sixesandsevens Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 It appears the vacuum left by the departure of Hamer is now filled. Those look to be top notch in every respect. Absolutely beautiful. Cue cmatthes' guys-it's-not-Hamer autoreply in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...
cmatthes Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 No need - Ted already has the pinned post on that subject!
devrock Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Tell me about this Gary fella. I assume he's here in CT?
soli'd Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 From this link: https://hamerworkshop.wordpress.com/tag/tiger-eye/"Gary joined the Hamer team in May 2002. He’s probably the highest skilled painter that we’ve ever had at Hamer Guitars.Prior to coming to New Hartford, Gary worked in the technical services department of PPG Industrial where he was responsible for servicing industrial accounts such Harley Davidson and Titleist, companies that really care about their finish quality. Gary serviced five different qualities of paint: UV technologies, electrodeposition, powder coatings, pre-treatment and liquidpiece. We actually got to know Gary through PPG and he was instrumental in setting up Hamer’s custom color matching system. While Gary’s been painting since he was 16 years old, he’s found a special spot in his heart with guitars. Gary especially enjoys finishing the Talladega: “I like the style of the guitar. I love doing the burst on the figured maple. Working with flamed or quilt maple, I feel that I can control the way that that guitar is going to look. I try to enhance the piece of wood to make it look its best. For me that’s the real challenge.” Gary has also had fun with some of our more outlandish finishes. One of his favorite projects was Rick Nielsen’s “Pick Guitar” which had black and white checks all around guitar, including the neck, the headstock, sides, back, everywhere. In every checkerboard square Gary used paint transfers to place Rick’s caricatures, just like the picks that Nielsen nightly throws out to the audience."
devrock Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 From this link: https://hamerworkshop.wordpress.com/tag/tiger-eye/"Gary joined the Hamer team in May 2002. He’s probably the highest skilled painter that we’ve ever had at Hamer Guitars.Prior to coming to New Hartford, Gary worked in the technical services department of PPG Industrial where he was responsible for servicing industrial accounts such Harley Davidson and Titleist, companies that really care about their finish quality. Gary serviced five different qualities of paint: UV technologies, electrodeposition, powder coatings, pre-treatment and liquidpiece. We actually got to know Gary through PPG and he was instrumental in setting up Hamer’s custom color matching system. While Gary’s been painting since he was 16 years old, he’s found a special spot in his heart with guitars. Gary especially enjoys finishing the Talladega: “I like the style of the guitar. I love doing the burst on the figured maple. Working with flamed or quilt maple, I feel that I can control the way that that guitar is going to look. I try to enhance the piece of wood to make it look its best. For me that’s the real challenge.” Gary has also had fun with some of our more outlandish finishes. One of his favorite projects was Rick Nielsen’s “Pick Guitar” which had black and white checks all around guitar, including the neck, the headstock, sides, back, everywhere. In every checkerboard square Gary used paint transfers to place Rick’s caricatures, just like the picks that Nielsen nightly throws out to the audience."I need more info on this!!!!"The Glenn Tipton model was another fun challenge: “I liked the colors. It was beige with beige pearl, a little darker than the actual color, on the bevels of the face of the guitar.”What guitar is he speaking of??? I don't recall Glenn ever having a guitar with those colors.For future reference, anyone have his contact info? I'll be holding my breath as to whether I can pull off any finishes in the future...
devrock Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Ohhhhhhh yeah. I vaguely remember that one. He only played that for a short time. I wonder if he even has it anymore.
Pieman Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 Is Gary an HFC member? He would be a great resource.
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