{"id":29888,"date":"2012-01-19T10:21:06","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T18:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=29888"},"modified":"2024-05-29T09:23:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T16:23:06","slug":"stole-sax-notice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2012\/stole-sax-notice\/","title":{"rendered":"If Someone Stole Your Sax, When Would You Notice?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nHere’s something to think about: If someone stole your saxophone, how long would you wait to report it to the police? Personally, I’d be on the phone with them before the ringing in my ears brought on by the house alarm stopped. But hey, that’s just me. I’m clearly quite attached to my horns.<\/p>\n

A man in Decatur, GA, obviously wasn’t nearly as attached to his saxophone. He waited 2 days before reporting the theft to the police department.<\/p>\n

In today’s Fire And Crime section of the Decatur-AvondaleEstatesPatch<\/a><\/em>, there is the following article:<\/p>\n

A saxophone and a box of CDs<\/strong> were reported stolen Jan. 4 from a Chewning Way residents [sic]. A man said the items had been left outside the residence and that he thought they were taken Jan. 2. The saxophone was valued at $500, the CDs at $20.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So not only did this guy wait 2 days before reporting the theft, he had his horn sitting outside. Perhaps he didn’t report it, because he didn’t notice the sax and the CDs were gone. Oh yeah, he was really attached to his horn.<\/p>\n

I wonder what kind of horn it might have been? Alto? Tenor? Student model? Intermediate level?<\/p>\n

Since Decatur, GA\u2014with a population of just under 20,000\u2014is a suburb of Atlanta, I’m wondering why anyone would leave anything of value outside. Reading through the rest of the crime reports in the Patch<\/em><\/a>, it’s clear that break and enters are a regular occurrence in this affluent suburb. I know I wouldn’t be leaving any of my beloved saxophones outside.<\/p>\n

How about you? I suspect if you read my blog, you care enough about your horns not to leave them on your back step or front porch. But I could be totally wrong with that assumption.<\/p>\n

So for what it’s worth, here are a few tips for keeping your valuable saxophone(s) safe:<\/p>\n