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Thanks for answering my question on chambering. ^^

You think Mike may be able to use an old school classic truss rod cover? Those later ones bug me. Or is it a copyright issue? Would be sweet if he personalized them like Hamer would do back in the day. /emoticons/default_smile.png

 
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The "new style" TRC's bug me too and I have requested an "old style" one like the 4 digits had.

Does anyone know why they changed to the less attractive type ?

FWIW You can get the engraving done at any key cutting place.

 
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RichRS6 said:
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Does anyone know why they changed to the less attractive type ?
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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.

 
Thanks.

I guessed It had to be a legal issue, the old ones look so much better.

I'll discuss it with Mike when the time comes.

 
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BTMN said:
BA DOOMPA TSSSS!!!! /emoticons/default_tongue.png/emoticons/default_happy.png/emoticons/default_cool.png

Ordered some more Chickenhead knobs just a little while ago in Gold like these.

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If you ever get over to Orlando, go to Skycraft. It's a surplus store and they have chicken-heads in black, white and creme by the thousands! Good prices too.
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Is Skycraft near Disney World?
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Skycraft is about twenty minutes from Disney. It's on the northeast side of town. About a quarter of a mile off Interstate 4. Real easy to find.

 
I'm for the vintage bell cover too. I've also contacted Mike about using vintage style aged single-ring Klusons.

 
I thought that the TRC change was more about not aping Gibson and more forging a different identity for the brand. They changed to the "suppository" TRC in the mid '80s, and went through several changes in the 90s before settling on the one the ended up with at the end. I'm sure Frank U. Or Jol could answer that for sure.

 
I don't think that shape TRC has been used on any Gibson copies since the 80's so it might have been a legal issue, perhaps changing that was enough to get Gibson's lawyers off Hamer's back.

 
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Ha! I remember Skycraft... I used to raid that place for weird parts, switches, pilot lamps, (and of course knobs) etc... back when I was at Full Sail for recording arts.
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Did you know Bruce Marshall? He worked at Full Sail back when they first opened.
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That name sounds familiar but I can't picture him. The most memorable instructor I had there was a guy named Hunter Menning. Unbelievable wealth of knowledge. I started there in 2001, FS was a much smaller operation then, but they had amazing equipment to learn on (Amek 9098, SSL 9000J, incredible mic lockers and outboard gear). We once had Roger Nichols as a guest instructor. Fond memories of that time in my life.

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



 
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.

 
Does anyone know how many Ultimate orders got in before the list was closed? I was re-reading emails from Mike, and it sounded like the initial run stretched to 25, and that a second run would include the rest... or is it 12 in the first run, then the rest?

 
Do you mean all the initial orders are being done in one run, or are there two runs? How many gtrs?

 
Mike expanded the initial offering to @25, to do his best to meet the (HUGE!) initial demand and include as many people as possible. Actual production is being broken into two "runs" or batches.

 
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The initial run was expanded to 25 Ulitmates. Due to the the huge demand, I decided to extend the offer to the others that put in orders on that inital day, and these additional Ultimates are part of the second run. There will be a total of 48 special run Ultimates.

 
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