2007 Earthen Maple Studio Custom 16/25

[Nan0brain]

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[Disturber]

A beauty!

[gorch]

It‘s a beauty.

[ARM OF HAMER]

                        Yeah that is a beautiful guitar for sure!.................I would prefer to have "Crown" inlays though, IMHO they look better and more fitting to the look of the guitar. At almost 4K all in IF I were buying I would be looking at earlier "Sunburst" or "Special" with the "Crowns".

[veatch]

The Earthen Maple is a completely different guitar than the Sunburst or Special. The combination of the Limba and that uber-dense salvaged maple was a great combination. I regret selling mine, but I regret selling most guitars that I've had.   : )

(though I agree - crowns, or even better, the Anniversary inlays would look better,  IMHO)

That's a beauty. Someone will be happy with it, I'm sure. 

[Cboss]

Can you see the minerals in the wood or are they just in there somewhere..

[ARM OF HAMER]

20 hours ago, veatch said:

The Earthen Maple is a completely different guitar than the Sunburst or Special. The combination of the Limba and that uber-dense salvaged maple was a great combination. I regret selling mine, but I regret selling most guitars that I've had.   : )

(though I agree - crowns, or even better, the Anniversary inlays would look better,  IMHO)

That's a beauty. Someone will be happy with it, I'm sure. 

                                  Yeah I realize the differences as you mentioned..................didn't mean to infer that they were the same. Just that if I were buying that guitar I would want Crowns instead oof the Victory inlays. I would think these days an all original "Bound and Crowned  Hamer "Sunburst" in similar condition with the OHSC from the 70's would sell for that much, maybe more. That IS a beautiful and special guitar!

[Travis]

Love those Earthen series guitars, and this one has Gravelins…. 🤤🤤🤤

An Earthen Tally is on my short list…

[ib2010]

This run,for whatever reason, are truly bell ringers. Clarity and beef. My favorite bucker guitar

[Steve Haynie]

Seeing the victory inlays in person changed my opinion of them.  Tradition has us fixed on crown inlays, and some can make the argument for whether they really do look better from a design standpoint.  The Earthen Maple series came out when the victory inlays were in use, so they are part of that era. 

[HSB0531]

What do the Anniversary inlays look like?

And, I personally like the Victory inlays, although to me a Bound and Crowned Sunburst is the best looking version of the Sunburst.

[soli'd]

On 8/8/2024 at 9:52 AM, Cboss said:

Can you see the minerals in the wood or are they just in there somewhere..

On this example, they seem to have all concentrated around the center seam below the bridge. 

[veatch]

35 minutes ago, soli'd said:

On this example, they seem to have all concentrated around the center seam below the bridge. 

Yeah - others are more distinct.  This one is #9 (which was a monster guitar)

[veatch]

49 minutes ago, HSB0531 said:

What do the Anniversary inlays look like?

And, I personally like the Victory inlays, although to me a Bound and Crowned Sunburst is the best looking version of the Sunburst.

Basically, the inner third of the Victories.  I like the subtleness of it while being more than simple dots...

<Unca Greg pic...>
 

 

[HSB0531]

I Like the Anniversary inlays.  As you said, very subtle.  And the 12th fret is a nice touch.

Is that the one that had the very intricate tortoise shell binding?

[Cboss]

1 hour ago, veatch said:

Yeah - others are more distinct.  This one is #9 (which was a monster guitar)

Really beautiful 

[Travis]

I really like the anniversary inlays. Very much like the Talladega inlays which are dots with a 12th fret Victory. I love the more subtle look. But, I’ve always been more of a minimalist when it comes to aesthetic appointments. 

[veatch]

5 hours ago, HSB0531 said:

I Like the Anniversary inlays.  As you said, very subtle.  And the 12th fret is a nice touch.

Is that the one that had the very intricate tortoise shell binding?

Yes,  this has the "stacked purfling" throughout (even in the f-hole).

(Jol's pic below)

 

[HSB0531]

13 hours ago, veatch said:

Yes,  this has the "stacked purfling" throughout (even in the f-hole).

(Jol's pic below)

 

I remember the Hamer workshop blog and seeing how they stacked both horizontal and vertical layers.  I'm guessing Mike S. did the work?

[veatch]

It was a team effort, but he certainly was involved. : )