Take it to your local dealer, Hamer just started a new barrel jack that is a beautiful piece of work! I just got a bunch and have been putting them and they are the best. If you can't get what you want locally drop me a line.
both of my Newports have their headstock bound
if it is a newport Korina, it will have tort binding, so you won't see it up the neck or headstock anyway.
Very rarely,
It is very rare for me to buy a new guitar, and it has to be pretty special from the start to make me buy it in the first place.
I guess it's more of a "total package" kind of purchase
My Newport Pro, I got it at the end of '99 and it's been #1 ever since. De-throned my Daytona, which had been my #1 since '94. now the only thing my Newport has to fear is my upcomming IMPROV mwhahahahahahahahahahahahaha.........................