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I have this 1981 Hamer guitar.. Serial number

1 3228.... From what information I can find, looks like there was around 20 or so made.. I am considering selling it if anyone is interested.. Below is the information that I have been able to find out so far:

A rare variant of the Prototype, known in Hamer records as the Two Coil (see left), was produced exclusively for the German market in 1981. These guitars have a flame-top (sometimes bound) and two scratchplate mounted single-coil pickups.

http://www.buddlejagarden.co.uk/hamer/phant.htm

http://www.hamerfanclub.com/forums/topic/2790-help-unknown-1981-hamer/

http://www.hamerfanclub.com/forums/topic/12662-rare-bird-1981-hamer-sunburst-two-coil/

http://www.hamerfanclub.com/forums/topic/16699-hamer-two-coil-1981/

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I would rate it prob an 8 I guess.. There are a couple tiny chips of paint off on head and one of the knobs is off and missing. Other than that it plays amazing.. There are no other issues with it at all. Stays in tune always and is solid. The middle pickup feels weird to me in the location. But it's all original so I'm not complaining. I really hate to get rid of it, but my car caught fire and is totaled so I need money to get another car.. I feel like I'm playing a les Paul when I play it. The tone is great.

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I bought this guitar from someone I met here in texas. Him and his family were from Germany and he got it from his father that got it there. I got it from him for $150 about 15 years ago cause he needed drug money..

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Crown inlays!!

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1 3226 if you look at the pics.

Two-coils made for Prosound in Koblenz (Peter Wolf), another later one made to special order with a Floyd.

Two coils - 21 or thereabouts

Two coils with binding - 3 or 4

With bound and crowned FB - 2 maybe.

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Yeah I know.. I couldn't pass it up when I saw it.. I didn't know anything about it at the time when I bought it, but I knew it was at least worth picking up for that price.. Thanks!!

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I have taken more pics and updated my craigslist post with the pictures that you can view here:

http://houston.craigslist.org/msg/5279298516.html

I realized when cleaning the guitar up that there are a few more imperfections that feel I should disclose since I have inspected it closer.. I guess I never really paid much attention.. Anyways you can view them on my post. Still a great guitar, but would hate to sell it to someone without disclosing every detail that I know of

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1 3226 if you look at the pics.

Two-coils made for Prosound in Koblenz (Peter Wolf), another later one made to special order with a Floyd.

Two coils - 21 or thereabouts

Two coils with binding - 3 or 4

With bound and crowned FB - 2 maybe.

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It actually is 1 3228... The pic may look like a 6 but I can assure u it is an 8, not that it makes that much of a difference anyways.. Thanks for the info tho on the amount made.. Where did u get that info from?

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