Hbom Posted February 6 Posted February 6 A little something for a fan who just can't get enough Hamer stuff. Not mine. No affiliation. And I have no way of proving/disproving authenticity. Hamer Prototype Boomerang inlay Ebony Fretboard from the Maudie Moore Estate This listing is for one (1) proofing sample/prototype Hamer Bass fretboard made during the development of Boomerang inlays. This is from the Maudie Moore estate. Maudie lived in Kalamazoo and began working for Gibson doing inlay and engraving in the 1960's. By the 1970's, she went out on her own and still did special work for Gibson as well as many other brands, subcontracting work using her garage as a work space. Hamer contracted Maudie to make the Boomerang inlaid fretboards for guitars and basses. To start, they laid out the design and she made a series of proof fretboards that were returned with notes on adjustments that had to be made. When everything was dialed in, she made a template off the approved fretboard and filled their orders. This job started in the early 80's and the fretboard up for sale is one of the proofs. She did not have many, so I think she must have dialed it in within a couple proofs. This one only required few adjustments, and you can see in real life impressions where the revisions would be made. This is for a bass fretboard. It is ebony. I suspect the fretboard blank was pulled from her Gibson stash as it has Gibson indexing pin holes on the rear. This is incomplete, I would consider it more of a conversation/historical piece, and sold as is. Hamer Prototype Boomerang inlay Ebony Fretboard from the Maudie Moore Estate | eBay 5 Quote
Dave Scepter Posted February 6 Posted February 6 Description This listing is for one (1) proofing sample/prototype Hamer Bass fretboard made during the development of Boomerang inlays. This is from the Maudie Moore estate. Maudie lived in Kalamazoo and began working for Gibson doing inlay and engraving in the 1960's. By the 1970's, she went out on her own and still did special work for Gibson as well as many other brands, subcontracting work using her garage as a work space. Hamer contracted Maudie to make the Boomerang inlaid fretboards for guitars and basses. To start, they laid out the design and she made a series of proof fretboards that were returned with notes on adjustments that had to be made. When everything was dialed in, she made a template off the approved fretboard and filled their orders. This job started in the early 80's and the fretboard up for sale is one of the proofs. She did not have many, so I think she must have dialed it in within a couple proofs. This one only required few adjustments, and you can see in real life impressions where the revisions would be made. This is for a bass fretboard. It is ebony. I suspect the fretboard blank was pulled from her Gibson stash as it has Gibson indexing pin holes on the rear. This is incomplete, I would consider it more of a conversation/historical piece, and sold as is. 1 Quote
HamerCustomEr Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Awessome! How the heck else are you going to get boomers for $100?? 6 Quote
DarkHammer Posted February 8 Posted February 8 I remember seeing this one on eBay a while ago. Cool piece of Hamer history! 2 Quote
Spinaltap Posted February 9 Posted February 9 On 2/7/2026 at 7:58 PM, DarkHammer said: I remember seeing this one on eBay a while ago. Cool piece of Hamer history! Yep, but i'd have to frame it ... Quote
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