Watch this space...

There could only be one of two people repairing that break but I digress.

Is this rescue going to be a nod or tribute to another great Hamer Standard? Solid finishes seem rare on these. But Rick had a lot of them. I guess we need to figure out what other Hamer Standard is associated with the word bomb.

Ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb? Salt perhaps? That would probably be the simplest given the current finish.

Or maybe a tribute to one of your past Standards? I seem to remember a few solid finish Standards in various threads from you and your brother.

Or are you going go beyond restoration and go full green figured maple top? Taking this rescue to another level would be the bomb.

I hope we don't have to wait until fall for this one.

 
That looks like a white refin that hung around The Guitar Clinic in Hamilton for ages. I think someone here bought it... don't know what happened to the headstock.

 
Serial bought it in the later mid-'90s, IIRC. I think it DID come from Canada, but he would remember better than me. It arrived with the guillotine work.

 
There were only a small handful of all-mahogany unbound Four Digit Standards made. I've owned this one and a gold one that used to belong to Dave B (originally was b/w graphic). Nielsen probably owned more than half of all of the ones made.

 
So, what's the story? This has been in its case, broken for a decade and now being repaired/refined, or is this an update?

I'm just curious about the time line.

 
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No real mystery - it is getting restored. It hasn't had strings on it since I've had it because there was nowhere to attach them. Stike stripped it down to the wood in the pics above, and more to come as I get those pics.

Sugartune said:
So, what's the story? This has been in its case, broken for a decade and now being repaired/refined, or is this an update?

I'm just curious about the time line.
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cmatthes said:
No real mystery - it is getting restored. It hasn't had strings on it since I've had it because there was nowhere to attach them. Stike stripped it down to the wood in the pics above, and more to come as I get those pics.

Sugartune said:
So, what's the story? This has been in its case, broken for a decade and now being repaired/refined, or is this an update?

I'm just curious about the time line.
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You don't need no freak'n strings, this is a 4-digit!!! I am sure it "plays like buttah" besides being able to "play by itself" and has the "tone for days" Geez, you letting some strings hold you up.. /emoticons/default_biggrin.png

What a Cheap Track..... /emoticons/default_ph34r.png

Peter

 
It is good to know this Standard is going to be back among the living. How authentic is going to be, or is it going to get a modern looking finish?

 
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Removal of that white paint...all kinds of interesting things beneath it!







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I'm sure it's standard operating procedure for certain breaks, but that headstock repair looks a lot like the one BCR Greg did on my Studio.

Is the former trem rout for a sustainblock trem?

 


There was a spare set of these inlays cut a few years ago for when some guy was getting a copy made of one of his road dog guitars. Guess nobody wanted 'em!

 
A few years back, the Stikeleathers and the Matthai hung out for an evening of stories and fun in Georgetown. An absolute blast, as always, and we ended up killing at least one bottle of Maker's Mark. In an opportune moment of clarity, I asked Stike if he'd ever reconsider his firm "no checkerboard graphics" policy...ever.

Surprisingly enough, there was a distinct "maybe" uttered that evening, and I proceeded to beat him down about that every few months or so until he finally got sick of me, and said to just toss the white whale in the trunk the next time I was in Raleigh/Durham.

The good friend that he is, Stike sweated through the tape/masking job from hell, and the paint started to fly.















Getting there, but something's still missing...

 
Next stop...off to PA for the talented Shannon Huss (HEL Guitars) to do the final touches:



One down...



Goop time...



Level that stuff...



Polish time!





Almost done!



 
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