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I've got a line on one they had to build for Kingdom of Heaven. I hope it will show our commitment to another Hamer open house otherwise I'll find a bigger one.

Fun to model my vintage amps with my Roadking. Fun to switch between 4 amps and both open and closed back cabinets with only a footswitch.

Speaking of open houses, I happened to be speaking to Kim Keller today. Some guy drove up from Virginia with a working trebouchet last week for the factory tour. They were hurling old Ovations 75 yards and they were still playable. Supposedly there are pics on the forum. Jeez, by comparison, we're boring.

This is Poe's post and Mobster's and Tonejunkee's rec. Lets get back to it.

el-84 fans, don't forget that Jol tests our guitars through a Blue Angel .

wow, that looks like a great deal.

Hey Bill o', Bring the standard over tues. If it kills my r-9 with '59 paf's, my conscience will be clear to cash out and go Esteban.

Great. I just finished my new plant order for this year. I doubled the amount and added a few more countries. I'll keep ya posted if either of the two articles come to pass.

Salem, I get your point. Forgetting the whole investment thing, and the value added because working musicians who became gods later, recorded on used pre CBS gear because thats all they could afford. Gibson and Fender changed stuff every year. They were listening to their artists but still had no idea when or how they caught lightning in a bottle. Now we know when. The coveted bursts that are $300k now were such a bust that thay were discontinued after 3 years. Every year the LP neck was different. In retrospect we are able to see that there are certain years when it all came together. also the wood available was old growth and is harder to duplicate today because( for example) the climate in Honduras is different today so pro luthiers like Terry McInturff get their old growth mahogany from places that duplicate the humid swamps of Honduras in the pre 50's. Good wood is a huge part of it, but even that aside, and the aging of the decades (because they were less than a decade old when many of the famous recordings were made), it is a certain synergy of ALL the elements coming together. Read the LP forum and see how much importance is given the sleeveless truss rods, or brazilian vs. indian fretboards. Or look at boutique amp and pedal sites and see how moving a small electrical part a few centimeters to one side changes how the electrical fields interract. Then there were the fortuitous mistakes like the looseness of the JMI AC-30's or the fact that the way Leo attatched his amp cuircuitboards to save money created an additional field that became part of the synergy. As great as the luthiers were, it still took EVERYONE the vantage point of time and comparison to see when these magic synergies took place. Even now they are rediculously hard to duplicate so some people are paying for the perspective and guarantee of time as well. Blah Blah. It can be felt and heard because if a 10-thumbed, melody-free beginner like me can hear it, you can be damn sure people like HHB and other pros can hear it. Until you try the holy grail vintage guitars and amps, it is hard to understand. It seems to me like the difference between a ****ing great guitar and magic. There is a reason Kim Keller, Jol and many other super builders play vintage at home and wont part with them. Same with amps and tubes. just my 2 cents as the HFC's omega player

ARMS. Clapton, Beck and Page. Got it on tape. it was Beck's night at MSG

Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Carr Mercury boys are smilin'. Brooks, does cheap per watt count?

Aw fergetit. I sez different speakers and back enclosures selected from a footswitch can sound gud.

Best to you Frank Steve

Welcome! I must warn you though, if you come after my spot as omega guitar player, there is going to be a fight. No, momentary suckage wont cut it. You have to take years of lessons from a top-flight pro and learn so slowly that he writes a concerned note to your family asking about head injuries.

"Someone to call mom." !!!! I promised myself I wouldn't cry before 10, oh well.

All the best

We've kept up on this a little so you know my heart is with you. steve

Done data, They are the best push-push500k from stew mac. is that ok? I think I forgot to mention the pp. Kiz, take some hot sauce at least...before the new jamaican restaurant gets me ire and cleans me out again

I have 1 or 2 straps left and lots of hot sauce. Dont worry, this latest batch is way better. 64 plants from around the world I grow. I am entering a national contest shortly just for fun. 1 tan franklin strap, 1 new 50's style fender. Blue, I found the ultimate 3 way switch for your wiring package and have added it to your loot. cool!

Data, the tonepros are spoken for. anything else you need I could look around for? guitar cloths, D'Addario 9's?

Done Nick and thanks Kurt.

Done Santellavision it says AVR II on the back. is that a model that will work work for you?

Done Atquinn and Fuzzy. btw I got the Gibson size truss rod covers from Stewart Macdonald so they fit but are a different shape and not official. is that still OK? Hey Rick, Thanks and congrats on your success!

Well, I just learned a ton more stuff from everyone in the last 2 weeks ( I'm a beginner compared to everyone) and got the great news this morning that my wifes spinal fusion was successfull so....Free to a good home... 1 hamer trc, 4 gibson tc, smaller trc, 2 tonepros bridges, 4 Allparts 500k pots, 2 used hamer Ultimate pots, jack monster wire, 4 nice Franklin straps, gold schallers, chrome dunlops used strat knobs and thanks for all the well-wishes! On another note, a number of my Designer Gallery and other custom Hamers are going up for sale at Willcutts. I would be happy to answer any questions. They are awesome and were a thrill to work with the factory on, but it makes more sense to take my financial loss now and be ready if there is another round of cancer operations. hot sauce steve Thanks again folks!