This is still hard to recount, but here goes…
Last week my brand new C&C drums were stolen. I left them in my van at work while I carpooled to rehearsal, and when I got back three hours later a window was smashed and my 12" and 14" toms were gone. Nothing else was stolen, including the bass drum (!), just some general rifling of my stuff and a lot of broken glass. What followed was a long night of filing a police report, cleaning up, and taping foam over the window.
Since then I've tried all the local pawn shops, music stores, craigslist, etc. My only lead so far came from Guitar Center. I showed the drum guy a picture of my kit, and he truly looked like he had seen a ghost. The previous night (the night they were stolen, probably while I was waiting for the police and feeling sorry for myself) a guy had called asking about selling two toms. The drum guy told him, No, not if it isn't a full kit. The guy brought them in anyway, with a story about a friend giving them to him for helping with a move. The clerk told him again that they wouldn't buy just two toms, but he also told this guy about C&C and how valuable the drums are.
He gave me a description of the guy, but apparently Guitar Center doesn't have security cameras (?!) for an actual picture of him. My girlfriend also had the idea of getting his number from the caller id, but they apparently don't have that either.
About a week later a detective was assigned to my case. He's a nice enough guy, but from what I can tell he's basically spent a morning doing all the same things I've done, calling pawn shops and the like. Theoretically, if they show up in a pawn shop or music store or something, he will know because of inventory lists they're required to file with the police. We'll see if that pans out.
It's now been about two weeks, and nothing else has turned up. This has all been pretty hard for me. I bought this kit after months of research, saving, selling off other gear, and generally working up to it. The final decision came after a very (relatively) successful tour in the Northwest. I got back and decided it was time to make an investment into this thing that was becoming a bigger and bigger part of my life, and livelihood. I still have another kit, and the C&C kick, but it still feels like part of me is just missing. It will be probably six months to a year before I can actually afford to replace these drums if they don't turn up.
Well, that's my whole sad story for now. I'm not looking for anything from you, my fellow members, but a sympathetic ear, or maybe a suggestion of how to proceed. I think you guys will understand a little better, maybe, what this feels like, as this isn't really a situation that my non-musician friends quite get. Thank you for being a supportive community!
Last week my brand new C&C drums were stolen. I left them in my van at work while I carpooled to rehearsal, and when I got back three hours later a window was smashed and my 12" and 14" toms were gone. Nothing else was stolen, including the bass drum (!), just some general rifling of my stuff and a lot of broken glass. What followed was a long night of filing a police report, cleaning up, and taping foam over the window.
Since then I've tried all the local pawn shops, music stores, craigslist, etc. My only lead so far came from Guitar Center. I showed the drum guy a picture of my kit, and he truly looked like he had seen a ghost. The previous night (the night they were stolen, probably while I was waiting for the police and feeling sorry for myself) a guy had called asking about selling two toms. The drum guy told him, No, not if it isn't a full kit. The guy brought them in anyway, with a story about a friend giving them to him for helping with a move. The clerk told him again that they wouldn't buy just two toms, but he also told this guy about C&C and how valuable the drums are.
He gave me a description of the guy, but apparently Guitar Center doesn't have security cameras (?!) for an actual picture of him. My girlfriend also had the idea of getting his number from the caller id, but they apparently don't have that either.
About a week later a detective was assigned to my case. He's a nice enough guy, but from what I can tell he's basically spent a morning doing all the same things I've done, calling pawn shops and the like. Theoretically, if they show up in a pawn shop or music store or something, he will know because of inventory lists they're required to file with the police. We'll see if that pans out.
It's now been about two weeks, and nothing else has turned up. This has all been pretty hard for me. I bought this kit after months of research, saving, selling off other gear, and generally working up to it. The final decision came after a very (relatively) successful tour in the Northwest. I got back and decided it was time to make an investment into this thing that was becoming a bigger and bigger part of my life, and livelihood. I still have another kit, and the C&C kick, but it still feels like part of me is just missing. It will be probably six months to a year before I can actually afford to replace these drums if they don't turn up.
Well, that's my whole sad story for now. I'm not looking for anything from you, my fellow members, but a sympathetic ear, or maybe a suggestion of how to proceed. I think you guys will understand a little better, maybe, what this feels like, as this isn't really a situation that my non-musician friends quite get. Thank you for being a supportive community!