Stolen Tubas in Kansas City, Missouri

[Jobey Wilson]

Oh, I'm sooo sorry. Having gone through this myself, I sympathize with your feelings. About 10 minutes after I realized my lacquer PCK was stolen out of my car (October 2007), I truly starting feeling dizzy & sick to my stomach...first time I felt physically sickened by "news" since a car wreck killed my best friend when i was 17.

Your local police dep't might have a "pawn shop unit" that receives weekly reports on all goods going in & out of shops...the Boston PD has one, but honestly, I never got much help out of them...even after my bag of Triton gig books (which was also stolen with the PCK) was found by a maid one week later at another hotel about 2 miles away from the theft.

The Tubenet guys & gals have helped some people recover stolen instruments. Though my PCK is still missing, I have received numerous emails over the last year from Tubenetters that spotted lacquer PCK's on Ebay & at shops (thanks again, everyone!!).

Please DO NOT post any remarks like "how could you leave your horn in your car," "my horn is never out of my sight," etc... I received numerous comments like this when I posted the theft of my PCK on Tubenet...with the mental state i was in at the time, if some of those people would have made those comments to my face, well, let's just say they probably wouldn't be able to play tuba for a while. In a perfect world, we'd all have full-time symphony jobs and could keep our horns locked up at work. In my particular case, I perform &/or teach in a different city, sometimes a different state EVERY day, and at some point almost each day, i have to leave my horns unattended for atleast a few minutes...unsettling, yes, but such is life. After one of these nasty posts to me last year, someone (perhaps Doc or Elephant) wrote a funny rebuttal similar to, "why don't we all just be safe and never leave our house? If we walk outside, we might get struck by lightening. If we get into our car, we might get into a wreck," etc... We should all be as cautious as possible, but you never know where lightening may strike. Here's a smarta$$ question for those smarta$$ posters; "Have you flown on a plane since 9-11? How could you even think of flying?" Oh...you drive everywhere...OK, then, "How could you even think of driving long distances? Do you know how many people are killed in car wrecks every year?" Oh, you ride a bike everywhere..."Do you know..." etc,etc, etc... Sorry for the rant, obviously a little nerved...jobey

[TubaRay]

Please DO NOT post any remarks like "how could you leave your horn in your car," "my horn is never out of my sight," etc...

Certainly, those type of posts, even when true, are not very sensitive. After all, losing a tuba(or euph) is almost like losing a best friend.

[brianggilbert]

I remember how I felt when I had my car broken into in West Philly and my hockey gear was stolen about 10 years ago.

If it were my horn, I think I'd really have a difficult time for a couple of weeks...

I was bummed when it was some DCI CDs and some stinky hockey stuff...

[sungfw]

Please DO NOT post any remarks like "how could you leave your horn in your car," "my horn is never out of my sight," etc...

Certainly, those type of posts, even when true, are not very sensitive.

And are N-E-V-E-R appropriate.

[Todd S. Malicoate]

I'm sure the young man involved has received the point about not posting such things again.

My wishes as well for a speedy recovery of the horns.

[tubathig]

man I hate to hear that... Hopefully they will turn up

[iiipopes]

I empathize. (just read my signature)

[udder cream]

Just wanted to let everyone know that I will have my new tubas by next thursday.

PT-6p & PT-10p both in lacquer.....

I still would like to find my stolen horns. Both those tubas are amazing instruments. The reward still stands at $2,500 and I believe it might be going up.......

Thanks for everyone looking out for them.....

[udder cream]

My new tubas are here!!! Check them out....

http://good-times.webshots.com/album/563682154YgBrqw

[PWtuba]

Wow, those are beautiful horns.