They Went Straight For The Lute

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Classically trained guitarist Eamon Sweeney playing a baroque guitar (top) and the pinched lute (above), among the instruments stolen from his home.

The axeman came.

And took all he/she could find.

Eamon Sweeney writes:

Could you keep an eye out from me – my home in Wicklow was burgled in the last few days and seven  instruments stolen. Some are unusual, historical guitars and very rare in Ireland. The instruments are:
1. Baroque Guitar – by Ivo Magherini: a high quality copy of a 17th century instrument,  (above). Strung with 5 sets of double strings, except the 1st string left as a single-string. Very beautiful ‘pagoda’ rose decoration in the soundhole.
2. Baroque Guitar – by Los Utreras ‘Wendy y Tacho’: similar to the above but looking a bit more like a natural wood regular guitar. Strung with 5 sets of double string, except the 1st string left as a single-string. No soundhole decoration
3. Classical Guitar – by Joaquin Garcia: high quality, hand-made, spruce top concert guitar. Unusually it has an end-pin ‘strap button’ recently fitted.
4. Classical Guitar – by Alvaro: Standard electro-acoustic nylon-string guitar.
5. 7-course Renaissance Lute – by Harry McCormack: a copy of a ‘Robin Hood’ type of 16th century instrument. Strung with 7 sets of double strings, except the 1st string left as a single-string. Similar instrument picture below.
6. Electric Guitar: Aria Pro II natural wood finish: double cutaway – 2 humbuckers.
7. Electric Guitar: Black Stratocaster copy with white pickguard & humbucker in bridge position….

Anyone?

Eamon Sweeney (Facebook)

Thanks Derrynairn

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8 thoughts on “They Went Straight For The Lute

  1. Spaghetti Hoop

    There’s a few new musical instrument postings up on done deal and adverts.
    Hope you get ’em back somehow.

  2. Colin

    If you are based in Bray, have a look at the Bray ‘Open Forum’ facebook group. There are two lads doing the rounds but the community seems to have them suss’d and a car reg to boot.

  3. Dirmius

    That’s awful, hope they are recovered and the morons who took them don’t abuse them in any way.

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