The Shark Posted December 10, 2025 Posted December 10, 2025 Just a head's up to you Florida Hamer fanatics. I'll be exhibiting about 15 to 20 guitars at the Orlando Show this year. Booth will be "DR's Guitars". My bass player will also be bringing some cool stuff. Stop by and introduce yourself. It would be nice to have more than one Hamer Forum member that I've met in person (Thorn)!!! I'll be posting pics of the guitars in the For Sale Section at some point, in case any of you guys are interested before the show. Only two or three will be Hamers though. Oh, boy! 8 Quote
Jeff R Posted December 10, 2025 Posted December 10, 2025 We planned to exhibit Carondelet at the Orlando show for the first time this year, but I'm driving from Louisiana to California for must-do biz at NAMM the week prior. Then an artist relations stop in Las Vegas on the way home. Then at the house one evening before driving to Tampa for another AR stop. I'm going to see if I can coincide that Tampa run so I can divert briefly to Orlando one of the two show days. If it happens, I'll definitely seek you out! 2 Quote
The Shark Posted December 10, 2025 Author Posted December 10, 2025 50 minutes ago, Jeff R said: We planned to exhibit Carondelet at the Orlando show for the first time this year, but I'm driving from Louisiana to California for must-do biz at NAMM the week prior. Then an artist relations stop in Las Vegas on the way home. Then at the house one evening before driving to Tampa for another AR stop. I'm going to see if I can coincide that Tampa run so I can divert briefly to Orlando one of the two show days. If it happens, I'll definitely seek you out! Cool. You know I love your pickups! 1 Quote
Willie G. Moseley Posted December 11, 2025 Posted December 11, 2025 My perception is that Morty runs an efficient and popular show (otherwise he wouldn't still be doing it). The one time I was there, he brought in a stack of pizzas for dealers during load-in. Nice touch. Quote
The Shark Posted December 11, 2025 Author Posted December 11, 2025 40 minutes ago, Willie G. Moseley said: My perception is that Morty runs an efficient and popular show (otherwise he wouldn't still be doing it). The one time I was there, he brought in a stack of pizzas for dealers during load-in. Nice touch. I've known Morty since he bought the show from Ken Epperson. He's been asking me why I don't exhibit for years. I'm finally ready to sell some of them! 1 Quote
The Shark Posted January 24 Author Posted January 24 I'll be there next Saturday and Sunday. DR's Guitars is the booth. Lots of cool stuff. 2 Quote
ZR Posted January 25 Posted January 25 (edited) On 12/10/2025 at 4:57 PM, Jeff R said: We planned to exhibit Carondelet at the Orlando show for the first time this year, but I'm driving from Louisiana to California for must-do biz at NAMM the week prior. Then an artist relations stop in Las Vegas on the way home. Then at the house one evening before driving to Tampa for another AR stop. I'm going to see if I can coincide that Tampa run so I can divert briefly to Orlando one of the two show days. If it happens, I'll definitely seek you out! Carondelet world tour. You're rockin' it man!! Good to hear! Edited January 25 by ZR 2 Quote
Jeff R Posted January 28 Posted January 28 (edited) Change of plans, I can't make it to Florida this coming weekend, too much business busyness (we had a very productive NAMM) and even the Gulf Coast highways forecast is icy and bleak this coming weekend. We had to delay our return from California as lower Texas thawed out, and then race across Texas via I-10 in one day to beat the next ice forecast. Not fun. We also had a great artist relations stop in Las Vegas ... that's a Carondelet "Secret Sauce" variant in his main "whitey," recently installed by the Charvel custom shop. Edited January 28 by Jeff R 12 1 Quote
cmatthes Posted January 29 Posted January 29 How’s Jake doing, Jeff? He looks quite a bit better! 1 Quote
Jeff R Posted January 29 Posted January 29 Jake is doing great, recovered nicely from the shooting. He joked that it was the catalyst to him finally quitting cigarettes, between being bedridden in a smoke-free facility and "oh yeah, that hole in my lung" lol. He's still battling arthritis but a doctor he respects greatly is recommending a surgery on his right hand/arm that may give him some relief and increase range of motion where he needs it most. Despite the joint pain, however, he's still quite nimble on the fretboard. I got to listen to him revisit the intro lick to "Never" (last track of Ultimate Sin album, and one of my favorite Ozzy songs of all time) with "whitey" driving a cranked Friedman JEL head as I overhauled his Epiphone Joe Pass jazz box's guts. The JP is actually his daily go-to practice and writing tool, it hangs on a hook in his den, and it sounds incredible acoustically. But he said it has suffered since day one from anemic stock electronics. A set of our new Carondelet OTB Ultimates and a custom harness I fabbed with grade-A pots and caps and wire and stuff made a night and day difference. His words. 9 1 Quote
BTMN Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Spoke to Shark last night. My good friend has a booth next to him at the guitar show. Still want that Vector but my wallet doesn’t. 😄👀😵💫 1 1 Quote
mathman Posted January 31 Posted January 31 57 minutes ago, BTMN said: Spoke to Shark last night. My good friend has a booth next to him at the guitar show. Still want that Vector but my wallet doesn’t. 😄👀😵💫 are you going? Thinking about Sunday depending on the weather. 1 Quote
mathman Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Was a much better than the show I went to in Tampa a little while back. Not surprised at that but still. Not many.... any Hamers to be found. Shark said he sold his as quickly as possible. He gave me a great deal on a Tech 21 Amp. ( many thanks) Did see one cool bass I would want but not enough to pay for it. And a fender that Kizanski would die for! (jokingly he said) 4 1 Quote
mathman Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Look closely and you can see the Rick Nielsen Autograph. 2 1 Quote
BTMN Posted February 2 Posted February 2 (edited) On 1/31/2026 at 10:54 AM, mathman said: are you going? Thinking about Sunday depending on the weather. Missed your post. Had to work. 😎👍❤️🏁 Edited February 2 by BTMN Quote
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