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I realize instruments are far less important that human lives, and homes, but I just had a thought about all the Guitar Business in the regions effected by Katrina. If you google for New Orleans or Biloxi music stores, quite a few come up. Since the south is filled with a lot of classic guitars, I wonder how many guitar treasures have swept away in the water!? I know there's a few well known internet stores that were based out of the New Orleans area. I can't imagine the losses some of those stores have been hit with.

I know, guitars have nothing to do with the human toll there, but New Orleans WAS a music capitol.

Well, I can tell you that last time I checked, the Peavey website was down due to the hurricane. If it can bring down a huge global corporation's website....

i wonder how many looters actually went looting just for guitars


Originally Posted by shredaholici wonder how many looters actually went looting just for guitars

I'm sure you weren't the first person to think of that. In a situation like that, one looted Gibson could set you up in a new apartment!

Unfortunately, people in New Orleans thought the damage would be further south/east. They didn't plan on the lake barriers coming down.

Stop putting idea's into people's heads!! ' hey stop shooting at me man, im just playing this guitar i 'found'

after being in N.O. a few month ago i can kinda guess at the loss. My best friend lives in the garden district (very near trent reznor, i hope i spelled that correctly) There was a music store a few block to the west of his apartment and another 2 blocks to the east. I only remember the first one because it had an original blackface twin that sounded so good. It also had some vintage pauls and strats all from the early 60's. Very cool little shop, nice knowledgable sales staff too.

There was a lot lost music wise and that isn't saying anything about the tradition there. It was probably the most musical city i have ever been in, Jazz and blues all around. I went into a little hole in the wall bar and found a steinway grand piano. Just these losses are hard to take. I really enjoyed all the music that was played around there an i am very sad to see that it probably will not return like it was, at least for years. I will mostly refrain from talking about the lives lost but another question for this topic is, how many musicians did not make it out of New Orleans?

i would expect that most people that owned valuable instruments would have taken them out of the city as the warning came

ok this is pretty sick. dont you think? ( im saying this funny-wise)

i swear i had that thought as well!

i was watching from here in Greece ( i am A U.S citizen by the way Greek?american)
and i saw the devistation in NewOrleans and im thinking quot;geez that is soo terriblequot;, and then i get to thinking quot; Damn if i was there and i made it through the whole thing do you think i would go see how the local music store is doing?quot;

i was getting visions in my head of people holding priceless guitars with smiles on their faces.

ok ill stop being sick now. sorry if i offended anyone

Stop putting idea's into people's heads!! ' hey stop shooting at me man, im just playing this guitar i 'found'

that is too funny man!!seriously i bet that alot of good instuments were lost from that sucker.
you think there will be alot of quot;hotquot; stuff around after that?

arent we sick that a disaster happens and we think about guitars??!!! LOL

I think I thought of it when I saw all the cars under water. I'd imagine that all the autos that were submerged will be dissassembled, and turned into spare parts.
The new ones on auto lots will probably be reassembled with new wiring, upholstery, and carpet, then sold as salvaged autos.

I know cars and guitars aren't the most important thing, but just like homes, there's a tremendous amount of money involved.

More than a few great musicians are still missing, too. Alex Chilton for one.

This is sad, but thats the 1st thing I thought about when they mentioned a hurricane...

It's completely normal to think of the quot;guitarsquot; in a time like this. The shock of such a wide path of death and destruction is an overwhelming feeling. Thinking of the lost guitars is a way to compartmentalize shut oneself off from the real tragedy. I'm not sure what this is called in psychology(sic) but it is sort of like denial.

The good news is that every major New Orleans artist has been accounted for.

From Salon.com:

Rocker Peter Holsapple of the Continental Drifters was on tour as utility guitarist and keyboard player with Hootie amp; the Blowfish, and his wife and child were able to evacuate their home in St. Bernard Parish. quot;My section of town is under 20 feet of water,quot; he says. quot;My house and car are completely submerged, and all my recording gear and instruments and 30 years of song notebooks and master tapes. I try to spend my time not taking inventory of the things that I'm going to lose in this, and rather count my blessings that my family is OK and friends are OK, and that we have the ability to start over again. There are so many people down there who aren't even going to get that chance.

quot;My guitar tech said yesterday, and I keep repeating it like a mantra: love people, use things. I lost things, but I didn't lose the biggest things, like my wife and family and friends.quot;


Originally Posted by Hot _GritsThe good news is that every major New Orleans artist has been accounted for.

From Salon.com:

Rocker Peter Holsapple of the Continental Drifters was on tour as utility guitarist and keyboard player with Hootie amp; the Blowfish, and his wife and child were able to evacuate their home in St. Bernard Parish. quot;My section of town is under 20 feet of water,quot; he says. quot;My house and car are completely submerged, and all my recording gear and instruments and 30 years of song notebooks and master tapes. I try to spend my time not taking inventory of the things that I'm going to lose in this, and rather count my blessings that my family is OK and friends are OK, and that we have the ability to start over again. There are so many people down there who aren't even going to get that chance.

quot;My guitar tech said yesterday, and I keep repeating it like a mantra: love people, use things. I lost things, but I didn't lose the biggest things, like my wife and family and friends.quot;

He's absolutely right, but man, that's gotta hurt!!!

i thought about the vintage stuff that was bound to have been down there and lost too...water damaged stuff will be popping up on the bay before you know it!

this was just a straight up catastrophe all the way around...it's just said in every way!