Pieman

Included the original DD p/ups, as well.

Link no longer active . Sold?

We should take up a collection so he doesn't sell it. That guitar is with the rightful owner.

To get around the a statute of limitations defense, the author(s) of "Taurus" would argue that each recorded or live performance or sale is generating income and is a continuing violation of the copyrighted property rights. Led Zep would argue estoppel, that Spirit should have complained a lot earlier and can't do it now. Then bring on the lawyers at upwards of $800 per hour. to defend the claims. Plaintiff's lawyers could get 1/3 or 40% of any award if working on a contingency. Something along those lines.

42 years later they make a claim? "loan me a dime" by Boz Scaggs is also reminiscent. to me, at least sometimes. or maybe not

A couple of months ago, after one of the New Hartford guys posted a picture if a completed unsold Newport in storage (I think it was a Newport), I contacted somebody at Willcutt, I asked if they would contact New Hartford/Fender and see if there were indeed completed Hamers in storage. He sounded excited by the prospect and told me that Wilcutt would buy anything available.. He made the call on one of the snowstorm days and the facility was closed. He said he'd get back to me but he never did. Occassionally I visit Willcutt's website to see if there are any Hamers in the "New Arrivals" section, but none have been posted. I image that some of the other former Hamer dealers could make the same call. But, now, who would they call? And where, if there are any, are they stored?

The sound of silence Very sad indeed

Were any of those photos taken today? Or were you walked out of the place? Like a death in the community.

So, Greg: Do they ask for an estimate? Is this a fixed price? Just curious from a business perspective. Who pays? the artist? A management company? Is this repair covered byinsurance? i am not asking for state secrets here, but anything you can share would be of interest to all of us. Thanks.

Mike/Nortfield/bm/Jackass: References to "Saturday" and "last Saturday" Why is this work being done on Saturdays and not Monday-Friday? Just curious.

"The import duty would probably kill it for most of us but thats a real nice looking Standard.." Murkat once wrote there are no US customs charges for a US-made guitar being "repatriated" to the US.

My colleagues in Amsterdam called the shop today. .They would have forwarded it to me. It has been sold.. Anybody here the lucky fellow?

Seller's website says no overseas shipments.

sorry no vid. not required. "Fortunate Son" Creedence especially if there was a draft card in your wallet

Sold

If this were April Fool's Day......................

The Packard factory in Detroit once employed 77,000 workers - - at one site. 77,000. My father loved those cars, but that brand is gone, too. I have owned three P90 Specials, an '80s Special, a 96? Artist Custom and I bought from Greg purportedly the last guitar (natural Standard, nickel) of the line about 2-3 Christmases ago. The cratsmanship on the Artist and the Standard (now Django49's) was incredible. I understand that Hamer was a drop in the bucket to Fender but Fender is huge and plenty of companies keep brands and models alive. How many mid-management people does Fender employ trying to find a still-cheaper off-shore source (from Japan to Korea to China to Indonesia to India and someday probably Vietnam or Myanmar) ? And how much do those 17-hour plane flights cost and the "management focus" related to that? Couldn't Fender allocate some dough to keep the brand alive, even on a custom-order basis? If nothing else just to showcase the talents of the artisans who bring these to life? Talk about deep pockets. Talk about a custom shop. The problem, as I see it, was that Fender introduced no new models to keep the line-up fresh. No Talladegas, no three soap bar P90s red Monacos, no Newports. The GuitarPlayer "Editor's Pick" awards that would have followed would have provided some visibility. Fender cranks out endless iterations of Jaguars, Jazzmasters, telies and strats. All thise Fender Special Runs. If they wanted to "revive" the various Hamer models they could have. None of this was done after the takeover. Look at it's distribution network. They could have goosed the visibility. I wonder if Fender was worried that Gibson would bring some PRS-copycat trademark litigation if Fender started to produce instruments influenced by Gibson designs. That would have definitely sucked up cash. There is more to this story than a lack of orders..

Please, sir, tell us how you came to adopt the moniker IndianScout.

Why wouldn't the jerk change his "name" with such a bad rep?

A sudden death is a shock to the system of those who knew and loved the departed. The best thing is to keep her in your heart.

Musicians Friend is running a special today - 15% off on select items $199 or greater in value. Don't know if the have these or if the discount applies. But for $170, these were be stupid cheap. Here's what i got in email today. Say CALLSANTA when you give our Gift Experts a call now at 800-687-3022

I found mine on Amazon. They threw in some extras. Ordered yesterday and they shipped yesterday. Hopefully there are no issues with the amp. Austin Bazaar Incorporated trading on Amazon.com as Austin Bazaar shipped the following item(s) ......

If you go to Amazon.com, one vendor is also including an 18-foot cable and a bunch of guitar picks.

How was the fret wear? Did you give it up recently? Never mind It's gone.

Great question - over the last 25 years two silver face Vibro Champs Mesa Boogie 50 Caliber Plus Peavey Classic 50 2x12 Peavey Classic 50 4x12 Peavey Classic Delta Blues1x15 (maybe it was a 2x10) Sano something other Ampeg 1x15 Epiphone Devon? Two Blues Pearl Texas Tornadoes (one blue diamond, one snakeskin with pull boost) Fender Music Master Trace Elliott Vellocette Victoria Champ I am sure I am missing some The ones I miss the most are the bone stock late 70s VibroChamp and both Texas Tormados Currently Fender DEC Dr Z Carman Ghia Gibson GA-6 Vibro Champ (w 10 inch spkr) Some Marshall practice bass amp