kizanski 15,222 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 On Reverb. The first thing I would do is put a pickguard on it. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew 735 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Call me a traitor, but that neck joint looks amateur. Those last Arlington Heights guitars were not Hamer's finest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kizanski 15,222 Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 26 minutes ago, Andrew said: Call me a traitor, but that neck joint looks amateur. Not their finest work, but it never bothered me. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JustKid 500 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 looks more attractive on my Cali But it shouldn't stop anyone from buying. Beautiful STD 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HamerCustomEr 418 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 hour ago, kizanski said: The first thing I would do is put a pickguard on it. I like the look of no pickguard, but then again, I've never owned a Standard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Haynie 12,193 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 The heel on other Standards were blended into the body. Did that shelf look take less time to finish the shaping? Did it cut an hour of labor? The heel carve still follows the rounded part of the body under the heel. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Shark 5,533 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Naked and afraid.... 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ua D 899 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) That one has gone up for sale 3 times or so in the past year and half. The high e tuner was all crooked and Looked like it had been whacked out of shape when it was first for sale. It was on craigslist if I remember correctly. I f you look closely you’ll see the tuner has a hole right next to the screw. I don’t know structurally how much this affected anything but I’d want to see it up close first. Edited September 25, 2020 by Ua D 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ua D 899 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Andrew said: Call me a traitor, but that neck joint looks amateur. Those last Arlington Heights guitars were not Hamer's finest. If they had a patterns for regular standards already, why would they even change this neck joint? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ua D 899 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Notice the hole next to the screw and the crack extending away from it. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cmatthes 20,268 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I happen to have a NOS ‘97 Standard pickguard...🤔 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HamerCustomEr 418 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 On 9/25/2020 at 8:28 AM, Ua D said: Notice the hole next to the screw and the crack extending away from it. Nice catch! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Haynie 12,193 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 19 hours ago, cmatthes said: I happen to have a NOS ‘97 Standard pickguard...🤔 Why would it still be new old stock? Hmmmm... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crwth145 328 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 On 9/25/2020 at 9:28 AM, Ua D said: Notice the hole next to the screw and the crack extending away from it... And speaking of nasty smacks, bumps & dings... Some time ago when this first appeared for sale, I asked if there was any damage to the exposed wood on the upper bout. I never got a response... 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jakeboy 6,678 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Those wonderful dorsal fins hit everything lol! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ua D 899 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Instead of the rubber strip on the lower side of the Flying Vees, they should have put one around that corner. 2 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gorch 5,477 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Still a nice looking Standard. A bit pricy for my taste. I’d put a set of FilterTrons it. And possibly a pickguard. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crwth145 328 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, gorch said: Still a nice looking Standard. A bit pricy for my taste. I’d put a set of FilterTrons it. And possibly a pickguard. This thing was $1200 USD "local pickup only" when I first saw it on ebay a few years back. At that price I may have even considered some fretboard work and a nice refin... 🧐😁😉 Edited September 28, 2020 by Crwth145 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gorch 5,477 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 4 hours ago, Crwth145 said: This thing was $1200 USD "local pickup only" when I first saw it on ebay a few years back. Reverb shows me Euros, I have just seen. Seems to look a bit cheaper to me though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crunchee 5,394 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 (edited) Years ago, I once had a '97 "rounded heel" Standard like this one, it had a two-piece body and what looked to me like an original white pickguard. I also once had what I called a Standard Standard (you read that right) with a squared heel, IIRC that one was a '96 with NO pickguard and ONE piece mahogany body, dot neck, and no top veneer or binding, in plain Jane natural finish. Methinks I shoulda kept that, as I've not seen another one. Edited September 28, 2020 by crunchee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Disturber 4,416 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 On 9/25/2020 at 5:28 PM, Ua D said: Notice the hole next to the screw and the crack extending away from it. Could very well be a finish crack. Looks like it to me, but I ain't no expert.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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