NHD: 2002 Artist Korina

[RobB]

Did some horse-trading at Real Guitars and a Hamer followed me home. Searching the web for specs I found this was once for sale at CMI. The black reflector knobs and serial # confirmed that. 

Besides the knobs, bone stock (replaced with the proper black tophats). After fretboard oiling, fret-polishing, strings/setup...this is practically new. I also replaced the straplok buttons with NOS, chrome Charvel buttons. The neck is a modern carve, sort of a medium-D, exactly my preference. Lightweight, with just a hint of neck-dive, which is negated by a leather strap. I be happy!

 

Edited December 7, 2025 by RobB

[DaveL]

[veatch]

Killer!

[bry4321]

Congratulations! 🫡

[RobB]

Forgot to add this oddity. This Artist has Gotoh TOM/tailpiece combo. It’s interesting because the CMI ad copy says that the original hardware had been replaced. 

Not so unusual in the big picture. Do Gotoh and Schaller have the same metric posts? Or maybe Hamer only had Gotoh parts on hand for this build? Did Hamer ever use Gotoh hardware?

[stobro]

My '01 Studio has a Gotoh tailpiece.

[RobB]

1 hour ago, stobro said:

My '01 Studio has a Gotoh tailpiece.

Thanks. I wondered why anyone would bother changing out stud anchors, et al. Good to know the hardware is original.