donner Posted July 5, 2022 Author Posted July 5, 2022 15 minutes ago, Slade Moore said: Amazing top! And unusual, but really tasteful color, too!
Gabe Posted July 5, 2022 Posted July 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Slade Moore said: Amazing top! Thanks, but to be honest, it needs the right lighting environment. Gabe 😀
specialk Posted July 6, 2022 Posted July 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Gabe said: it needs the right lighting environment `But when the light is on. It Is. ON! 😀
HSB0531 Posted July 6, 2022 Posted July 6, 2022 On 7/5/2022 at 10:46 AM, kizanski said: "We Buy Guitars"? I don't know if that was the actual name or a nickname, but that's what it was known as (if that's even the place you're recalling). Yes, there was Sam Ash, Manny's, Rudy's and We Buy Guitars. Sadly 48th Street's Music Row is long gone.
donner Posted July 9, 2022 Author Posted July 9, 2022 20 minutes ago, Len said: We call that Tuxedo-Burst?
wibo Posted August 29, 2022 Posted August 29, 2022 Haven't been here in a while so late to the party, but I still own 8 0102
donner Posted August 29, 2022 Author Posted August 29, 2022 27 minutes ago, wibo said: Haven't been here in a while so late to the party, but I still own 8 0102 No worries, THIS Party never ends! These tops were crazily vivid, looked at from the right angle. Bruce919's too.
wil50n Posted September 4, 2022 Posted September 4, 2022 7 0094 and 9 0621. The second pic is more indicative of the colour of the '77, but still the red is even deeper in person
Vintage Hamer-Lover Posted September 10, 2022 Posted September 10, 2022 Felt in love and purchased another '79 Sunburst from a nice Italian guy living in Newcastle, UK: 9 0897. Great Condition but Brexit Tax: € 165,- 🤪
donner Posted September 10, 2022 Author Posted September 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, Vintage Hamer-Lover said: Felt in love and purchased another '79 Sunburst from a nice Italian guy living in Newcastle, UK: 9 0897. Great Condition but Brexit Tax: € 165,- 🤪 Worth every penny, I bet! Beautiful top, but the knobs are replaced, aren't they? It's a shame and very sad that Brexit killed a whole market branch for us continental Europeans.
hamerhead Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 1977, #0089. Massively busted headstock, repaired by BCR Greg. Long gone. I now have Shishkov #0089.
hamerhead Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 On 7/4/2022 at 9:28 PM, Slade Moore said: Here’s another you’ve probably seen before in an old post or two. As of last Friday, now residing in coastal Maine. SN 9 1343. Thank you Mike and HFC. That one used to be mine a loooong time ago! And it looked like this when I bought it (before Murkat fixed it):
Slade Moore Posted September 23, 2022 Posted September 23, 2022 On 9/11/2022 at 12:44 AM, hamerhead said: That one used to be mine a loooong time ago! And it looked like this when I bought it (before Murkat fixed it): Hamerhead, I adore everything about this guitar including it’s playability, the beastly bridge pickup, and small details like the buffed/feathered edges of the dings. From the photo you shared, it really has a different visual vibe, post-pick guard removal. Did you and Mukrat make any other other notable changes to get it where you wanted it? I’ve often wondered if the processes of refinishing the top revealed that it had a figured maple veneer beneath the black lacquer.
hamerhead Posted September 25, 2022 Posted September 25, 2022 On 9/23/2022 at 7:28 AM, Slade Moore said: Hamerhead, I adore everything about this guitar including it’s playability, the beastly bridge pickup, and small details like the buffed/feathered edges of the dings. From the photo you shared, it really has a different visual vibe, post-pick guard removal. Did you and Mukrat make any other other notable changes to get it where you wanted it? I’ve often wondered if the processes of refinishing the top revealed that it had a figured maple veneer beneath the black lacquer. From what I recall (it's been a couple years....) the changes were cosmetic - the pickguard screw holes were filled and a small section of binding was reattached.
GuitarGuy65 Posted October 1, 2022 Posted October 1, 2022 Finally got around to getting some pics of my recent acquisition, a nice 1979 Sunburst with dots in Natural with a killer top. It's clean and all-original too... Case is very clean too! Got this from a fellow HFC member too:
Joe mama Posted October 5, 2022 Posted October 5, 2022 On 6/10/2022 at 8:38 AM, kizanski said: There was a time... ...but it was long ago.
Joe mama Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 On 10/1/2022 at 1:06 PM, GuitarGuy65 said: Finally got around to getting some pics of my recent acquisition, a nice 1979 Sunburst with dots in Natural with a killer top. It's clean and all-original too... Case is very clean too! Got this from a fellow HFC member too: I need to buy this guitar
Snoozingcat Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 My newly arrived 1978 Sunburst Bound & Crowned. 8 0296. It has the characteristics of the very early Sunbursts. Bakelite cavity cover. The bell truss rod cover cut to fit by Hamer due to Tom Holmes route changes (Yes, I have the book 😆). Original case with Hamer logo and red lining. Grover Bullseyes. DiMarzios with “standard” wiring (not out of phase). One piece neck. A very comfortable ‘C’ profile which fits the palm nicely. 8lb exactly. Mine looks to have had the original mighty mite shimmed bridge replaced with a sustain block. Other than that, it’s all original.
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