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Tommy

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I just got a Hamer 12 string bass but the case is a bit trashed. Anyone know where I might find a new one? I was wondering who makes strings for the 12ver as well. I have only found one company that makes them, are there more? The serial number is 949767. Anyone know what the manufacture date is?

 
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Lost Art Vintage may still have some official Hamer 12 string bass sets available. 

You can order individual strings from GHS or other string manufacturers.  Go to your local music store and get them to order the octave strings, and you can add them to a set of bass strings. 

 
What kind of case do you need?  I have a NOS Hamer B12A case that I am looking to move.

 
Thanks, I'll order a few sets and try em out. I'm still working on finding out what year the bass is. I need a new case as well. I found a lot of companies that make custom cases, just need to decide how much to spend. The bass cost a lot so I'll get a good case to protect it.

 
Strings.  I preferred the SIT strings over D'Addarios.  They felt a litter coarser under the fingers, but in a good way.  Tension was nicer too, easier to do a bit of bending.

 
Tommy......

Before you ask Chris, "How do you know it is a 1999?"......

FYI. The way Hamer serial numbers work (not ncludng the really early "4-digit" ones) is that the first digit s the YEAR it was built.

BUT, your's having a "9" means it could be either a '79, '89, '99 or 2009.

Then, to figure out which of those it actually is, you look to se how large the rest of the numbers are. So, your's is 49767...which means it is the 49 thousand 767th instrument ever made by Hamer.  To know which of the decades it falls into, you sort of need to  know Hamer production history a little.  SNs up thru the 40,000s range would be near the eand of the 1990s range.

Without seeing it, being a Chaparral 12ver.....I would guess it might be Black? I think around 98 percent of the Chap 12vers were Black. 

 
It's actually white, well sort of a cream color or maybe it was white and has faded. All six of the numbers appear to be the same size. 949767.

 
Not sure if they will fit but Lost Art Vintage (link above in Steve Haynie post) has Hamer 12 string cases

 
Tommy said:
It's actually white, well sort of a cream color or maybe it was white and has faded. All six of the numbers appear to be the same size. 949767.
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Black and White were the two catalog options, although like MC2 mentions, (at least) 98% of them seem to have been finished in Black.  He didn't mean that the serial number stamps were different sizes - he's talking about the larger numerical order.  All of the stamped numbers are the same size by physical measure.

I'm not sure that Alpep has B-12L cases.  I think he just has B-12A and B-12S cases, but worth checking and he's awesome to deal with.

 
Thanks everybody. I got my strings ordered, now I just need to get a case. Just a matter of how much I want to invest. I love the bass and can't stop playing it. It's bringing out a new side to my playing that didn't come through on my four strings.

 
planetgaffnet said:
Strings.  I preferred the SIT strings over D'Addarios.  They felt a litter coarser under the fingers, but in a good way.  Tension was nicer too, easier to do a bit of bending.
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I never tried the SIT brand, but I could never get used to D'addarios.

Yes they're the ones that were made for Hamer with brass ends,mouth they always sounded dull on every bass I tried them on.

My favorites have been: Rotosound and Curt Mangan.

If it makes any difference, Tom Petersson uses Curt Mangan 12 string sets ( he used to at least ).

 
cmatthes said:
Black and White were the two catalog options, although like MC2 mentions, (at least) 98% of them seem to have been finished in Black.  He didn't mean that the serial number stamps were different sizes - he's talking about the larger numerical order.  All of the stamped numbers are the same size by physical measure.

I'm not sure that Alpep has B-12L cases.  I think he just has B-12A and B-12S cases, but worth checking and he's awesome to deal with.
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I've never seen one in white, but I did play a transparent red one owned by BCR music.

It was more the color of a Gibson Cherry Mahogany finish.

 
Wasn't that red one at BCR an 8 string?  I played it too, but it was many, many moons ago so I could easily be mistaken about that.

 
tomteriffic said:
Wasn't that red one at BCR an 8 string?  I played it too, but it was many, many moons ago so I could easily be mistaken about that.
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I'm pretty sure it was a 12. ( I may be wrong though)

It was the wife's personal bass, and Greg brought it down for me to try before ordering mine in 2008.

 
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