I typically keep my thoughts to myself but this has hit hard way too close to home so for what it is worth: Be grateful for the Hamer instruments you currently have... Currently there is a good supply of used pre-2008 Hamers to choose from... Rhodes, Rogers, Kubicki, SUNN, Guild, DeArmond, Tacoma, SWR, Charvel, Jackson - with Gretsch being the ONLY exception... Toto - we are not in Kansas anymore.