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I will maintain a list of clarinets reported stolen in this space. To report a stolen clarinet, a copy of the police report must be provided to me via fax or mail. If you're sending a copy by fax, please send it to:

Fax (720) 302-8524 (USA)
Attn: Mark Charette
Subj: Stolen Clarinet

If you're sending it by mail, please send it to:

Mark Charette
22538 Porter St.
Novi, MI 48374

No additions to the list will be made without the police report. If the language on the police report is other than English, please provide a reasonable translation.

A description and serial number of the stolen clarinet will be placed on the list; additionally, a scanned copy of the police report may be placed on-line.


Buffet A415563
Instrument may or may not include unusual barrels made by my late teacher. One barrel is made of rosewood and has a small pearl, the other is made of boxwood, a yellow wood. I had some vandoren mouthpieces (M13?M13 lyre?) as well as my teachers handmade mouthpiece. If you find or help to lead to their recovery, I offer a $200 reward providing they are not seriously damaged. Possibly inside a brown leather case with maroon interior. Buffet logo on exterior. There could be a small faded rectangle on the upper left corner inside the case where my name and address used to be.

Buffet Bb405689
Bb was remade by my teacher's brother. It has an unusual extended front 'a' key. Instrument may or may not include unusual barrels made by my late teacher. One barrel is made of rosewood and has a small pearl, the other is made of boxwood, a yellow wood. I had some vandoren mouthpieces (M13?M13 lyre?) as well as my teachers handmade mouthpiece. If you find or help to lead to their recovery, I offer a $200 reward providing they are not seriously damaged. Possibly inside a brown leather case with maroon interior. Buffet logo on exterior. There could be a small faded rectangle on the upper left corner inside the case where my name and address used to be.

Buffet Festival546755
Stolen from Northampton, MA. Originally in a Buffet large double case. Contact the Northhampton, MA police if found!

Buffet R13508050
Stolen from Northampton, MA. Originally in a Buffet large double case. Contact the Northhampton, MA police if found!

Lorée Royal OboeNZ 13
Location: Station Barcelona Sants - Spain Date: April 30 2010 Dear colleagues and friends, Yesterday, April 30th 2010 at 14:20, my precious oboe and old friend, Lorée Royal NZ 13, was stolen inside train station Barcelona Sants. Please help me find back my instrument by sending this email to all your musical friends, here and abroad and if possible print this email and post it at your conservatory, shop, website, orchestra and music school. You would be doing me an enormous favor. If any of you are offered this oboe by a seller, please contact me urgently. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Christopher Bouwman – solo oboe Valencia Opera (Orquesta de la Comunitat Valenciana) 2nd prize winner Gillet Oboe competition 2009 Email: CBuilder@hotmail.com Telephone: 0034 671444326

Wurlitzer A and Bb Clarinets, stolen in Rome, Italy, May 5 201104227 and 04228
A rollon case containing a very fine pair of Wurlitzer Schmidt Reform Boehm clarinets, serials 04227 and 04228 were stolen while I was checking in at the Terminal Hotel near the station in Rome, Italy, on Thursday 5 May 2011 at about 8.30 p.m. Inside the rollon they were in a compact black leather formcase, lined in red, with a brown canvas cover. They are grenadilla, with 7 rings and a thumb key operating a vent on the bell, so are unusual and very recognisable. They are insured, but not for their full replacement value, and I will happily pay a €500 reward for the first information leading to their recovery. Please contact Keith Bowen on keith.bowen@gmx.com

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