Jr.Brown's iconic guitsteel stolen!!! BOLO

[Igor Fiksman]

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.

[Brooks Montgomery]

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.

[Jerry Overstreet]

[Barry Blackwood]

The world we live in.....

[Lynn Owsley]

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 !

[Pete Burak]

Was it stolen from the Venue or the Hotel?

[Don R Brown]

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!

[Craig Stock]

Hotel, good article today in Www.savingcountrymusic.com

[Chris Schlotzhauer]

There's no way anyone can attempt to sell that guitar without being caught

[Don R Brown]

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.

[Pete Burak]

Darn, I hate the smash and grab thing.

[manny escobar]

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.

[Darrell Criswell]

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?

[Erv Niehaus]

I read that it was his red guit/steel that was stolen.
Erv

[Darrell Criswell]

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.

[manny escobar]

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.

[Steve Spitz]

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.

[James Stewart Jr]

Any updates??