Geoff Bartley sent out an e-mail that has appeared on a number of sites. I am posting it on my site as well in hopes that this story will have a happy ending:

From: Geoff Bartley
To: Recipient list suppressed:
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 12:27
PMSubject: theft

Hello everyone,Canadian musicians Don Ross and Brooke Miller had their van robbed in Montreal last week. ARGH!I met Don at Winfield in 1984… he won the fingerpicking championship there in 1985… phenomenal player and a great guy. I liked his instrumental guitar piece “First Ride” so much that I actually learned it and put it on the record “Blues Beneath the Surface” when it was re-issued on CD. Don played the Cantab open mike feature a couple years back but typically plays larger venues.

The stolen items are:
*GUITAR: Michael Greenfield custom G2 steel-string acoustic guitar, serial number 093, belonging to Brooke Miller. Spruce top, rosewood back and sides. Lower case “g” on the headstock. Beveled armrest, no cutaway. K&K mic/pickup system installed (microphone visible in soundhole). Was in white Calton case with a small plaque inscribed: “Greenfield Guitars, Montreal, Canada. 514-499-1352.”
*GUITAR: Marc Beneteau custom long-scale steel-string acoustic guitar, serial number 130105, belonging to Don Ross. Spruce top, cocobolo back and sides. Upper case “B” on the headstock. Beveled armrest, no cutaway. K&K mic/pickup system installed (microphone visible in soundhole). Was in black softgig bag with “Ring Music, Toronto” printed on the side.
*COMPUTER: Apple Macintosh 15″ PowerBook G4. Serial number W8548NESSWZ, belonging to Don Ross. Silver colour. 1.67 GHz model.
*STAGE GEAR: Countryman E6 wireless headset microphone, beige colour. Sennheiser wireless transmitter & receiver units.
*IPOD: Apple 20 GB iPod, while colour. Inscribed on back: “To Don & Brooke. Many years of happiness together.” (or something close to that!).

If you have information about these items, please contact Don or Brooke. Their voice mail is 416.520.0092. You can also contact the Montreal Police, Station 37 at 514.280.0637.

Don Ross http://www.DonRossOnline.com
Brooke Miller http://www.BrookeMiller.ca
Video of Stolen Guitar <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxiNS6Y2Pm4>

You can also contact Don and Brooke’s booking agent:
Sandra Peevers
On Queue Performing Artists
P.O. Box 145
Cooperstown, NY 13326Ph/Fx 607-547-9494
info@OnQueueArtists.com
www.OnQueueArtists.com

Some of you may have received notice of the theft through the Folk Alliance mailing list.So keep a look out… hopefully we can retrieve everything.

Thanks
geoff