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Topic: Jr.Brown's iconic guitsteel stolen!!! BOLO |
Igor Fiksman
From: Georgia, USA
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Posted 7 Oct 2019 7:16 am
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This came across on my FB feed. Thought I better spread the word in the community. Yall be on the lookout.This has got to be one of the more recognizable instruments out there. _________________ SHO-BUD Professional SD-10 Black, SHO-BUD Pro III Custom D-10 Red, Goodrich Matchbox 6A, Steeler's Choice seat, Quilter Steelaire Amps. |
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Brooks Montgomery
From: Idaho, USA
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Posted 7 Oct 2019 7:32 am
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Crap! Just saw him playing it in Missoula a couple weeks ago!
Won’t be easy to pawn that one. Hope they catch the syphalitic parasitics. _________________ A banjo, like a pet monkey, seems like a good idea at first. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From: Louisville Ky
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Posted 7 Oct 2019 7:44 am
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 7 Oct 2019 8:06 am
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The world we live in..... |
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Lynn Owsley
From: Hendersonville, Tennessee
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Posted 7 Oct 2019 9:38 am Junior Brown Guitar !
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Thanks Igor !
Also stolen along with Junior,s guitsteel was his wifes Shenadoah Model Martin which has a Blond headstock that makes it recognizable !
all help is greatly appreciated ! _________________ Visit my website at
www.LynnOwsley.com
With Stories, Pictures, CD's |
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Pete Burak
From: Portland, OR USA
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Posted 7 Oct 2019 7:36 pm
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Was it stolen from the Venue or the Hotel? |
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Don R Brown
From: Rochester, New York, USA
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Posted 7 Oct 2019 7:56 pm Re: Junior Brown Guitar !
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Lynn Owsley wrote: |
Thanks Igor !
Also stolen along with Junior,s guitsteel was his wifes Shenadoah Model Martin which has a Blond headstock that makes it recognizable !
all help is greatly appreciated ! |
Would not hurt to post a pic of that Martin just to help the cause! Hope they catch the lowlifes! _________________ Many play better than I do. Nobody has more fun. |
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Craig Stock
From: Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 8 Oct 2019 3:45 am
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Hotel, good article today in Www.savingcountrymusic.com _________________ Regards, Craig
I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.
Today is tomorrow's Good ol' days |
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Chris Schlotzhauer
From: Colleyville, Tx. USA
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Posted 8 Oct 2019 4:05 am
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There's no way anyone can attempt to sell that guitar without being caught |
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Don R Brown
From: Rochester, New York, USA
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Posted 8 Oct 2019 4:25 am
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Pete Burak wrote: |
Was it stolen from the Venue or the Hotel? |
Broke a window in his car which was parked at a hotel, according to the article. _________________ Many play better than I do. Nobody has more fun. |
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Pete Burak
From: Portland, OR USA
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Posted 8 Oct 2019 5:16 am
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Darn, I hate the smash and grab thing. |
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manny escobar
From: portsmouth,r.i. usa
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Posted 9 Oct 2019 6:42 am
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I had a similar tragedy with my equipment on January 17,1987 at the Rawhide Lounge in N. Dartmouth, Mass. In 1978 I started building my first steel with help from Tom Bradshaw. I completed it five years later in 1983. The night it was stolen I was inside the lounge. They broke a window of my station wagon and took my steel, a Fender Super Reverb amp, stool with accessories, Calvin Kline jeans & shirt. I got it back almost 15 years later on 10/11/01. (one month after 9/11) It was in rough shape. It took months to fix it. I know how Junior Brown feels right now. It takes the "wind out of your sail". I`ve seen the incredible entertainer 3 times. I hope he gets his equipment soon. |
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Darrell Criswell
From: Maryland, USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2019 7:10 am
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manny escobar wrote: |
I had a similar tragedy with my equipment on January 17,1987 at the Rawhide Lounge in N. Dartmouth, Mass. In 1978 I started building my first steel with help from Tom Bradshaw. I completed it five years later in 1983. The night it was stolen I was inside the lounge. They broke a window of my station wagon and took my steel, a Fender Super Reverb amp, stool with accessories, Calvin Kline jeans & shirt. I got it back almost 15 years later on 10/11/01. (one month after 9/11) It was in rough shape. It took months to fix it. I know how Junior Brown feels right now. It takes the "wind out of your sail". I`ve seen the incredible entertainer 3 times. I hope he gets his equipment soon. |
Can you tell us how you got it back and what was done with it while it was stolen. That is a fascinating story. Was the return related to 9/11? |
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Erv Niehaus
From: Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2019 7:22 am
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I read that it was his red guit/steel that was stolen.
Erv |
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Darrell Criswell
From: Maryland, USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2019 8:06 am
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Erv Niehaus wrote: |
I read that it was his red guit/steel that was stolen.
Erv |
I read the newspaper article and it was the red one, however it doesn't look red anymore at all, I saw him play with it at the Ozark super shoe, its pretty worn.
They are shipping his "yellow" guit steel in a museum for him to play in shows and there is a new one on the shelf that will be finished soon is what is in the article. |
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manny escobar
From: portsmouth,r.i. usa
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Posted 10 Oct 2019 5:32 am
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Hi Darrell, It was in a stinky basement for a long time. A divorced woman told some musician friends that she had a guitar with the name "MANNY" on it which my artist friend had carved. I know that it had changed hands. The case was gone. # 1. The original thief had assembled it. #2. It had been taken apart by someone who unscrewed the rods unaware of the ball and socket. |
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Steve Spitz
From: New Orleans, LA, USA
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Posted 12 Oct 2019 4:12 pm
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I hope this gets back to JB.
I think someone may grab a steel in its case, thinking its a keyboard, which may be easier to fence than a steel. I hope that leads to a quick recovery. |
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James Stewart Jr
From: Vero Beach Florida
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Posted 9 Nov 2019 10:49 am
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Any updates?? _________________ 1975 Sho~Bud Pro III Custom (8-7)
1981 Peavey Session 500 |
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