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Location: ranson,wva | i got a sad sad surprise when i came home from the store about 1 1/2 ago. all 5 of the guitars in my living room fell off the wall...
1132 bowl cracked,brand new reso neck broke at the body joint,head stock broken off,70's 1624 broke the ear off the head and cracked top,tele broken neck,academy got a scartch. the folklore walked away unscaved...ive got the worst damn luck in the world...luckly my adamas was on a stand in the bedroom.....makes me wanna puke...
the damn kids nextdoor were playing and throwing balls and shit at the walls,the wall ancors failed
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Location: Upper Left USA | Ouch.
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Jason - that s*cks! Sorry to hear it man... let me know if there's anything I can do to help. |
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Location: Central Oregon | That really sucks. I believe I'd have already been over there finding out how the kid's folks are fixed for insurance. |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | Jason I am sorry to hear about your loss. That is why my guitars are always in their cases. They mean to much to me to leave them out. |
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Location: Up North | Jason,
I feel sick, I can't imagine how you feel.
I would certainly investigate what your options are with insurance, either yours or your neighbors. |
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Location: ranson,wva | ill peice them back together..lol
nothing to do now but laugh about it....
ive got a strat neck off of my tele deluxe that the body split in 2,the matrix aint no big deal,i can glue the ear back on the 1624 and seal the top...so im not in that big of a bind other than the $550.00 im out on the resonator..im sure i can find a crappy johnson on ebay and take the neck off...now ive got a excuse to spend all my time in the shop.....jason |
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Location: ranson,wva | ive got to call the insurance man tomorow....we shall see what happens.....it sounds worse than it realy is but its bad none the less...jason |
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Location: Up North | If we don't have insurance for stuff like this, why bother with it?
The only problem is, what happens to your premiums after?
I hope everything works out in the end. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Just remember to show them this picture of the guitars you need to replace!!!
My humble collection |
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Location: ranson,wva | michael,im sure i can crop jerome out and put me in there...or hell ill even settle for jeromes living room wall...lol im just gonna fix what i can and sell what i cant...move on to the next project.......jason |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'd bet the neighbor's homeowners' insurance would cover it. It usually covers stuff like your kids hitting a ball through a window. I don't see much difference. |
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Location: Up North | It all depends on your relationship with your neighbour, if their alright people it shouldn't be a problem, if their dicks, it could be. |
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Location: ranson,wva | we own...they rent....thats gonna be the deciding factor.....
the hardst one to repair is gonna be the steel body resonator...ive never seen a neck attached the way that one was. im probly gonna have to use a bold on neck and screw the neck stick to the neckblock and tail block.....ive worked on woodbody reso's before but never a steel body..so its gonna be a interesting project...jason |
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Location: Up North | Man, you're handling it amazingly well. I'll have to remember this the next time the shit hits the fan for me. |
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Location: New South Wales, Australia | Hope you can get it worked out Jason...it sounds terrible. Can you at least find the kids' balls and go and throw them in the river or something |
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Location: ranson,wva | basicaly the ones that took the brunt of it were not that important...ive had the matrix for as long as i can rember and its shot...ill probly scrap it...the artist is a easy fix.....i was extreamly pissed when i came in and seen the mess but then i gathered my self and assessed the sititaion and its not as bad as it looks..i hated the neck on the reso..who the hell would put a thin neck on one of these?? its smaller than 1 11/16...im going to the lumber yard tomorow and get a 16ft red oak plank to screw the hangers to then screw the plank to every stud it falls on.....im verry luck that my adamas was up stairs and my folklore wasnt hurt....jason
ps..oz,id like to thro the ball out in rt.40 during the 5pm rush hour..lol |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Jason amazingly generous of you to write it off and move on. But make sure those neighbor kids learn from this. I'm sure if you told their parents that they damaged a thousand dollars worth of guitars, but you'll accept 500 dollars worth of sweat equity in return they'd be all over that. Make those guys mow your lawn for the rest of the year or something! |
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Location: ranson,wva | im gonna have a sit down tomorow with the parents. ive got the only yard in the neiborhood that has trees in it and i havnt raked none yet,pluss i think its work a summers worth of mowing my lawn and trimming...they are plenty old enough to handle that task...jason |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Damn Jason... Sorry to hear about that Bro'... But you are taking it better than I expect that I would. But I'm glad you aren't too stressed.
Definitely go for the big board, attached to some good structural beams.
So... Did this incident cause you to change your name? |
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Location: ranson,wva | thanks arthur,the name change happned before the fact.......jason |
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Location: North Cal. mountains | First, I am so sorry for your loss.
Now, down to business.
The financial liability belongs to the owner of the property.
Your insurance will cover it.
However, you need to know that a landlord is entirely responsible for the actions of his/her renters.
That is why they give special insurance coverage to landlords.
It is also why it's easy for you to recover your loss. Your insurance company will certainly go after the landlord's insurance company.
You will have a larger guitar collection than you did before if you stay calmly angry and give your insurance company PICTURES.
Good luck, man.
I would love to throttle the blokes who robbed my studio.
You are a nicer person than I.
Wishing you well,
Another Boney Gumbo
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Ouch.
.... in the neighborhood interviews afterward, they all said, "I'm shocked. He was quiet but friendly, mostly kept to himself." |
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| Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Ouch.
.... in the neighborhood interviews afterward, they all said, "I'm shocked. He was quiet but friendly, mostly kept to himself." we had no idea he had all those automatic weapons...all we heard was the sound of gunfire and someone screaming
"I AM Johnny Cash!!!"
sorry to hear about the damage... but you do seem to be taking it like a postman.
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Location: ms | You need to let it out man. This is your safe place,let it flow. |
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not a good nite to be a guitar in my house
