belgian

I wear baggy trouses, so my package is well hidden!!

Just the standard burgundy red. That's my only dissapointment, I tought if a sunburst was ordered, it came on the back too. My Newport pro has it (but I bought that one used) Is this an upgrade too ?

With thanks for all the suggestions I got from this board : Arrived just on time, one day before my birthday. Tobacco sunburst no black, cognac center Ebony fingerboard Bound F-holes

I can do some European distribution, if you want to...

I want one in tobacco sunburst (no black, cognac center)

Spending the money and time, you otherwise would spend on gear.

I am going to Paris half august. If you want a tour of Northern France or Belgium (Somme area, Lille or Bruges), you could train to Amiens or Lille, and I could pick you up there. I am free on next Wednesday and Thursday. I have room for an extra three in my Van, just mail me before Thuesday.

I was wondering how you guys spend your holidays ? I stay in the area, I am going with my youngest daughter (16) to Paris (only 200 miles from here). We'll visit a lot of museums, montmartre, fleamarkets, pére lachaise and then we'll go to Brittany with my Van (we try to camp in it) for some celtic culture and music. I'll take my Duotone and my microcube with me, and try to pickup some Celtic rock. Some Hamer content in your holidays ?

The one I bought at least 5 copies of since I discovered it, and pops up on my turntable/cd-player every month since more than 25 years is... Midnight Blue from Kenny Burrell

There are some Threeholers with Phat cats around here, they seem to be great. Mine has the standard pickups, I am very happy with it. On the piezo : I am still searching for the right sound (it's somewhere in there) - maybe I'll try the Mama Bear.

I tried the DR zebra electric-acoustic strings, they go well on the acoustic side, but you loose something on the electric side (most on the G string).

OOCH, all those Monaco 3's in the back.... and still no trace of mine. http://www.hamerfanclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2991 pure torture

USPS was great for shippings to Belgium. I had 6 guitars shipped trough them the last two years, and they all arrived within a week. In that time the local distribution company was GLS. Tracking and so went perfect. everything came in safe and they charged about 9 Euros on customs declaration (wich is very reasonable). On two, they even forgot to declare on customs - there was no value marked on the shipping papers and the invoice- was in a plastic enveloppe on top of the box. I presume they were to lazy to open it. So I got a T-51 and a Newport Korina free of charges. That changed, GLS lost the contract and ABX is now the local transporter. The first shipping is now the Centaura that Elduave shipped to me 13th of May. It left the USA the 14th trough Kennedy airport. No trace of it, since then. I was getting very nervous. AS ABX has no tracking system for international shippings, the only source was USPS tracking and that stayed for 11 days on the same status : Your shipment left the USA on..... Then I started calling around and nobody over here had a clue where the package could be. Elduave did the same over with USPS and got the same answers. This morning it popped up : Your shipment arrived today in Brussels... 12 days to cross the Atlantic. I hope it's still in one piece. Bax was the transporter for a Valvetech order. It came in in about a week, but they charged about 70 Euros (100$)extra for custom declaration on a 200 $ shipment + the normal custom taxes. Is this really illegal ? (then I could claim it back)

I had tracking on USPS European shippings a couple of months ago.

I'am getting balded already, I am 48, and it isn't getting better since I have to learn 2 of my daughters to learn to drive a car. The Centaura I snapped on Ebay went to Elduave for a proper setup and cleaning. It's coming my way next week I guess. I am already trying to learn some old Black Sabbath riffs, on the the the tattoos, I stick on my birthmarks, I have a real pentagram and a thirth nipple.

hey Elduave, make shure you have a tracking on my centaura !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All shipments I had trough USPS went really fast and well. I had some trouble (upcharging) with UPS and with BAX, those company's really nail (European) receivers. For my last BAX shipment they charged me 70 Euro on all different fees on a 200 $ valued shipment. They know if you want the shipment, you'll pay anyway.

Korina all the way...

Newport Tobacco sunburst with bound F-holes : Yummie. Someone over here has one, if I remember...

Welcome, The board is not a good therapy to get rid of the HAMER SYNDROME