Sunburst Yamaha acoustic guitar found near Fort Hood PX
Description
Found a sunburst Yamaha acoustic guitar in a black padded gig bag with a red strap, lying on the ground near the Fort Hood PX entrance this afternoon around 1:45pm. The guitar has a few scratches along the lower bout, and the headstock Yamaha logo is a bit worn, but the instrument still looks solid with bright, ringing strings. There's a blue guitar pick tucked into the strings and a palm-tree sticker on the case, which are easy identifying marks. The case itself has a small zipper scuff and a faint coffee stain on the padding, but overall it's clearly been cared for. If it's yours, I'm happy to get it back to you.
Approximate found location
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