Stolen Gear!
Hey Everyone,
My wife Brooke Miller and I had our van broken into on the road on October 24 2006 in the “Mile End” neighbourhood of Montreal. We stopped briefly on the way back from a terrific tour of Canada’s east coast, and in the short time we were away from the vehicle some schmuck or schmucks managed to make off with some valuable stuff, and do major damage to our van in the process. If you hear anything about any of these things, we’d love to know. We’re offering no-questions-asked rewards for the return of anything that was robbed.
UPDATE: BROOKE’S GUITAR RETRIEVED!
Yup, Brooke’s lovely G2 was rediscovered when the owner of a pawnshop in Montreal contacted Michael Greenfield (the instrument’s builder) to ask the value of the guitar. Fortunately, Michael was able, with the help of the Montreal Police, to put a freeze on the instrument until it was cleared for retrieval. Brooke got the G2 back just in time to play it again at the Canadian Guitar Festival at the end of July. We also received a few internet tips about the guitar, and for that we are very grateful. Thanks, oh vigilant fans!
The stolen items still “at large” are:
*GUITAR: Marc Beneteau custom long-scale steel-string acoustic guitar, serial number 130105, belonging to Don Ross. Click here for a video clip of Don playing the missing instrument. Spruce top, cocobolo back and sides. Upper case “B” on the headstock. Beveled armrest, no cutaway. K&K mic/pickup system installed (microphone visible in soundhole. Note that the guitar had a different pickup system in it when the video was made). Was in black soft gig bag with “Ring Music, Toronto” printed on the side.
*COMPUTER: Apple Macintosh 15″ PowerBook G4. Serial number W8548NESSWZ, belonging to Don Ross. Silver colour. 1.67 GHz model.
*STAGE GEAR: Countryman E6 wireless headset microphone, beige colour. Sennheiser wireless transmitter & receiver units.
*IPOD: Apple 20 GB iPod, while colour. Inscribed on back: “To Don & Brooke. Many years of happiness together.” (or something close to that!).
If you have information about these items, please contact Don at gobyfish@idirect.com or Brooke at info@brookemiller.ca . Their voice mail is 416.520.0092. You can also contact the Montreal Police, Station 37 at 514.280.0637.