As of today, the following Brannen Brothers instruments have been reported as stolen to the police and/or the insurance company.

Instrument Type	Serial #	Approx. Date	Place
Brannen-Cooper Flute	92	October 2006	San Francisco
Brannen-Cooper Flute	356	March 1984	New Jersey
Brannen-Cooper Flute	379	September 1991	Sweden
Brannen-Cooper Flute	435	May 1985	Connecticut
Brannen-Cooper Flute	538	1985	Massachusetts
Brannen-Cooper Flute	635	December 1987	Oklahoma
Brannen-Cooper Flute	678	December 1987	North Carolina
Brannen-Cooper Flute	685	March 1990	Illinois
Brannen-Cooper Flute	927	May 1992	Italy
Brannen-Cooper Flute	1123	July 1990	Massachusetts
Brannen-Cooper Flute	1960	November 2008	Switzerland
Brannen-Cooper Flute	2258	September 2000	Germany
Brannen-Cooper Flute	2375	April 1998	Colorado
Brannen-Cooper Flute	2477	April 1998	Ohio
Brannen-Cooper Flute	2565	April 2007	Massachusetts
Brannen-Cooper Flute	2679	December 1998	Korea
Brannen-Cooper Flute	2963	May 2007	Rome
Brannen-Cooper Flute	3607	August 2001	Sweden
Brannen-Cooper Flute	3727	September 2001	San Francisco
Brannen-Cooper Flute	3745	October 1999	Canada
Brannen-Cooper Flute	4377	May 2007	Wisconsin
Brannen-Cooper Flute	4500	January 2006	Boston
Brannen-Cooper Flute	4789	November 2008	Germany
Brannen-Cooper Flute	5268	January 2007	Arizona
Brannen-Cooper Flute	5340	November 2004	Maryland
Brannen Brothers Piccolo	8406	April 1998	Maryland
Brannen Brothers Piccolo	8806	June 2003	California
Brannen-Cooper Headjoint	99254	December 2005	Boston
Brannen-Cooper Headjoint	00249	August 2000	Ohio
Brannen-Cooper Headjoint	00116	August 2000	Ohio
Brannen-Cooper Headjoint	00100	August 2000	Ohio
Brannen-Cooper Headjoint	01130	June 2001	Ohio

If you have had a Brannen Brothers instrument stolen, please contact our Manager of Sales & Marketing. We will request a copy of the police report or a signed waiver. Then, we will contact you should we learn anything of relevance.

Since the Brannen Brothers name is engraved on every one of our instruments, we have sometimes been contacted when one of our instruments has been found in questionable or puzzling situations. On occasion, we have been able to be helpful in having stolen instruments returned to their rightful owners.

If you are considering the purchase of a Brannen Brothers instrument, and something seems "not quite right" about the proposed sale, you may call our Customer Service Representative, give her the serial number of the instrument, and we will tell you whether we list that instrument as stolen. This happens occasionally when someone is offered a Brannen instrument for what seems like a ridiculously low figure, or the instrument is being offered by someone who would seem to have no reason for having it. In most cases, your fears will probably be unfounded. Such calls have, in a few cases, led to the recovery of stolen instruments and, for the prospective buyer, the avoidance of much grief. In such instances, the old adage of, "Better safe than sorry," is definitely true.