The missing guitar plays again: an unusual 10-year journey and a complaint for receiving stolen goods. Investigations by the Carabinieri
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A story that begins in 2013 when a 49-year-old musician found himself having to say goodbye to a precious guitar Antonio Marin Montero, stolen along with many other musical instruments from his apartment in Fourth.
A six-string spruce and rosewood for connoisseurs, of considerable value. Certainly not a piece to resell at the flea market. The victim had put a lid on it but the will to pluck those strings once again was stronger.
For years, the musician has been digging into the web, searching through specialized sites for a trace of that marvel produced and baptized in 1994. The turning point came a few hours ago when, “scrolling” the pages of an auction site, a familiar guitar appeared in an advertiser's photos.
The victim immediately dialed 112 and notified the police.
The soldiers of the Lieutenancy of Bedroom they monitored the site, the place of sale has been identified and the advertiser has been reached. Even the latter was surprised: probably one of the unwitting hands into which the Montero had ended up in ten years. Through careful verification and an accurate comparison of the reported serial numbers, the official confirmation arrived.
The guitar has come home and will soon be in the arms of his first father, ready to take up again the melodies he feared were lost forever.
Investigations continue to understand the long journey made by the instrument in the last 120 months. In the meantime, the advertiser has been reported for receiving stolen goods.
Article published on 1 July 2023 - 09:17
