From The Ashes of Hamer

[formula73]

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I want one. Soooooo bad. I'd like a Punisher #2 done with standard controls and passives...but omg $$$

 

[speakerjones]

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I'm glad to see at least one of those guys landing on their feet. I met all of them at some point during various dealer tours of the factory. When Hamer first shut doors, I was glad they still had jobs, building Guilds and such. Then when they shut down the whole New Hartford operation, I figured most of those guys would be out of work. I had a small pipe dream that they would buy back the Hamer name from Fender, and maybe hire Jol back on

 

[treyhaislip]

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I always find it comical that the guitar industry almost universally uses last names as the name of the company - even when the last name doesnt' really seem like a good name for the brand (like, Shishkov guitars).

And yes, I realize that many companies use the last name of the founder as the name of the business... but very few guitar companies seem to think "outside the box" and come up with a unique name... maybe Reverend?

I guess its kinda like lots of other businesses... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_named_after_people

I've always liked the name Charvel and Fender for guitars, especially the Charvel logo in the 80's (don't like the toothpaste logo)

 

[BTMN]

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Check out a neck being blended....

http://www.hamerfanclub.com/forums/topic/68642-back-in-the-shop-after-a-nice-christmas/

 

[BTMN]

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It has begun. :kabong:

 

[DrNewcenstein]

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I like the idea of Ibanez, choosing a random Spanish last name to give credibility to a Japanese brand.

Reminds me of Megelli... a motorcycle brand for sale here in Chile. Ever heard of it? I bet you haven't, because it's Chinese and they're crap.
But they chose a name that sounds Italian, and that's better than Loncin, Jinlon, HaoJue and Sumo bikes (true story all of those...)

Actually a luthier from Spain named Ibanez traveled to Japan and opened a luthierie school, so it wasn't so much a case of "picking a random Spanish name".


And I confess, I've always called it "EYE-buh-nez", not "ee-BAH-nez". Yeah I know I'm a doofus.

 

[DrNewcenstein]

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Regarding using surnames for company names, it's easier to keep them separate. Granted, there's only one Grover, Orville, Wayne, and Leo in the guitar-making world, but using the family name keeps the family name going.

As well, it gives you an optional secondary model line: Orville, G&L, Team GJ/Grover Jackson/JacksonStars.

 

[DrNewcenstein]

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I guess its kinda like lots of other businesses... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_named_after_people

I've always liked the name Charvel and Fender for guitars, especially the Charvel logo in the 80's (don't like the toothpaste logo)

Wow, lots of big names missing from that list:
Firestone
Ralston-Purina/Purina
Seymour Duncan

 

[Funkfingers]

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"picking a random Spanish name".

That was Roland.

Apparently, the founder chose the name of some legendary European knight. (I forget the actual legend. Could well be a fictional character.)

In the Eighties, Roland used to offer flight case stickers in which the letters were separate but pre-positioned on a clear top sheet. Thus, it was (and still is) easy to rearrange them to spell Ronald. Ask Ron Mael of Sparks and, lately, of FFS.

 

[jtougas]

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That was Roland.

Apparently, the founder chose the name of some legendary European knight. (I forget the actual legend. Could well be a fictional character.)

I don't know how much was fiction, and how much was fact, but The Song of Roland* was a poem/legend about the Knights of Charlemagne, and how they were slaughtered to the man, defending the Empire from the Moors. His sword was named Durandal.

I've got a copy of it somewhere in my stacks - I'm sure you could Google it.

The whole story would probably make an excellent symphonic metal concept album.


*ETA Link to synopsis... Yup, war, greed, betrayal, death, legends - everything a good metal album needs...

 

[Kosh Naranek]

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The whole story would probably make an excellent symphonic metal concept album.

Exactly what I thought when I read the first paragraph of your post.
And then I got to your last sentence. Totally agree.

 

[Kosh Naranek]

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I've seen photos of some of these Shishkov guitars on the Hamer USA facebook page, as well as on the Shishkov guitars facebook page.
Wow. :eek2:

They are drop dead gorgeous guitars. Congrats to the players who are picking these up.

 

[treyhaislip]

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They are very nice looking for sure!

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

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:headbang:

 

[BTMN]

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It has begun. :kabong:

:headbang:

You like that? Should be getting a neckin' this week or so. Bound and crowned Rosewood fretboard over Mahogany with a bound headstock. Ebony overlay to the headstock too.

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

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What's not to like?

Was checking some of the build(s) links,Jesus those are gonna be some sweet-assed guitars!

Mega-'Grats in advance,Dude!!!

 

[BTMN]

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Thanks. I got lucky Mike chose to make 4 runs of 12 instead of a single run.

Here is the top before it was mounted and routed.

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

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Tasty!

Did you get to choose a neck profile or are they generally universal?

 

[BTMN]

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I went with a Vintage carve. I like a thicker neck.

 

[BTMN]

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