NC woman says someone stole upright bass made nearly 70 years ago

GASTONIA, N.C. — A North Carolina woman told Channel 9 she was heartbroken after someone stole her musical instrument shortly after she played it a...

January 21, 2023
2:22 AM

GASTONIA, N.C. — A North Carolina woman told Channel 9 she was heartbroken after someone stole her musical instrument shortly after she played it at a funeral.Jaime Carter has played her upright bass since she was a teenager.'The moment it wasn't there, immediately all these memories start coming back,' Carter said.Video shows the moment police said someone stole the upright bass and drove off with it. Carter said she and a friend were eating at a restaurant in Gastonia off Remount Road when someone got into the truck, pulled up a lock bar, and took the 1951 Kay Upright Bass M-1 model.

Dave Faherty