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Post by irishrover on Apr 7, 2009 14:11:41 GMT -6
we came back from a weekend of running my 2 bmw's(89 m3 & 71 2002) at the track yesterday to find my shop and music room ransacked. all my power tools gone,all the top sets i just glued up and planed smashed,2 guitars i had in for repair smashed. all the windows busted out,walls spray painted with nuts i cant read. then theres the climate controlled soild cedar lined room that had ALL of my guitars,amps,sound equipment and parts. all amps gone,pedal boards gone. 10 of my 12 guitars gone. the 2 that are left are unrepariable.
the thing that sucks the most is i had a large number of original ovation and adamas prototypes that were gifts from bill kaman(son of ovation founder charlie kaman) that are unreplacable. not to mention my gibson sg hand signed by angus young.
when it rains it pours. police came,the fat bastard said and i quote "looks like some kids just being kids" i bit my tounge but i wanted to go off. my insurance is only gonna cover tools,and guitars that i was able to provide doucumentation on. so im pretty well screwed. i guess ill be watching ebay and the local pawn shops. i know the serials on all of my guitars.
so im done venting i guess.
any of you guys in the md/nova/wva area keep a eye on your stuff.
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on Apr 7, 2009 14:36:15 GMT -6
Man, I really hate to hear that.
What is really disturbing is that someone -- or a group of someones -- had so little respect for you, our laws, and our society that not only did they steal from you, but they also vandalized your property.
If you post the descriptions I'm sure everyone on the board will help with watching eBay and Craigslists.
Again, sorry to hear of your loss,
John
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Post by shattered on Apr 7, 2009 14:40:16 GMT -6
Good Lord! I feel so badly for you! I hope you catch those mental midgets and put the hurt on them!
If you'd like, I could post a link to this thread over on the Reranch forum. There are several members of that forum in the Va/WV/MD area.
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Post by irishrover on Apr 7, 2009 15:04:58 GMT -6
ill have to go thru my books and post model and serial numbers. the prototypes dont have serials. neither do the 6 that i built. next time ill epoxy a stainless steel tag in all my neck blocks and heel pockets.
but off top of my head heres a few.
1970 gibson sg signed by angus young. cherry red and vibrola just like the one angus played for years.
2007 yamaha classical serial # 20730049
washburn martin d18 copy serial 9012032
2008 godin multiac nylon black sparkle
2006 godin multiact natural finish
line6 400w multi effects half stack
genz benz shen 400w acoustic half stack
epiphone valve jr modded
1973 ovation folklore 1114-4 natural finish
1967 ovation k1118-4 glen campbell 12string
hamer echotone cherry red,bigsby trem tv jones pups,beat to hell no serial number.
2001 adamas w681TA2 export. jap inspection marks
adamas prototype #3 reverse blue burst
1983 ovation 1567 legend rare brown bowl shallow bowl. only one on the east coast outside of the factory
adamas slothead #47
1968 ovation 1113-4 classical. serial# stamped in neck block 001934
theres more but ive got mental block.
in all theres about $35k in losses.
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Post by cknowles on Apr 7, 2009 16:24:46 GMT -6
Oh Man, that's heart breaking.
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Post by irishrover on Apr 7, 2009 16:42:56 GMT -6
its not the money you see,its the fact that thats all the guitars ive collected,saved many a summers for. they hold alot of memories. i could care less about that amps. they are insured as well as the angus young sg. the 2 godins are insured too.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2009 17:47:11 GMT -6
Oh Man I hate too hear of stuff like this! What is wrong with people! Boy This makes me mad!
I am so sorry to read about your loss! Cops sometimes are the most heartless. I speak from experience. Well, I wont go there. I'm on eBay a lot I'll keep a look out but the sad things is they will prob. strip them down and sell the parts. Wish I could do more...
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Post by irishrover on Apr 7, 2009 19:21:57 GMT -6
ive allready put the word out on the ovation board,hamer board gibson board and godin board. my bmw m3 got stolen last year. luckily im the only one around here that has a orange race prepped euro spec m3. the fools that stole it tried to sell it to my mechenic..lol
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Post by franz on Apr 8, 2009 3:59:51 GMT -6
Sorry to hear about the break in. I hope you can recover your gear!
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Post by shattered on Apr 8, 2009 7:49:51 GMT -6
I'll post your list on Reranch. I hope you can recover everything! Keep us posted!
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Post by dnic on Apr 8, 2009 12:31:25 GMT -6
Man that is awful. Like Chris said it's heart breaking. Just because it's insured doesn't make it the same guitar. I feel for you Bro. dane  |
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Post by irishrover on Apr 8, 2009 14:08:19 GMT -6
ive had the signed sg since 1993. a friend of my dads is a show promoter and he got us vip passes to a ac/dc show and i got to meet angus and get my sg signed. it just makes me sick because ive spent alot of time and money on my collection. the money is not the issue,the issue is 90% of my stuff is one of a kind and not like i can go down to guitar center and replace them.
i played my godins with the band every thursday night,they were my stage guitars. so untill insurance comes thru(they like to string stuff out) im gonna have to go buy a hohner thinbody classical to play live. wich means i cant rely on the midi to cover my slipups and mistakes lol
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Post by irishrover on Apr 10, 2009 21:13:49 GMT -6
well folks one has been recovered but damaged. my signed sg is back home.
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on Apr 11, 2009 6:38:15 GMT -6
well folks one has been recovered but damaged. my signed sg is back home. Do they know who did it? Where was the guitar found? I hope this works out. John |
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Post by irishrover on Apr 11, 2009 14:34:46 GMT -6
turned up in a pawnshop in dundalk md,baltimore county. some crackhead told the cops some dude gave him $10.00 to sell it.
the shop keep kept the guy there and called the police,the guitar got knocked off the counter,dented the lower bought of the body,took a chip out of the bass side horn. neck survived tho. the autograph is intact tho. i doubt its worth what is was but i got it back. still plays like a 70's gibson tho lol
2 more recovered today. both godins. no harm done to them. they turned up at the shop i bought them from in martinsburg wva. shop owner bought them back. police not involved that one tho.
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