Mandolin Brothers.....no Hamers

[larry]

Mandolin Brothers, one of the biggest guitar sellers in the country, doesn't have Hamer listed among their dozens and dozens of guitar builders. I wonder why not.

[Citrus]

Back in the early 90s, they tried carrying the line - I bought my 1st Studio there - it was used one..

I remember them having a pair of p90 specials that they couldn't move.

Mandolin brothers is a "vintage" shop, and more concerned with the "traditional" brands - Fender/Gibson/Martin/Gretsch/Rickenbacker, and their respective lines

Thats what people go there for.

[G Man]

I go there for acoustics and find the electric selection a bonus. Really sweet selection of acoustics though, definitely worth the trip for anyone traveling to NYC.

[Feynman]

My guess is that they prefer to carry brands that they can sell.

I've visited all the 'official' Hamer dealers here in Phoenix and found only a couple of imports. I always ask about the USA stuff, and I have heard each time something like "those are great guitars, but we can't move them."

[crunchee]

My guess is that they prefer to carry brands that they can sell.

I've visited all the 'official' Hamer dealers here in Phoenix and found only a couple of imports. I always ask about the USA stuff, and I have heard each time something like "those are great guitars, but we can't move them."

+1. Sad but true, I don't think us Hamer fanatics make up a very sizeable chunk of the market.

[BCR Greg]

I can sell you guys ANY Hamer in stock at 50% off list you folks don't buy them. Imagine a shop trying to hang them on the wall.

I used to have on of everything on the wall for years, but the internet based stores killed that, along with Hamer's constantly rising list prices. If stuff doesn't sell in a fair amount of time, we dealers have to eat it. SO.....few dealers will hang them.

As the company changes, perhaps that will change, too.....

[acb]

there's no doubt that mandolin bros carry top shelf instruments for a NYC-based affluent market. a large percentage of their vintage instrument sales are via consignment contracts. they are known for high appraisals, ensuring their percentage of the sale profit...