If I recall correctly one can buy an "invisible" marker pen. You use it to write your post code etc. on your stuff. This shows up under ultraviolet light. I will have to look onto it.

Glyn Barnes
If I recall correctly one can buy an "invisible" marker pen. You use it to write your post code etc. on your stuff. This shows up under ultraviolet light. I will have to look onto it.

Yep.  I remember having one for use on my car about 25 years ago.
 
The system I would like is one where the cameras don't look like cameras (preferably something like smoke alarms), have battery backup (but can be hardwired too) and send their images over WiFi to an address I can view from any internet connected computer.  They usually only record when movement is detected so it doesn't chew up a lot of dead air and disk space.  Used in conjunction with a motion operated light should be pretty effective and not something easily dealt with by thieves.   Heck, I might put up a cheap, fake camera so they can get a good laugh and relax thinking that was my entire security system.  Makes it easier to identify the perps because they probably won't try to hide then.

Disgraceful! sorry to hear of this mate, i'd put a reward out looking for any info someone must know or have seen something, try facebook around your local area , best of luck
 
The cops need a kick up the a*s!

Another thought. Did you mention this at your gig. If not it may be worth doing so at the next. Someone may have heard of persons offering instruments on the cheap.

At the glacial rate the insurance company is moving, it could be a month before the claim gets settled. Meanwhile, I have commitments with 2 bands to keep, so I took a leap of faith and ordered a new synth. The good news it's a frickin' awesome instrument. Bad news is I don't know where I'll store it when it gets here.
 

bitflipper
At the glacial rate the insurance company is moving, it could be a month before the claim gets settled. Meanwhile, I have commitments with 2 bands to keep, so I took a leap of faith and ordered a new synth. The good news it's a frickin' awesome instrument. Bad news is I don't know where I'll store it when it gets here.
 

In your bedroom right next to you. 
(In bed with your arm around it is optional.)

bit, 
find someone you trust that works at a musical instrument sales company,
pay them a small fee to write up a list of your equipment and their replacement worth.
even finished transactions on ebay is legit.
blue book values,
current market values, 
etc.
 
i had to do this when i lost a bunch of stuff in a house flood back in '08.

When I bought my last instrument the dealer sent me a value of worth to give to my insurance company as a rider on my main policy. They should do this for you. It's a little extra but probably worth it to get it replaced in the event of a fire or break in.
I've got cameras all around my property and  cameras inside. I told myself that it might be overkill since the take on my place wouldn't make anyone rich, but after reading this I'm glad I did it.

Much of the stuff came from Sweetwater, which lets you download PDFs for everything you ever bought there. Musician's Friend has no such feature, and I never created an account at Zzounds, so I'm going through old credit card statements for proof of purchase. The local music store was able to print receipts for recently-bought amplifiers and is digging out files for me on things I bought before they had a proper database. 
 
Sadly, the company I bought my ADAMs from has gone out of business. I have tracked down one of its principals who now works for another store and emailed him to see if the owners still have sales records. Sheesh. Then there's the stuff I bought off Craigslist - those will be writeoffs.
 
Just trying to remember everything that was in my cord bag, and where I got them, is a daunting task. Pedals, stompboxes, a MIDI merger, microphone, gobs of cables.
 
Let this be a lesson to you all. Take photos of ALL your gear and serial numbers, dig out your receipts and stash all that information somewhere secure. Do it now.

Heck, I not only do it for my gear, but with some other gear I've always wanted too!