merlin4 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Mine is #52 ! Does look like a nice one.To bad no original case and changed out machine heads.! I have no commit about his asking price but I am sure someone will have one. https://reverb.com/item/11945307-hamer-usa-korina-v-1995-korina?utm_campaign=search_digest&utm_medium=email&utm_source=listing# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarab85 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Just wondering, doesn't look like a 3 pc neck, does it? I thought they were 3 piece necks. Also, did they put the "N" before the number on those? The ones I've see had a "0" in front of the number. Or did they do it differently as they made them? Just a couple things that I wasn't positive on. Could have been slightly different throughout their production. I'm sure there are experts out there that would know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin4 Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 JUST CHECKED MINE ......052 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Scarab85 said: Just wondering, doesn't look like a 3 pc neck, does it? I thought they were 3 piece necks. It is a 3pc. Zoom in. Grovers on a V headstock? Blecch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarab85 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Yeah I see it now. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveL Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 The good thing here is that grovers usually share the same bottom hole with a Kluson... so you could get a gold set and pop them back pretty easily. Although my question would be was there something going on that prompted the change in tuners? not holding it's tuning etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 18 minutes ago, DaveL said: Although my question would be was there something going on that prompted the change in tuners? not holding it's tuning etc... I just think some people feel they need to change something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 WTF, I own #13! This is a a damn lie and a fraud, unless there is a run that I don’t know about. ETA: Mine was purchased by the same guy who still owns the #13 Standard. What should I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 31 minutes ago, DaveH said: WTF, I own #13! This is a a damn lie and a fraud, unless there is a run that I don’t know about. ETA: Mine was purchased by the same guy who still owns the #13 Standard. What should I do? Check for empty V-shaped guitar cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 @DaveH, does yours say "013" or "N13," like this one (a serial config I have never seen, by the way)? The ones I've had from the original run of 72 had a Zero in front of them. Never seen an "N##". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 39 minutes ago, DaveH said: 013 Then there's a story behind N13, me thinks. @serial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin4 Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin4 Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 Could that vector been made in 1998 and a employee guitar??? N symbol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgstandard Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Wasn't there a run made to export to Japan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, dgstandard said: Wasn't there a run made to export to Japan? "N" for "Nippon"? That sounds possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
currypowder Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Other special Japanese runs didn't have any sort of designation in the serial number. Of course, the Vector may be different. Here's a pic of one of the Japanese export Futuras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Speaking of Futuras, maybe it was one of Rick Nielsen's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santellavision Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Maybe ask the seller for a snap under the control cover to see if it matches the wiring of some of yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northfield Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 In 97 there was a limited run for Nakao in Japan. The N was added to differentiate from the limited run of 72 made for the US market. I wonder how many made it back over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Mystery solved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin4 Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 Spoke to the owner. This is the 2nd one he has owned with the N symbol. Both were bought in Japan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 That's awesome to know! Thanks for the clarification, and I'm glad it's legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 3 hours ago, merlin4 said: Spoke to the owner. This is the 2nd one he has owned with the N symbol. Both were bought in Japan! Now, he just needs to fix his ad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin4 Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 Yes I gave him the heads up 911. Now see if he fixes the add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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