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Rock star Randy Bachman reunited with beloved stolen guitar

William Long, who found a Gretsch guitar which was stolen from Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman in 1977, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press Friday, July 1, 2022, at Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. Self-employed investor Long used a small spot in the wood grain on the guitar’s front from its old images as “digital fingerprint” and tracked it down to a vintage guitar shop in Tokyo, and further search led him to find one TAKESHI played a Christmas song in his December 2019 YouTube video. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Japanese musician TAKESHI speaks during an interview with The Associated Press Friday, July 1, 2022, at Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. Canadian rock star Randy Bachman’s long-held dream came true Friday when he was reunited in Tokyo with a beloved guitar nearly a half-century after it was stolen from a Toronto hotel. Bachman, 78, a former member of The Guess Who, received the guitar from TAKESHI, a Japanese musician who had bought it at a Tokyo store in 2014 without knowing its history. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Japanese musician TAKESHI holds his guitar which was found out as a stolen Gretsch guitar of Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman before returning it to Bachman during the Lost and Found Guitar Exchange Ceremony Friday, July 1, 2022, at Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. Canadian rock star Randy Bachman’s long-held dream came true Friday when he was reunited in Tokyo with a beloved guitar nearly a half-century after it was stolen from a Toronto hotel. Bachman, 78, a former member of The Guess Who, received the guitar from TAKESHI, a Japanese musician who had bought it at a Tokyo store in 2014 without knowing its history. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman, right, and Japanese musician TAKESHI speak with the media after Bachman reunited with his stolen Gretsch guitar during the Lost and Found Guitar Exchange Ceremony Friday, July 1, 2022, at Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. Bachman’s long-held dream came true Friday when he was reunited in Tokyo with a beloved guitar nearly a half-century after it was stolen from a Toronto hotel. Bachman, 78, a former member of The Guess Who, received the guitar from TAKESHI, a Japanese musician who had bought it at a Tokyo store in 2014 without knowing its history. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman performs as he plays with his reunited Gretsch guitar during the Lost and Found Guitar Exchange Ceremony Friday, July 1, 2022, at Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. Bachman’s long-held dream came true Friday when he was reunited in Tokyo with a beloved guitar nearly a half-century after it was stolen from a Toronto hotel. Bachman, 78, a former member of The Guess Who, received the guitar from a Japanese musician who had bought it at a Tokyo store in 2014 without knowing its history. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman plays a Gretsch guitar, which was stolen in 1977, after he was reunited with it during the Lost and Found Guitar Exchange Ceremony Friday, July 1, 2022, at Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. Bachman’s long-held dream came true Friday when he was reunited in Tokyo with a beloved guitar nearly a half-century after it was stolen from a Toronto hotel. Bachman, 78, a former member of The Guess Who, received the guitar from a Japanese musician who had bought it at a Tokyo store in 2014 without knowing its history. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman poses with his reunited Gretsch guitar, which was stolen in 1977, during the Lost and Found Guitar Exchange Ceremony Friday, July 1, 2022, at Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. Bachman’s long-held dream came true Friday when he was reunited in Tokyo with a beloved guitar nearly a half-century after it was stolen from a Toronto hotel. Bachman, 78, a former member of The Guess Who, received the guitar from a Japanese musician who had bought it at a Tokyo store in 2014 without knowing its history. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman, right, receives his stolen Gretsch guitar during the Lost and Found Guitar Exchange Ceremony Friday, July 1, 2022, at Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. Bachman’s long-held dream came true Friday when he was reunited in Tokyo with a beloved guitar nearly a half-century after it was stolen from a Toronto hotel. Bachman, 78, a former member of The Guess Who, received the guitar from a Japanese musician who had bought it at a Tokyo store in 2014 without knowing its history. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Japanese musician TAKESHI holds his guitar which was found out as a stolen Gretsch guitar of Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman before returning it to Bachman during the Lost and Found Guitar Exchange Ceremony Friday, July 1, 2022, at Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. Canadian rock star Randy Bachman’s long-held dream came true Friday when he was reunited in Tokyo with a beloved guitar nearly a half-century after it was stolen from a Toronto hotel. Bachman, 78, a former member of The Guess Who, received the guitar from TAKESHI, a Japanese musician who had bought it at a Tokyo store in 2014 without knowing its history. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Rock star Randy Bachman reunited with beloved stolen guitar