Heck, I’m even going to go out and buy a flute, just so I can put my name in it.
(Good suggestion, Rob.)
Yes, long ago …
I’ve noticed in the past that Patrick and Aran always seem to keep an address label somewhere in their cases. Now I see why!
Just did mine…anyone else done theirs yet?
Rob
You’re not the boss of me, Rob…but I’m going to do it anyway (just haven’t gotten around to it since I just saw this message). You take such good care your flute, it’s hard to imagine it could get lost without getting stolen, but a flute case is small enough to get pushed aside, fall behind something, etc.
Patrick - congratulations on getting your flute back.
Eric
That was more in the line of an exhortation than an order (“C’mon, kids!”), but at least the sense of it hit home!
R
I was just playing with ya…it makes perfect sense - I’d just never thought about it before.
Eric
I got it…I love saying that to people, myself. Thanks, though, for giving me the chance to use the word “exhortation” in casual conversation!
If I’d kept it to myself, would it have been an inhortation?
Rob
I’m very glad to hear that you have your flute back safe and sound. 
Perhaps a GPS tracker such as the Zoombak concealed inside a little hidden compartment in the case could be used to locate the whereabouts of missing instruments. The flute and the case could become separated of course but in the event of a theft, the thief would have the hassle of getting another case in order to sell the flute on.
Info about the Zoombak:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/technology/personaltech/23pogue.html?_r=1
Hope!! 
yous missed the important bit above - the incentive. Sure, I’ll give you back the instrument I lifted, if you grease my palms with a few (hundred) dollars!! Standard enough scam even here in Ireland, stuff gets nicked and then a call…
Maybe so. But let’s not blame the victim here. A lost or stolen instrument can happen to any of us. Instrument thieves are below contempt. But the point of a reward is to game their system and lead to recovery. As opposed to, uh, not recovery. And sometimes the ways of the world truly suck. 
Congratulations Patrick, you are welcome!
I think we deserve a flute made for you exactly as the one you recovered 
You’re making an assumption that the person who called about Patrick’s flute accepted an award. It could be they just did the right thing without wanting a monetary reward.
Great news! I was so sorry to read you’d lost the flute, Patrick, whether stolen or merely mislaid, and am delighted you have it back safely.
Best wishes,
Jem.
True … but reading between the lines… it’s like music - it’s the space between the notes, what isn’t played!! Anyway glad it turned out well.
Blast, there is no space in my flute case for my card..
By the way some of you remembered that I posted a month’s back that I wanted a Burke whistle. So I bought one and then a few months later I lost it! But I didn’t mention about it here till now because I bought another Burke…
I taped a label inside my case…it’s behind the foam, so I’ll have to hope someone digs around a bit to find it.
Eric
Geez, Patrick, I should think the flute could come with a little piece of paper as standard equipment!