Crime & Safety
Martin Guitar Owned by Mark Ballas Stolen
Mark Ballas took to his Twitter account to grieve the loss of the first guitar he ever bought -- a Martin Guitar.

Mark Ballas, who is best known for turning celebrities into ballroom dancers on "Dancing With The Stars," took to his Twitter account to grieve the loss of the first guitar he ever bought -- a 000-18 slim-body .
On his verified Twitter account -- @MarkBallas -- Ballas tweeted:
"2 precious things stolen from me in a week... My breitling watch and now my car just got broke into and my first Martin guitar was taken.."
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A few minutes later, he wrote:
"Good by Marty... You were my favorite... Hope you get pawned to an owner that will play you well.. I'll miss you bud..."
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With that tweet, which was posted on Oct. 1, Ballas also posted a link to a picture of himself playing his Martin.
In a video posted on TMZ.com, Ballas told a cameraman that his car was broken into and his guitar was taken.
"If anyone finds a Martin 000-18 slim-body acoustic guitar at any pawn shop in [Los Angeles] -- that's the first guitar I bought -- I will double whatever you pay for it," Ballas says.
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