Crwth145 Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 Seller says it's a Kahler repair on a bound body. Link to auction
Crwth145 Posted March 20, 2008 Author Posted March 20, 2008 Yeah, no $h!t... I think they screwed up, that it would have been better to cover the repair with a close match and refinish it something similar to the original. Would have been a piece of cake for bcrgreg!
cmatthes Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 They paid $700 for THAT finish?!!Yikes.Pretty close to my white Mahog 4-digit Std (#0703) though.
HamStd Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 They paid $700 for THAT finish?!!Yikes.Pretty close to my white Mahog 4-digit Std (#0703) though.Cool Looking guitar. But be sure and ask your questions on this one before putting your bids in!!!! I believe it was previously owned by an HFC'er here. He may chime in.Peter
RoyB Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 I'm going to watch this one because I think it could be a cool guitar fixed up. Ya gotta ask why paint a four digit zebra.
Lockbody Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 What did they do? Paint over the binding? It's hard to tell, but it looks like the top edges are rounded off.Also, I didn't think they were stamping serial #s back in the early '80s.
kizanski Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 What did they do? Paint over the binding? It's hard to tell, but it looks like the top edges are rounded off.Also, I didn't think they were stamping serial #s back in the early '80s.They stamped the 4 digit serial numbers.
Steve Haynie Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 I can live with the paint job. Going to a none-more-black finish with a natural back might be a possible cure, though.
LordOfTheThighs Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 I think it looks kick-ass. The zebra pattern looks better than the original factory ones, IMO. Not thatI'd be interested in buying it, but it's a nice looking piece.
murkat Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 I think it looks kick-ass. The zebra pattern looks better than the original factory ones, IMO. Not that I'd be interested in buying it, but it's a nice looking piece. ditto. I'd hit it
RoyB Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 Has any one asked a question of the seller and got an answer? I've sent two and a friend sent one as well with not word back yet.
Andrew Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 Bad news - I believe that one was originally a nice sunburst with a great top. the Kahler was probably factory original.Whoever did this deserves a fate too horrible to describe.Andrew.http://uk.geocities.com/largeat/0734.jpg
kizanski Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Well, a factory Kahler is still a Kahler.Gotta at least give the guy props for pitching that POS into the trash.
holLoWskull Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 not to start a flame war or anything, but I don't get why anyone would get upset at the guy for having the guitar modded by what sounds like a pro luthier. Not everyone is a guitar collector, some people actually play them and enjoy personalizing/improving them to their own tastes...resale value be damned. From the pictures anyway it looks like everything was well thought out and done well...not a hack job like some things you see on ebay. Mind you this is just my opinion, but I think it's kind of cool seeing a well thought out and executed Hamer modification like this guy had done. But then again I really dig the crown inlays Greg put in his red duotone, or the boomerang inlays that one of the HFC'ers had done to his Mirage maple top, or the wraptail conversion Tom T had done to his Special, or the P-90's Austin had put in his Mirage I....heck the list could go on. At one time I'm sure 4 digit Standards were just regular old guitars, not collectible instruments.
serial Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Well, a factory Kahler is still a Kahler.Gotta at least give the guy props for pitching that POS into the trash.Hamer factory Kahlers are often VERY well done and aren't the typical "tone suckers" that they are on most aftermarket installs. Two of the three Phantoms with Kahlers I've owned were superior guitars play and tone wise, the other one was fine, just not as good, but I dont' think that that was from the Kahler.
kizanski Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Well, a factory Kahler is still a Kahler.Gotta at least give the guy props for pitching that POS into the trash.Hamer factory Kahlers are often VERY well done and aren't the typical "tone suckers" that they are on most aftermarket installs. Two of the three Phantoms with Kahlers I've owned were superior guitars play and tone wise, the other one was fine, just not as good, but I dont' think that that was from the Kahler.I had an '83 Proto with a factory Kahler as well. It sounded surprisingly good, but it still would have sounded better with just about any other bridge.This is a blanket statement about Kahlers that I feel pretty comfortable with and would apply to just about any Kahler-equipped guitar.
cornjulio Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Something tells me that this guitar will be expensive!!!!
BTMN Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Look great modified or not. It has a nice looking top on it too. To bad it wasn't done "right" but looks like it was done right. Nice Zebra Graphic.
serial Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Well, a factory Kahler is still a Kahler.Gotta at least give the guy props for pitching that POS into the trash. Hamer factory Kahlers are often VERY well done and aren't the typical "tone suckers" that they are on most aftermarket installs. Two of the three Phantoms with Kahlers I've owned were superior guitars play and tone wise, the other one was fine, just not as good, but I dont' think that that was from the Kahler. I had an '83 Proto with a factory Kahler as well. It sounded surprisingly good, but it still would have sounded better with just about any other bridge. This is a blanket statement about Kahlers that I feel pretty comfortable with and would apply to just about any Kahler-equipped guitar. Like a Floyd? Oh, you're kidding, right?!
RoyB Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 So this might not be a normal question, but how about a show of hand for who's going to be bidding on this? I'm in, so who else is going to give it a go?
kizanski Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 I had an '83 Proto with a factory Kahler as well. It sounded surprisingly good, but it still would have sounded better with just about any other bridge.This is a blanket statement about Kahlers that I feel pretty comfortable with and would apply to just about any Kahler-equipped guitar. Like a Floyd? Oh, you're kidding, right?! Nope. Totally serious. Even a Floyd would sound better.
clmazza Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 So this might not be a normal question, but how about a show of hand for who's going to be bidding on this? I'm in, so who else is going to give it a go?+1
kizanski Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 I won't be, but FWIW, I think it's totally badassed!...and Ice Cream Man rules.
serial Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 I won't be, but FWIW, I think it's totally badassed!...and Ice Cream Man rules.I agree with both of these statements. I'm most likely in as well-that's a cool one and I'm thinking I HAVE to have it, just so I can put a Kahler back on it to irritate Kiz!
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