Saturday, February 18, 2006

Butch Morgan's Guitar Stolen

I received this in a roundabout fashion, but thought I'd pass it on, in case it helps. From Butch Morgan:

Hey, if you could help spread the word I would appreciate it. Here is all the info I have:

On February 13 at about 11 a.m. my guitar and my Folk Alliance back pack were stolen from in front of the house I was staying at in South Austin right off Banister St. My wallet was in the backpack along with my CD's and promotional material for the Folk Alliance Conference.

Unfortunately, I do not have a photo or serial number for the guitar but it was a distinct instrument, a 1987 Anniversary Commemorative model limited edition Alverez Yari. This was all written on a brass plate on the back of the head stock. It is a cutaway model. The top is spruce and it had a major repair job recently. The stain that was used on the repair was considerably lighter in shade than the original stain and is very noticeable from any distance. It has a tortoise shell pick guard with some pick scaring right behind the pick guard between the pick guard and bridge. The back is a dark brown and black KOA very beautiful.

There was a piece of Velcro on the bottom side in the cutaway that I used to my slide. If you happen to see this guitar please contact me at 210-884-1572. I doubt there will be another one in the local vicinity. Thank you for sending this on to anyone you know who frequents the local music scene and pawnshops. This is a players guitar and someone will end up showing it off somewhere.

Your pal,
Claude "Butch" Morgan.