Snagg microchip

[CimaJazz]

Is anyone familiar with this security chip?
http://www.snagg.com/

My insurance offers a discount if it is installed on my bass.

[fdeck]

How much of a discount?

[CimaJazz]

5% on premium http://www.anderson-group.com/snagg.html

[robobass]

Sounds worth it then. I just wonder how effective it could be, since the chip needs to be read to be effective, and I doubt many pawn shops, music stores, and violin dealers will have one in the shop. The website conveniently doesn't mention this detail. At best, this would help you prove ownership once the instrument is found and law enforcement has gotten involved. Incidentally, those tags cost less than a buck in bulk, but the readers are well over a thousand. That means that neither merchants nor local police are likely to own one. Still, your $22 includes maintanance of the registry, and if you can get a break on your insurance, why not do it. I just doubt it will actually help anyone get their bass back.

[CimaJazz]

Originally Posted by robobass

I just doubt it will actually help anyone get their bass back.

That is exactly what I thought; the reduction in the premium is a plus, but since the chip does not transmit any data, I do not see how the bass can be recovered unless the buyer has the scanner to read the chip, look into the manufacturer's stolen list, and report it to the proper authorities.