mirrorimij

Thank you all! 😂 it looks close to this……..https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/austin/large-african-carved-figural-karyenda-drum-7154806

I found this at a local second hand shop. Heavy. Heavily carved. Animal skin drum skin. Any idea what this is? Cheap souvenir? It was listed as a “Native Drum”. Seems well made. Any idea where it was made and when?

Forgive the shitty digital photo of the original. This was built at Hamer for employee Jim O’Keefe. I would guess 1994? I can’t remember the headstock but 99% sure it DOES NOT have a Hamer logo. As soon as you picked it up, you could tell it was 100% Hamer USA. No I don’t know why the body is reversed.

Whenever an employee had a birthday Annette had a very special way she would announce it over the intercom system. She was a great person. It's a sad day.

That could be the cover of the catalog.

That rasp was also used to carve the necks for the dual truss rod B12 bass necks and the asymmetric carve of the 1990s 5 string cruise basses. Hamer always bought them without the handle. I am not sure why. I have used mine with and without the handle and I prefer it without. That rasp and a cabinet scraper are two of my favorite hand tools.

That is a Shinto Saw Rasp (minus the handle). They can remove material efficiently and allow a high degree of control. The spaces allow the chips to clear. You can buy them here http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/151297/9-Shinto-Saw-Rasp.aspx

Perhaps Newman could chime in on this...... The truss rod covers shown above were standard issue on the "modern vintage" P90 Special initially. Then the truss rod cover had to be changed along with the shape of the headstock tip. The scroll of the headstock was cut with a custom made shaper knife. It was rather expensive to have a new cutter made and the new shape didn't look very different. I would guess a side by side comparison would be necessary to see the difference. I think it had something to do with a settlement between Gibson and Heritage. My impression was that Hamer was voluntarily making the changes. I smoked a lot of weed back then so I could be completely f'd up on this.

Would these truss rod covers used on the early 90's Specials be considered the "bell" style normally associated with Gibson?

I think it had something to do with an agreement or settlement with Gibson. Hamer was still using the familiar bell shape TRC when I started there in the early 90's. The scroll on the headstock changed slightly at the same time as the TRC change. That last Standard that Jackass assembled on "black tuesday" used a Gibson shaped rod cover that was supplied by the customer. I would ask Mike if that is an option.

They are brothers.

The torch has been passed. Congratulations. I wish Mike great success. The introductory price is astounding and reminiscent of the 1990's "Modern Vintage" era of Hamer.

http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-Fender-Musical-Instruments-RVW4167374.htm?utm_source=company-follow&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=company-follow-ri&utm_content=company-follow-ri-review-button