My mum had her car stolen last Thursday night, after thieves broke into the house and took the keys. Unfortunately the car had her treasured Melody Maker mandolin banjo in the boot.
The car hasn't been recovered yet, although fortunately my father's car that was stolen at the same time has been.
If anyone happens to see or hear about a Melody Maker mandolin banjo for sale in the Midlands (Northampton) area, can you drop me an email please.
Personally I never leave any unattended instruments in a vehicle.
I do also understand that there is a rise in the number of thefts of wehicles, taking opportunity of people who leave their keys in the front hall near the door. I tend to deposit mine in all sorts of places, and can occasionally spend ten minutes hunting for them. My daughter tried to help by buying a Christmas present of one of these beeping key rings. It is the devil ! Play any note above C sharp, laugh, whistle, have the music or the tv on too loud, it goes off.
It's bad enough to have the instrument missing, but to make it worse she's got to be the setup to the worlds oldest banjo joke - man, that's rough.
More seriously, its always a hell of a thing to have an instrument made off with. May the little punks who had nothing better to do than make off with other peoples' instruments live long and miserable lives after contracting two or three debilitating and disfiguring diseases apiece. And I hope your mother gets her monstrosity back.
I think I know of such a banjo hanging on the wall of a Thai restaurant in North London.
I could always speak to the propriator ( sp? ), who is a friend, if your mothers' treasure doesn't come back.
Stolen Mandolin Banjo
Stolen Mandolin Banjo
My mum had her car stolen last Thursday night, after thieves broke into the house and took the keys. Unfortunately the car had her treasured Melody Maker mandolin banjo in the boot.
The car hasn't been recovered yet, although fortunately my father's car that was stolen at the same time has been.
If anyone happens to see or hear about a Melody Maker mandolin banjo for sale in the Midlands (Northampton) area, can you drop me an email please.
Many thanks,
Mike
# Posted on June 27th 2005 by mikemcdaid
Re: Stolen Mandolin Banjo
My deepest sympathies.
Personally I never leave any unattended instruments in a vehicle.
I do also understand that there is a rise in the number of thefts of wehicles, taking opportunity of people who leave their keys in the front hall near the door. I tend to deposit mine in all sorts of places, and can occasionally spend ten minutes hunting for them. My daughter tried to help by buying a Christmas present of one of these beeping key rings. It is the devil ! Play any note above C sharp, laugh, whistle, have the music or the tv on too loud, it goes off.
# Posted on June 27th 2005 by Guernsey Pete
Re: Stolen Mandolin Banjo
It's bad enough to have the instrument missing, but to make it worse she's got to be the setup to the worlds oldest banjo joke - man, that's rough.
More seriously, its always a hell of a thing to have an instrument made off with. May the little punks who had nothing better to do than make off with other peoples' instruments live long and miserable lives after contracting two or three debilitating and disfiguring diseases apiece. And I hope your mother gets her monstrosity back.
# Posted on June 28th 2005 by Jon Kiparsky
Re: Stolen Mandolin Banjo
whats the banjo joke?
and yeah, has anyone ever heard the song "nell flaherty's drake"? that song applied to any instrument thieves, as well!
# Posted on June 28th 2005 by Bard
Re: Stolen Mandolin Banjo
I think I know of such a banjo hanging on the wall of a Thai restaurant in North London.
I could always speak to the propriator ( sp? ), who is a friend, if your mothers' treasure doesn't come back.
# Posted on June 29th 2005 by Guernsey Pete
Re: Stolen Mandolin Banjo
Ah, the banjo joke. Ask yer father.
# Posted on June 30th 2005 by Jon Kiparsky
Re: Stolen Mandolin Banjo
Thanks to all.....car and banjo recovered intact after a week in the wilderness of Northamptonshire!!!
# Posted on July 8th 2005 by mikemcdaid
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So - did your Mum find MORE than one Banjo in the boot as the joke goes!! ;-p
# Posted on July 13th 2005 by UKCITTERN