Sunburst acoustic guitar with blue strap found near Corn Street
Description
I found a sunburst acoustic guitar this afternoon around 2:15pm, leaning against a brick planter outside St Nicholas Market on Corn Street in Bristol. It's a Yamaha FG-series style acoustic, with a small dent on the lower bout and a frayed blue strap still attached. The finish is a warm sunburst that fades to black at the edges, and there are a couple stickers on the headstock—one says 'Bristol Buskers' and the other is a tiny globe. It's a string instrument, and the guitar rings nicely when strummed, which makes me think someone might be really missing it. If it's yours, tell me a detail like the sticker on the headstock or the strap pattern to verify.
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