WVWilliam Perry
Taylor 814CE 1998 (no electronics despite the "E")9807061311/3/2002CannonFalls MNDoug Duncan
Taylor 310 199898101400712/30/2007Waltham MAAndy Collins
Joe Vallee Custom Koa Strat990119/24/2004Reno NVPat Simmons
Zon 5-string Legacy Elite Bass489152806/15/2003SanFrancisco CAJeff Cleland
MANDOLIN FAMILY
Make & ModelSerial #Date StolenWhere StolenContact
David Dart Model 12048/31/02NevadaBryan Huggins
Duff F-5801031/5/2007Carlisle PAGeorge Sneed
Duff F-5804031/5/2007Carlisle PAGeorge Sneed
Ellis F5 model466/7/04Brooklyn NYBen Fraker
Gibson A-1Unreadable05/26/01Recovered 07/18/2002
Gibson F-5: Master Model w/ Select Blister Figured Maple w/antique caseV-7077910/18/03Kansas City MOSam Rutherford
Gibson Bill Monroe Model179/25/08Lebanon MOJenna English
Gibson F-5: Fern1121901010/18/03Kansas City MOSam Rutherford
Gibson F-5 Fern022601003/24/2005Recovered 03/2006
Gibson F-12, stereo tailpin jack557 8588/26/07New Haven CTSteve Bornstein
Gibson H-4 Mandola7199407/25/2005Recovered 09/2005
Gibson H-5 Loar Mandola76071pre-1998EuropePeter Rowan
Gilchrist Style 5 Mandola9944609/06/2003Recovered 09/11/2003
Hillburn F-5, 2001, sunburst21-Birnhamwood WINathan Sitzman
John Sullivan F-57910/10/08Portland ORCaleb Klauder 917-242-9140
Kentucky 650C2102212/28/96Des Moines IAMike Haverkamp
Red Diamond "A" Style12510/31/2005Recovered 04/07/2006
Trinity College Mandola020110001110/25/2005Denver COCurt Schlacter
OTHERS
Make & ModelSerial #Date StolenWhere StolenContact
Amp, Fender Micro ChampA077017/03Colorado Springs COEvan Young
Bodhran, Alfonso, 14" red shell, white goat-hair fringe04/21/2001St. Louis MOD. Karres
Bouzouki by Steve Smith, 10-string, arch top, flying swan inlay on fingerboard12/08/2001Kenner LARon Keller
Bouzouki by Stephen Smith, 10 stringer, Spruce top Koa back & sides, RH palm inlay on headstock12/28/03Recovered 02/2004
Concertina, Geuns-Wakker 30-button C/G Anglo, #1075/17/2003Rome ItalyBill Keaveney
Jarana (a small mexican 10-string guitar) by Jorge Mijangos (maker's label in sound hole)-8/9/08San Francisco CAJames Harding
Oboe, Lorée Royal, s/n MH 2710/01/2003Montreal QuebecVic Houle
Oboe, Lorée Royal, plastic top-joint, in a custom-made hardwood case, s/n MH 2710/01/2003Montreal QuebecVic Houle
Oboe d'Amore, Lorée, no 3rd octave, s/n II 6610/01/2003Montreal QuebecVic Houle
Oboe Rigoutat Exression1164 BA04/14/2005Antwerp BelgiumFrauke Mariën
Pipes, Bruce de Ve half-set with regulators by Robbie Hughes w/green velvet bag2/2001St Stephen's GreenNoel Carberry
Pipes, signed Made for Didier Jaffredo by A.G. Froment, Kenmare, 19913/22/2001Nantes FranceGreg Dolan
Requino (a small mexican 4-string guitar) Jorge Mijangos (maker's label in sound hole)-8/9/08San Francisco CAJames Harding
Uilleann Bagpipes half-set by Kirk Lynch4/21/2001St. Louis MOD. Karres
Whistle, Copeland high D, heavy, somewhat corroded brass, 9 inches long09/08/2001Recovered 12/2003
Whistle, O'Riordon tunable D, black aluminum, plastic head chrome trim4/21/2001St. Louis MOD. Karres
Steve Wise Long Neck Dulcimer, w/white Calton case80864/2004Asheville NCChuck Brodsky
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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