Creating A Hamer: a behind the scenes look

[HSB0531]

If any of you have photos of your Hamer being built, post them here.
This is as much a peek into the process of the build, as it is a tribute to the guys that built these great guitars and basses.

Dave Brown aka Newman60?

 

[kizanski]

Senior hanging in the drying booth.

 

[HSB0531]

Cool!

Here's a shot of mine.

 

[cmatthes]

I've got some more shots of other guitars (mine and those of other HFC'ers) around here and there. Here's a shot from my last new one:



This one isn't mine, but it always amazed me that this guy can buff a finish in his sleep like this: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz(chork!)zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

 

[BTMN]

Sweet stuff.

My Mini is here in the archives.

http://www.hamerguitars.com/?fa=customgallery

 

[cmatthes]

Or here, perhaps, Gene?

 

[BTMN]

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[BTMN]

If that is a date in your photo tag it is not my neck. Mine is from 2005.

 

[diablo175]

Mostly post - woodwork.

 

[cmatthes]

This is a shot of matching basses (mine & Serial's) in between the set up room and getting cased to be shipped out:





Elementary...

Here's a more recent one (definitely not MY guitar):



A few more...

 

[coolfeel]

wish you had taken some pics of mine when you were at the shop...

 

[atquinn]

Elementary...

Here's a more recent one (definitely not MY guitar):

Is that Lou's?

-

Austin

 

[murkat]

Mine are gone from the last P/C virus, implosion. /emoticons/default_sad.png

they should be archieved around here somewhere.

Chris, cmatthes has some shots of it... /emoticons/default_sad.png

 

[HSB0531]

Dave working on the neck

 

[Jackass]

I've got some more shots of other guitars (mine and those of other HFC'ers) around here and there. Here's a shot from my last new one:



This one isn't mine, but it always amazed me that this guy can buff a finish in his sleep like this: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz(chork!)zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

Ha! That is so cool.

 

[Jackass]

Or here, perhaps, Gene?

Somebody's yellow can is overflowing.

 

[bruce919]

Or here, perhaps, Gene?

Somebody's yellow can is overflowing.

That is the Neck of my 3/4 scale Mahogany Standard.

 

[tomteriffic]

My Standard and half of David B's ying-yang pair, getting ready for the stork.

 

[bubs_42]

You hit the nail on the head about the Book End thing.