BCR Greg Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 #8... #10.... Fantastic guitars, priced RIGHT. 717.730.9775
edgar_allan_poe Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Well I'll be damned... Hamer is making some guitars lately that have really peaked my interest. Those are awesome.
Travis Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Let me tell you folks, if I hadn't just bought my Tally, and got another one in the back of my mind, one of those beauties would be mine. Someone is going to get a killer guitar here.
mirrorimij Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Greg, Welcome back. Are the necks maple or mahogany? Bob
BCR Greg Posted February 8, 2008 Author Posted February 8, 2008 The bodies and necks are korina, the fretboard Brazilian rosewood. These guitars weigh NOTHING and ring like a churchbell at a wedding.Beyond belief.
bubs_42 Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Awsome, I think these are the best looking Hamers yet!
BCR Greg Posted February 8, 2008 Author Posted February 8, 2008 The cool thing is that they are priced about what it would be to spec up a korina/maple/Brazilian guitar, and they are limited edition and the wood cannot(or maybe will not) be duplicated. The full hollowing makes a HUGE difference tonewise.If anyone wants my Duotone 12, I'll keep one of these.
BCR Greg Posted February 8, 2008 Author Posted February 8, 2008 For the record, the one on Ebay is overpriced.....
bubbagomez Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 Those tops look like koa. I do loves me some koa.
Guest JackButler Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 the wood cannot(or maybe will not) be duplicated. Actually, Jol told me at NAMM that they had enough of this wood for maybe 50 guitars...they only made 25, and he hinted he would be using this wood in some other models as well. Either Kim or Jol said there would most likely be an Earthen Talladega and maybe other model introduced as Earthen models.
mirrorimij Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 Every Hamer I've ever seen with a flamed korina neck sounded UNBELIEVEABLE!
BCR Greg Posted February 9, 2008 Author Posted February 9, 2008 Funny how they say different things to different folks. I was told that there was not enough of the Earthen Maple to do another run. Maybe they'll do one offs?
petemfa51 Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 That material (sunken old growth maple) is available from a number of sources. This lumber was originally harvested in the 1880's (or later) and floated down nearby rivers to saw mills. Some of the logs sunk. There's a number of companies out there that recover it and mill it into a bunch of different things. www.olegeneralstore.com is just one.A lot of this stuff is marketing. Not taking anything away from Hamer, it's a GREAT idea, a BEAUTIFUL product and in my opinion a GREAT price. But it is was it is.
sonic1974 Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 That material (sunken old growth maple) is available from a number of sources. This lumber was originally harvested in the 1880's (or later) and floated down nearby rivers to saw mills. Some of the logs sunk. There's a number of companies out there that recover it and mill it into a bunch of different things. www.olegeneralstore.com is just one.A lot of this stuff is marketing. Not taking anything away from Hamer, it's a GREAT idea, a BEAUTIFUL product and in my opinion a GREAT price. But it is was it is.Yeah, I've heard of a couple of different companies that recover old wood. I'm not saying that it's exactly the same as the wood Hamer gets, but I've seen other companies do it. Cool idea.
mhmike Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 #10 - wow. That thing is ridiculous (in a good way). Absolutely beautiful.
BCR Greg Posted February 15, 2008 Author Posted February 15, 2008 #8 is real clear and articulate, #10 has balls.
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