Paul McCartney’s bass guitar was missing for 51 years. Fans helped find it.
Washington Post
Beatles fans were able to reunite Paul McCartney with his Höfner bass guitar that was stolen in 1972 and sold to a pub landlord, Ronald Guest.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2024/02/16/paul-mccartney-lost-bass-guitar-found/