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Heart Offering Reward After Two Custom Instruments Stolen Before Atlantic City Show: ‘Their Value to Us Is Immeasurable’

Heart is offering a reward after 2 custom instruments were stolen from the stage the night before the kick-off of their summer tour in Atlantic City.

“Members of the legendary rock band Heart were devastated to discover that two irreplaceable instruments were stolen from the venue, where gear had been set up the day prior to the show,” a read a release on Tuesday (June 3) of the disappearance of the gear just before the tour officially kicked off on Saturday (May 31) at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City. The missing items listed include a “custom-built, one-of-a-kind purple sparkle baritone Telecaster with a hand-painted headstock, crafted specifically for [guitarist] Nancy Wilson,” as well as a “vintage 1966 Gibson EM-50 mandolin” that band member Paul Moak has played for over 25 years. An unspecified reward is being offered for any information leading to the return of the instruments, with anyone with knowledge of the thefts or the location of the gear encouraged to contact the band’s tour manager Tony Moon.

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