Lost
Lost Guitars in Northwest Georgia
near the Dalton Depot on West Ward Street
Lost
listing
Posted
about 11 hours
ago
Description
I lost my two guitars after a small gig at a cafe in downtown Dalton around 6:30 PM on September 3. One is a black Fender Stratocaster with a scuffed pickguard; the other is a sunburst Yamaha in a padded gig bag. I swung by the nearby diner on West Walnut Street to warm up after the set, but the bag vanished when I went back to retrieve my coat from the car. Those guitars carry years of Northwest Georgia gigs and memories, and I’m hoping they’re simply resting somewhere between the square and the railroad tracks.
Approximate last-seen location
near the Dalton Depot on West Ward Street
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