The Shadows Stolen Guitars

[cockroach]

I bet some or all of the stolen guitars have at some stage been offered for sale on e-Bay?

They must be somewhere...even if only in some collectors stash locked away somewhere..

As folk have said, Hank could probably care less..and let's face it, they were supplied (given) most of their guitars throughout their careers, at least early on...

[tim.cooper5]

Hi All

Slightly off topic, but did'nt the man in the pink jacket have a load of gear stolen on a USA tour in the early eighties?

Tim

[Stageleft]

Yes we were rehearsing in the SIR studios in Los Angeles from Feb 25th to Feb 28th and packed all the equipment into a rental van to go to Seattle the next day for a 9 week US and Canada tour. We awoke the next morning to find the van and all the equipment gone. It was never found. A new set of gear rapidly assembled and we went up to Seattle for the gig. JJ

[Stageleft]

Oops missed out the year it was 1981. JJ

[tim.cooper5]

It must have been quite a challenge in getting replacement gear quickly.

Also a bit tricky for the musicians, who I guess must have lost their favourite instruments that they knew inside out.

Tim.

[roninnes]

Stuart,
Any idea what happened to Roy Lemmon? I used to work with his wife Sue in Birmingham at a tour operator owned by Doug Ellis, she then moved to the London office and they lived in Richmond in the same building as Labi Sifri.
I lost touch with him and just wondered if you knew.

Cheers
Ron

[StuartD]

Hi Ron

I haven't a clue. The last time I saw him was at Abbey Road when they were recording Rockin' with Curly Leads. He called in and said he was leaving that day. I never saw him again.

Regards

Stuart

[dusty fretz]

I seem to recall an apocryphal anecdote that's relevant and therefore worth relating here. Apparently, a few years back Hank was over on the continent somewhere doing a signing session. Among the articles presented for his autograph was a green sunburst Marvin, which he immediately recognised as his long stolen six-string via the distinctive, decidedly misaligned scratchplate section on the upper body horn. He commented on the fact, but made light of the matter and certainly wasn't interested in pursuing any course of enquiry so long after the event.

[Didier]

Also a bit tricky for the musicians, who I guess must have lost their favourite instruments that they knew inside out.

Were they still their favorite instruments ?
Obviously they didn't search for the same as replacement...

Didier

[iefje]

Hi Ron

I haven't a clue. The last time I saw him was at Abbey Road when they were recording Rockin' with Curly Leads. He called in and said he was leaving that day. I never saw him again.

Regards

Stuart

Hi Stuart,

I'm interested, do you remember on which date it was, you saw The Shads recording at Abbey Road?

All the best,
Ivo.