Here is a copy of the text from Gina, Tommy's manager:

quote:

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Dear Fans,

Tommy's small Maton guitar was just stolen from the venue in Amsterdam,
Holland. It was in a black Broadway Sound zip bag and it is all beat up with
writing all over it.

If you have any friends in Holland, please put the word out to them or if you're
a member of any other guitar lists, EBay, etc, please mention that recovery of
this guitar will result in a substantial reward. The reward would be worth far
more than the guitar which, to the untrained eye, would seem like a little
known brand, beat up guitar.

If you have any knowledge of the whereabouts of this guitar, please contact me
immediately at management@tommyemmanuel.com.

Do not reply to this e-mail.

Thank you for your assistance, and let's hope we find it.

Regards,
GINA

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Tommy's small Maton 808 got stolen!!

[This message was edited by Ed on March 28, 2003 at 05:58 AM.]

Tommys the best!! Wonder if its the Maton EG808 he used in everyone of his concerts..

I hope someone found the guitar and return it back to him... I am sure this guitar have a lot of sentimental value to him...

Its indeed the one Tommy used in all his concerts & the one we first saw it fm 'Up close' video. It muz hv meant so much to him. Hope it wl be found.

http://www.tommyemmanuel.com/

Man that is just not cool...

It's been recovered.

From Tommy's site:
The "Mouse" is back ! She is well and in good condition !

At 3:45 GMT+1 Linda, from the Irish-Pub "The Globe" called and handed the guitar back to TE !
Thank you Linda ! And thanks to everybody on earth and in heaven for helping !



Tommy says "Thank you mates" to all his fans for their loyalty !

PS: If you seen him live, you will know that the bare patch behind the bridge is where he scrapes it with his fingernails to get percussive sounds from the song initiation. He also uses a drummers brush in the same way.

Hurray!!! Glad to know the Mouse back home safely. WOnder how it was found back? THink I drop GIna a mail...