Stolen: Ulleann Pipes, Wellington

From: "Peter Mack"
Cc: "Maurice Reviol"
Subject: STOLEN SET OF UILLEANN PIPES (in Wellington)
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:43:13 +1200

Hello, I’ve received an email from my friend Maurice advising that his set of Cillian O’Briain pipes was stolen from his car in Wellington.

Can everyone keep an eye out for them and contact the police. The dumb thieves are likely to try to sell them at somewhere like ‘cash converters’. It is likely they thought the case contained something like an electric guitar or sax, so won’t know what to do with them. We can just hope that they don’t get dumped.

Please forward this to any other Wellington muso’s or friends.

Maurice’s email is in CC: above, I’m sure he’d be pleased to hear some good news.

Peter

Stolen Harp

From nz-folk, Celia Briar:

On January 14th my Kim Webby Minstrel harp was taken from my van, in the Westpac Stadium car park in Wellington. It's astounding that someone would nick something so big and
conspicuous, but they did. So I never made it to the session... In case you see a harp for sale that could be my one, here are the details:
It's a Kim Webby Minstrel harp, number 57, with 34 strings, some of them gut, some Nylgut. It'll be very out of tune, as some of the strings are new and I still have the tuning key!
The harp is made of New Zealand red beech, slightly battered from 19 years of use my me but otherwise in good order. It was in a new black carrying case with a set of strings in the pocket. I would be very glad to see it again, especially if it's not been trashed.
My contact details are cbriar-at-gmail.com
Thanks
Celia

Stolen Fender Telecaster - Auckland

RECOVERED.

"Hi Mike, Thanks for your concern, and good work with the blog.
Fortunately, I spotted the tele on a cash converters auction, and have since had
it picked up by the boys in blue - one back for the good guys! Thanks again
Mike, take care. Kelly"

Stolen Fender Telecaster - Auckland!
Stolen from The Lab studios in Mt Eden on Thursday evening, around midnight on the 29th November. 1 Fender Telecaster in sunburst. Mexican made. 3 ply black pick-guard. Replacement Seymour Duncan bridge pickup is a non original stacked humbucker, but it still looks like a single coil. Maple neck with string through bridge loading (as opposed to string through body). Was in a black SKB hard case with a black guitar strap. Any info please contact Kelly Horgan on 02??? or ke???@????mail.com

Stolen DS Bouzouki

Mike Mackinnon

I had a Bouzouki made by Davy Stuart, stolen form my house yesterday. There can't be that manyDavy Stuart Bouzoukis coming onto the 2nd hand market !! I would really appreciate your assistance. Many Thanks Mike Mackinnon.

Details of the instrument stolen from Mike Mackinnon, in New Lynn Auckland, 5th of November 2007:

• Bouzouki made by Davy Stuart.


• ZB8 model, 24" scale length. Mahogany neck, back and sides, spruce front, rosewood fingerboard, maple bindings.


• Slightly unusual in that the scale length is about an inch and a bit shorter than Davy's 'standard'.


• The gray label inside has Davy Stuart's name and address (at the time) 141 England Street, Christchurch and will be signed with the date (probably).


• 5/02 and a note of the string guages 45, 32, 17, 13.

I've put more pictures on my web site at http://lpnz.org so you can see
what it looks like.

Mike Mackinnon

Stolen Bouzouki

From Ireland:

To all musicians,
My name is Lughaidh O Broin, a bouzouki player from Dublin. I had a Paul Doyle Bouzouki stolen from Galway on Saturday morning on the First of September 2007 outside Kinlay House Hostel off Eyre square.

It is a prototype model which is completly unique, the only one of it's kind in the world. It is easily recognisable since it has no sound hole but loads of x shaped holes around the edge (see attached photo). It was in a Mick Mullen hard black case with a few stickers on the outside. Two of the stickers were yellow with red sun faces on them.

This Bouzouki has a lot of sentimental value to me. Please forward this email on to as many musicians as possible, whatever music they play.

A reward will be given for it's safe return. Hoping to hear from anybody soon,

Lughaidh O Broin.
+353 857380382
+3531 4592657
lughaidhdelips@hotmail.com
3 Watery lane,
Clondalkin,
Dublin 22.