Big Daddy B
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FOUND (most of it): Teuffel Birdfish
So I have had the misfortune of a guitar go missing en route to me from Toronto to Las Vegas. It is a Teuffel Birdfish, serial # 169, with charcoal tone bars. I have had even more misfortune or trying to deal with UPS in regards to the disappearance. I have gotten reports that is was "damaged beyond repair and disposed of" mind you it was in an ATA case and bubble wrapped, reports that it "is a 'Fallout' and tripped a sensor on their conveyor that the box was empty and merchandise missing", reports that is was on the truck to be delivered to me Monday 6/20 (never happened), and even continued tracking scans after it supposedly disappeared. Whenever I question UPS on possible scenarios like it was removed by customs for inspection and possible repacked into a different box, I am met with belligerence and refusal to help further. The seller is opening a claim today at his end with Purolator, the originating shipper but UPS has told him separately they believe the guitar may have been stolen. Very nice for a package traveling under the max allowable declared value. They really take things seriously!
Anyway I believe the guitar to have gone missing in either Detroit or Chicago so would ask any of our members in the Great Lakes region to keep an eye open. If you do encounter it, please let me know so that I may contact the authorities. It is a fairly rare piece as there were only 4 ever produced in this color according to my communications with the luthier Ulrich Teuffel. 1 went to Japan, 1 went to Mexico, 1 went to Kirk Hammett of Metallica, and the 4th one is/was supposed to be mine. Here are some pics of what it looks like. In addition to the serial number and tonebar color to identify it, there is also a "tan line" on the back of the neck around the 5th fret from sitting on a stand.
So I have had the misfortune of a guitar go missing en route to me from Toronto to Las Vegas. It is a Teuffel Birdfish, serial # 169, with charcoal tone bars. I have had even more misfortune or trying to deal with UPS in regards to the disappearance. I have gotten reports that is was "damaged beyond repair and disposed of" mind you it was in an ATA case and bubble wrapped, reports that it "is a 'Fallout' and tripped a sensor on their conveyor that the box was empty and merchandise missing", reports that is was on the truck to be delivered to me Monday 6/20 (never happened), and even continued tracking scans after it supposedly disappeared. Whenever I question UPS on possible scenarios like it was removed by customs for inspection and possible repacked into a different box, I am met with belligerence and refusal to help further. The seller is opening a claim today at his end with Purolator, the originating shipper but UPS has told him separately they believe the guitar may have been stolen. Very nice for a package traveling under the max allowable declared value. They really take things seriously!
Anyway I believe the guitar to have gone missing in either Detroit or Chicago so would ask any of our members in the Great Lakes region to keep an eye open. If you do encounter it, please let me know so that I may contact the authorities. It is a fairly rare piece as there were only 4 ever produced in this color according to my communications with the luthier Ulrich Teuffel. 1 went to Japan, 1 went to Mexico, 1 went to Kirk Hammett of Metallica, and the 4th one is/was supposed to be mine. Here are some pics of what it looks like. In addition to the serial number and tonebar color to identify it, there is also a "tan line" on the back of the neck around the 5th fret from sitting on a stand.



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