A bass stolen from Paul McCartney more than 50 years ago has been found and returned to the Beatle. A woman living on England s south coast came forward after word spread last year about the search for the missing 1961 violin-shaped Höfner bass. McCartney s website said Thursday that the instrument was authenticated by the manufacturer and the musician is incredibly grateful to those who helped find it. The bass was stolen from a roadie s van in 1972 in London and sold to a pub landlord. Scott Jones, a journalist who helped in the search, said the daughter-in-law of the deceased landlord came forward to give back the instrument.
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LONDON (AP) Paul McCartney no longer gently weeps for his original bass guitar. A five-year search by the manufacturer of the instrument that was aided by
Paul McCartney no longer gently weeps for his original bass guitar, The Associated Press reported. A five-year search by the manufacturer of the instrument that was aided by a husband-and-wife team of journalists helped reunite The Beatles star with the distinctive violin-shaped 1961 electric Höfner that went missing a half century ago and is estimated to be worth 10 million pounds ($12.6 million).