crunchee 4,192 Posted January 1 (edited) On 12/30/2018 at 9:12 PM, HSB0531 said: As others have probably said, it’s real hard to find a tree wide enogh to produce a one-piece guitar body. The tree log has to be considerably wider the the wood blank that gets carved into a guitar body. I’m pretty sure that all the Standards were one piece bodies btw. As time goes on, it gets harder and harder to find big enough trees to make one piece bodies. Not all Hamer USA Standards had one-piece mahogany backs...I had one in natural (plain mahogany, no maple top, dot inlays. no binding) with a curved neck heel that was a two-piece body, and I've seen others in plain mahogany with the same curved neck heel that were also two-piece bodies. I also had a plain mahogany (no maple top, dot inlays, no binding) USA Standard with the typical squared neck heel that maple-topped Standards had, that had a one-piece mahogany body. I believe both of the ones that I had were made in 1996. Maybe the shape of the neck heel had something to do with it, or maybe it was just coincidence. I dunno. That being said, there's old pictures of 'old growth' mahogany trees that were HUGE, not quite as big around as a redwood tree but still plenty big, as big if not bigger around the middle than a full-sized old oak tree. Good luck finding one that big anymore. Edited January 1 by crunchee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
serial 3,594 Posted February 5 All flametop Standards were one-piece bodies. The Mahogany Standard and the Standard Korina had two-piece bodies many times, but they are thicker and have different heels. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northfield 4,242 Posted February 28 Lots of cool, new things going on right now - should be a great year! 16 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0054 2,252 Posted February 28 5 minutes ago, Northfield said: Lots of cool, new things going on right now - should be a great year! Wow! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BubbaVO 2,962 Posted February 28 Dang it. New build idea creates confusion at yet another option. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakeboy 4,847 Posted February 28 39 minutes ago, BubbaVO said: Dang it. New build idea creates confusion at yet another option. Exactly. But I am holding firm to my original idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBraz 3,732 Posted February 28 Oh geez... I thought I didn't need another guitar... 2 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Funky Chicken 366 Posted February 28 I gotta get back in line but every time this thread updates I'm like "SQUIRREL!!!" 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bubs_42 6,504 Posted March 1 WARNING: If you can't whether the storm of beautiful images before you have placed the order, imagine how hard it will be after you place the order. 6 1 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hamerhead 9,030 Posted March 1 Shawn, I can't believe how thoroughly you nailed it. Go buy a lottery ticket. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BubbaVO 2,962 Posted March 2 7 hours ago, hamerhead said: Shawn, I can't believe how thoroughly you nailed it. Go buy a lottery ticket. Lottery or not. He still has to wait in line.😜 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bubs_42 6,504 Posted March 2 13 hours ago, BubbaVO said: Lottery or not. He still has to wait in line.😜 I am in line, two more times. What ever you order be open enough to let Team Shishkov work their magic. We should remember that we are ordering a Shishkov, not some knockoff. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BubbaVO 2,962 Posted March 2 1 hour ago, bubs_42 said: I am in line, two more times. What ever you order be open enough to let Team Shishkov work their magic. We should remember that we are ordering a Shishkov, not some knockoff. I'm in line for one and sent a rough idea for another. I broke out the Ultimate yesterday and it proved to me that the wait for the next is worth it. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmatthes 16,802 Posted March 10 We live in incredibly exciting times... 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
django49 6,786 Posted March 10 I cannot imagine what I might come up with that would be better than the first. That is NOT to say that my mind does not shift into overdrive, y'unnerstand....... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bubs_42 6,504 Posted March 10 52 minutes ago, django49 said: I cannot imagine what I might come up with that would be better than the first. That is NOT to say that my mind does not shift into overdrive, y'unnerstand....... Easy, just don't repeat yourself, and blaze a new trail. Little of this, a little of that, some of the past, some of the present and block out what everyone else is doing. Team Shishkov will take care of the rest. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fasteddie 239 Posted March 10 I wonder if Mike has become a victim of his own success. His lead times are currently running at 2 and a half years (I hear), are there any amongst us that have been put off getting a Shishkov due to the wait? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBraz 3,732 Posted March 10 3 hours ago, django49 said: I cannot imagine what I might come up with that would be better than the first. That is NOT to say that my mind does not shift into overdrive, y'unnerstand....... I was the same as you but after one week of owning #50 I placed my deposit on another. I knew the wait times involved and that I could worry about some final specs down the line. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmatthes 16,802 Posted March 10 25 minutes ago, fasteddie said: I wonder if Mike has become a victim of his own success. His lead times are currently running at 2 and a half years (I hear), are there any amongst us that have been put off getting a Shishkov due to the wait? Might want to check with Mike before posting what "you hear" his lead times are. Some people have had to wait longer because they put orders in before he was tooled up or ready to work on a particular model, and other people put orders in for guitars that hadn't even been prototyped while he was working on the original Ultimate run - people knew that their guitars wouldn't be able to even get started until the 50+ Ultimates were all finished. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fasteddie 239 Posted March 10 (edited) 1 hour ago, cmatthes said: Might want to check with Mike before posting what "you hear" his lead times are. Some people have had to wait longer because they put orders in before he was tooled up or ready to work on a particular model, and other people put orders in for guitars that hadn't even been prototyped while he was working on the original Ultimate run - people knew that their guitars wouldn't be able to even get started until the 50+ Ultimates were all finished. Hey, this is not a slight on Shishkov guitars, read the post "victim of his own success", he has been and still is successful at producing guitars, but what I hear is based in fact because of previous postings of lead times and guitars that I know that have taken this long. Like everyone here I am hoping that Shishkov continues to be successful but lead times of 2 years, in today's have it now world, may put some people off. No offence meant or implied...obviously. I have a very good friend with a Shishkov and it's a beauty no doubt. Edited March 10 by fasteddie Spelling and grammer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0054 2,252 Posted March 10 The time frame doesn't matter when you are getting excellence of this caliber. Don't hesitate, order today. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakeboy 4,847 Posted March 10 1 hour ago, 0054 said: The time frame doesn't matter when you are getting excellence of this caliber. Don't hesitate, order today. This. 0054 has nailed it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bubs_42 6,504 Posted March 10 Remember "The longer you wait, the longer you wait. ". 1 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Travis 1,160 Posted March 10 7 hours ago, fasteddie said: Hey, this is not a slight on Shishkov guitars, read the post "victim of his own success", he has been and still is successful at producing guitars, but what I hear is based in fact because of previous postings of lead times and guitars that I know that have taken this long. Like everyone here I am hoping that Shishkov continues to be successful but lead times of 2 years, in today's have it now world, may put some people off. No offence meant or implied...obviously. I have a very good friend with a Shishkov and it's a beauty no doubt. Mike told me his lead time was about 18 months when I talked to him on the phone... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
