Hfan Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Hi all, Just joined with my first Hammer guitar. Quick question:It is a 93 Special, tuning keys are labeled "Hamer" are these actually Schaller or grovers etc.?Thanks much in advance.
cmatthes Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Schallers. They are known as "Hamer-branded Schallers" around here. Many manufacturers (Gibson, PRS, etc.) have their own logo-imprinted inserts used on the OEM parts like these - it's very common to see.
Hfan Posted March 11, 2011 Author Posted March 11, 2011 Thanks for the info cmatthes. Decent tuners then I believe.Loving my 1st Hamer.
tbonesullivan Posted March 12, 2011 Posted March 12, 2011 perfectly good tuners. high end even, compared to those deluxe tuners that Gibson keeps putting on all of their guitars.
Hfan Posted March 12, 2011 Author Posted March 12, 2011 Hey tbones, fancy meeting you here. Your post on the other H forum helped stoke my interest in Hamer, should thank you.After posting yesterday, I tried tuning my new used Hamer (it's been stable tuning wise since I got it home). Several tuners had some slop in them, tightened up the screws on the key handles, seems to have helped, they where pretty loose.
tbonesullivan Posted March 12, 2011 Posted March 12, 2011 Hey tbones, fancy meeting you here. Your post on the other H forum helped stoke my interest in Hamer, should thank you.After posting yesterday, I tried tuning my new used Hamer (it's been stable tuning wise since I got it home). Several tuners had some slop in them, tightened up the screws on the key handles, seems to have helped, they where pretty loose. good to see yah! welcome to the club. And yeah, the schaller tuners can get a little sloppy after a while, especially if the keys are on loose. I have two 1993 hamers though, and haven't had any issues with the tuning on them. I checked my 1996 special, and it has schallers as well, but they aren't Hamer branded. My newport had the original grover imperials replaced with sperzel locking tuners. Why the hell they did'nt just get grover locking tuners and switch the tuning keys is beyond me. It would have been a "no-mod" modification. Now i've gotta look at the holes on the back of the peghead.
Victor (Fret Friend) Posted March 12, 2011 Posted March 12, 2011 Hi all, Just joined with my first Hammer guitar. Bit of a typo there my friend Welcome to the world of Hamer
Hfan Posted March 12, 2011 Author Posted March 12, 2011 Hi all, Just joined with my first Hammer guitar. Bit of a typo there my friend Welcome to the world of Hamer OOps, sorry for the typo.
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Hi all, Just joined with my first Hammer guitar. Quick question:
It is a 93 Special, tuning keys are labeled "Hamer" are these actually Schaller or grovers etc.?
Thanks much in advance.
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