Found: Guitars left near Mission Plaza
Description
I was grabbing a late coffee around 6:05 p.m. last Tuesday, when I spotted two guitars left on the sidewalk outside a cafe on Higuera Street, near Mission Plaza in San Luis Obispo. One was a sunburst Fender-style electric guitar peeking out of a well-worn black gig bag; the other looked like a compact acoustic, its neck strap still looped over a chair. They looked recently dropped, not abandoned, with a little dust and a few busker stickers on the case. They seemed likely to belong to someone who’d just performed nearby. I’m posting here in hopes the owner can reclaim them through the site.
Approximate found location
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