coolfeel Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 For what it's worth - Terry McInturff is/was looking for an experienced luthier just a month or so ago. He is here in NC and is a former Hamer guy...
cmatthes Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Wasn't Greg at BCR looking for a technician/luthier ?? No way in hell he could afford them!
Feynman Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Thank you all for everything you do and have done.Not the best thread to start my day.My warmest best wishes to everyone.
Pieman Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Were any of those photos taken today? Or were you walked out of the place? Like a death in the community.
tommy p Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Your skills and experience increase the likelihood of all of you guys landing on your feet. Thank you for all the amazing instruments you've built in the past, and best wishes that you will be building more again soon.
veatch Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Mike,Words cannot express my sorrow. Hang in there and get a better job and make even better guitars. You are an artist and a gift to us all. Thank you for everything so far. My bet is there is more to come. Best wishes, my friend.
LordOfTheThighs Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 You guys are the artists behind the artists. Your work has wow'd and blown our collective minds for a long time. With the skill set that you guys have, it'd be cool if you could start your own small company, and build up over time. Look at what Suhr has done. You fellas have a stellar reputation among a large number of potential customers.I just hate to hear it. You guys will hopefully land on your feet, with the uber-skillz you have.
Dasein Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Mad respect and sentiments of loss ---- onward and upward to all -- your skills will find a home as will you all. Really sad but optimistic for you to find a better more stable place to be.RegardsRob
Drendino Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 I feel sick to my stomach reading this. Wishing the best for you guys and your families. You have provided countless people with immeasurable joy and hope that it is returned in the future x10. I believe that good things happen to good people and while I don't know any of you guys personally, my gut tells me that you are all good peeps.
Northfield Posted April 22, 2014 Author Posted April 22, 2014 Were any of those photos taken today? Or were you walked out of the place? Like a death in the community.Today.
bubs_42 Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 I cannot add more than what has been said already. I love your work, I love my guitars, and Hamer will be missed.
Drendino Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 With the skill set that you guys have, it'd be cool if you could start your own small company, and build up over time. Look at what Suhr has done. You fellas have a stellar reputation among a large number of potential customers.Couldn't agree more. If you guys decide to band together and would make a T style guitar, count me as an official pre-order! I am serious about that!
svl Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Best wishes for a brighter tomorrow to you and all your fellow artisans, Mike.
Dasein Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Because it's fitting for warriors to go out this way.
LordOfTheThighs Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 I mean look at that thing. It's gorgeous, (the guitar that is ). What kind of a corporate rube says, "Hey ... lets quit making these things." (If I could have ever custom ordered a Standard ... it'd be just like that.)
gorch Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 What a sad day! The needle still heading south though.
devrock Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 I mean look at that thing. It's gorgeous, (the guitar that is ). What kind of a corporate rube says, "Hey ... lets quit making these things." (If I could have ever custom ordered a Standard ... it'd be just like that.) I certainly don't disagree with you in principal. But if they simply aren't selling, then you can't run a business that way. Hell, maybe these guys can start their own company now and do even greater things. Curious who gets the machinery....
Hamerica Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Agreed 100%. We all are feeling for you guys. Very sad day indeed.Serial makes a good point- the name on the head stock is irrelevant. It is/was the craftsmanship and magic you guys infused those guitars with. Wishing you guys all the best and hope to see your work again soon!Mike, Dave and Crew...I wish you all the best as I am one of the few lucky recipients on the planet we call earth that have received your best for many years. ATB, Brian Ball
MCChris Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 I certainly don't disagree with you in principal. But if they simply aren't selling, then you can't run a business that way.Exactly. There are plenty of corporate rubes at FMIC who never even lay eyes on the product. To them it's all about the numbers. Which is as it should be. The ideal scenario involves a balance between business and personal; the latter lends something that (you would think) is appealing to the consumer. In lieu of that balance, the personal aspect should be given zero credence. Because it ain't personal. It's business.This is why, if you're a guitar enthusiast, you probably shouldn't be in the guitar business. You're too emotionally involved. You could be the face of a guitar company, like Jol or Paul Reed Smith, and thus present the illusion that the personal aspect is present in your business. But you'd better have a person who's strictly business calling the shots.And yes, that Standard is perfect.
burningyen Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Mike, your work has given me lots of joy over the years. Like everyone else here I'm very interested in knowing what you end up doing next.
Thundersteel Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Thanks for all the artistry and quality you've put into Hamer. My Studio Custom, Artist Custom, and Newport BE are perfect, and they ain't going anywhere!
David B Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 I guess it's time to make custom orders on your own now.
BCR Greg Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Wasn't Greg at BCR looking for a technician/luthier ?? No way in hell he could afford them! If I hired them, I would have no problem paying them. I have one year's backlog of repairs with just me.....If they came aboard I could easily find enough work to keep them busy.
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