Found guitar in black hard case near Krannert
Description
I found a guitar this afternoon around 4:15 pm, tucked behind a bench outside the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Champaign Urbana. It's a sunburst electric guitar in a sturdy black hard-shell case, with a bright blue strap peeking out from beneath the zipper pulls. The case has a few scuffs and a small sticker with a white piano-key motif on the top corner. Inside the pocket there’s a rolled-up setlist from a local show and a used guitar pick with a pink heart. The instrument looks like it’s been played a lot but is in good shape, and it obviously means a lot to the owner; I’d love to reunite it with whoever misplaced it.
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