Between Saturday 3/28/15 night, and Monday 3/30/15 at 1pm ALL OF MY INSTRUMENTS WERE **STOLEN** FROM MY PRACTICE ROOM IN THE MUSIC BUILDING AT MILLS COLLEGE.
I have filed a report and called OPD. In the meanwhile I’m reaching out to the community for help in locating my horns.
These are of deep personal value to me, especially the alto and the clarinet; they were both my father’s. The alto is the very first woodwind instrument I ever played as a child and has been with me until now. The clarinet was set up custom for my father by his clarinet teacher Kalmen Opperman and has deep sentimental value to both of us. It would mean the world to me to get them back.
About the stolen horns —
Selmer Mark VI Alto Saxophone SERIAL # M.192685 – later model, dent on bottom of bell, brass/golden color, 60-70% lacquer, bad solder job on low B/Bflat key guards, palm keys have almost all of the lacquer eroded from use, greenish corrosion forming near top hand tone holes, Meyer 5M mouthpiece, navy blue sax shaped protec case with pocket, many scores folded into the narrow pocket.
Gemeinhardt M2 Flute – Closed hole, offset G, C-Foot, solid silver, made in Elkhardt, IN, becoming slightly tarnished from use, possible foundation/makeup smudged on lip rest, case says BARUCH COLLEGE on it.
Buffet-Crampon Custom KO B-flat Clarinet SERIAL # 100042 – with KO engraving below buffet-crampon logos (in the place where you would see R13 or other model indication), horn was purchased by my dad in the early 70s, rosewood, keys are tarnished silver or nickel, one selmer barrel for an A clarinet is in the case, reeds on a sheet of glass, custom Kalmen Opperman mpiece, Bonade ligature, original case– beaten up, wood shows on corners, old schedules from the 70s scotch taped to the front written on a typewriter.
FOUND!!
Yamaha Tenor Saxophone YTS 475 SERIAL # D09178 – newer, shiny brass, intermediate model, made in china, Yanigasawa hard rubber mpiece, Berg Larsen metal mpiece, two cheap mouthpieces, matte grey plastic case with black trim and black interior
FOUND!!
Please be on the lookout and share this information if you can.
Below are images of the missing horns:
