Forum: Stolen Instruments, Music

I have recently had communications with a guy from the Jackson, MS area that has a King Super 20 Alto with a silver neck that will sell the horn for a great price. It's serial number is around 300K. The horn is in real good condition except for on small issue that I won't describe. The case is...

Original headline from SJ Merc http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/12/21/state/n203538S19.DTL looks like a pro crew made off with a large haul of mostly saxophones. Hopefully someone in their midst is a member and will post whatever info is pertinent about the horns. In...

I have just purchased a Martin Committee Tenor with a serial #1953xx. Got a REALLY good price from a private sale and before I rebuild it, want to verify the legitimate sale to me. If this was stolen and I can get it to the rightful owner, the price I paid would be worth the smile on the owners...

I sometimes read the posts about stolen horns and just got an email from my instructor notifying her students and friends about a stolen horn in Seattle. It reminded me of a horn that I bought awhile back. I bought the horn from an online pawnshop in Rockford, IL. When rebuilding it, I noticed a...

Hi All I have had my Selmer SA 80 Series II Tenor stolen from my house in the early hours of 11/11/09. This is a black laquered model and was in an aluminium flight case. There was also 4 mouthpieces in the case. A berg larsen bronze mouthpiece, a Karl Sugal "Kirk Whalum model", an ebonite...

Hello, all! This is my very first post here, unfortunately. As you can read from the title, we are minus a very pricey tenor saxophone that actually belongs to my daughters school! However since we signed a release for it we are ultimately responsible for its whereabouts of which we are uncertain...

We are still trying to track down my son's Selmer Mk VII alto sax. This horn was stolen on Saturday, March 14, 2009. It was taken from an Amtrak train somewhere between Penn Station and Hudson, New York between the hours of 3:00 pm and 5:20 pm. Here are the missing items: Selmer Mark VII...

Hi, i am writing this after reading a post about a stolen yanigasawa tenor near seattle-seems like something of a coincidence because I too live in the seattle area and have recently had several saxes, including an unlacquered 82z tenor and a jean baptiste tenor, and a couple of computers stolen...

Hi, I don't if this post is in the right place in the forum, but this is about 2 suspects ads I found. i though it was to good to be real... and I remember I have already seen this sax on Ebay... there is even the Ebay logo on them. Here goes the links... ...

If anyone comes across a Yamaha 875EX Alto Saxophone for sale, with a Ton Kooiman Thumbrest, please email or PM me. The thumbrest guide is marked with pseudo-permanent marker. The horn was stolen in New Orleans in early August '09. Also, if you see Doc Tenny alto mouthpieces come up for sale...

An ex friend of mine stole my Mark VI tenor sax in May of 2006 and sold it to the Sam Ash Music store on Colonial Rd in Orlando, Fl. She also sold my Muramatsu flute as well. She told them that I was a member of the Navy Band, which is true, and that I had died, which is not true. Sam Ash knows who...

Selmer Alto: Super Balanced Action, pretty well-done relacquer. I think the full Serial number was 48242. It was stolen 5/29/09 in Corona, CA. If you have any info on this horn please contact Tim Knight. Tim Knight (763)458-8486 ilikeoatmeal@yahoo.com

Hi All I work at Melbourne Brass and Woodwind in Australia. Unfortunately we were the victims of a major robbery with 16 saxophones stolen. This is the most recent theft in a string of attacks on major Victorian music stores over the last 18 months. Below is a statement we have released with...

My 18 yo son's P Maurait sax was stolen from a locked car the night of May 1st. Also taken was a custom trumpet. Both my son and his trumpeter friend are talented high-schoolers, in fact scheduled to play this Thursday at the Artist Quarter jazz club. Back to student instruments, it appears. ...

Serial number 288822. Stolen at the Fullerton College Jazz Festival in Orange County, California. Saturday April 4, 2009 sometime after 2:00pm. Fullerton Police report number GO 2009-29469. Many local high schools and schools from Arizona attended as well as my son's school. thank you C. Kumabe...

I saw this on e-bay 1/29/09. Looked suspicious. It looks like a "big ring" 80's 800 alto. It has no neck and is at a pawn shop. The picture of the serial number is blury but all the other pictures are sharp. Hummmm.... ...

In the past 6 months we have had 3 horns stolen from our cars, two horns at church and one from driveway. all in Jacksonville Florida. One new Yamaha Bari,YBS62 with new case less than 1 year old, a older tenor , and a couple of weeks ago a Alto Selmer Reference54 Matte finnished it has a small...

They are eager to sign me up but I wonder if they will actually pay a claim? K

A Pierret alto saxophone, identical to mine, was stolen in Winnipeg last summer. The owner contacted me recently, and asked if I would help spread the word. Please check out my blog post about the sax, and pass on the word to anyone you know who might be interested. Thanks very much!

I am posting here because the following ad in the Gainesville Florida CraigsList made me wonder if the deal is a bit too sweet. http://gainesville.craigslist.org/msg/1022959965.html I replied through the link supplied and asked to see the horn. Here is what the poster said: "Hi, Thanks...