craigjw1914

Well, Guys It's a month later and reality really bites these days. Out of necessity, the Artist Ultimate is back on the auction block. I sure hope she goes to a HFC member. Craig

Arnie, Thank you for the details about the luthiers at Hamer. Also thanks for the tips on the pics. I remember getting an account or whatever at photobucket likely years ago. Haven't used it in ages. Have to do it again I suppose. What I have learned about my Hamer, thanks to all the great posts by all of you is, Having one of these amazing guitars, let alone a unique, custom, top-of-the-line ArtUlt is a priviledge. Obviously the guitar market has not woken up the the quality and pleasure of a Hamer and as such, the market value is depressed. Should something happen to the company and production guidelines as we know them should stop, then I'm sure the value would skyrocket. Just like a famous artists's paintings can go crazy in value, after their death. In the meantime, I pulled the ad again and the ArtUlt stays with me. That's where she belongs.

Hey Arnie, I noticed I didn't put down what # my Ultimate is. On the back of the headstock, under the serial # is "045" Guess mine is #45, huh? How do you put a picture into the text field?

Thanks Arnie. What do you mean,"no Artist Ultimate Line"? I agree with you about the price. You see Gibson Historics fetching big money esp from 03 with brazilian boards(like the R9 I sold to get this Ultimate) and the ArtUlt is SO much better! Nice guitar you have there. What is it? Looks like an ArtUlt but different inlays. Craig Travis, I did the tap test and to my ears it is exactly the same all over. I've put plenty of wall studs in so I know the sound. BTW, the tapping sure produces a musical tone, like tap tuning an archtop. They really got it right with the ArtUlt! I think the story on this guitar is true. It's a SOLID BODY!

David, good idea. I'll take it to the office tomorrow and shoot a few radiographs of the body and see what I see. We';ll find those chambers yet!!! :-)

Yes, yes, yes, and yes. They should have the first fret inlay standard on everything. It's kick ass!! -Austin "Is it a true solid body or is it chambered with no f hole?" How can it be both? ;-) There is no spoon -Austin or something Hey guys, I can't believe the HFC and the support you all show for these great guitars and each other. Thank you very much for posting the pics of my ArtUlt from the ebay ad. That was very cool. Interesting the comments about the 1st fret inlay. On the origional Custom Order Certificate it reads: Model: Artist Ultimate Color: Brown Sugar Custom Items: AAAA Quilt Maple Top Without "F" Hole Crown Inlay on 1st Fret As far as solid or chambered, the origional (actually 2nd) owner stated that this guitar and its mate were a slight mistake in that they were solid bodies that somehow came through the Artist Ultimate line. I have no idea whether there are chambers or not. This would be an interesting research project to see what the actual records at Hamer show. The owner of the other ArtUlt twin to this guitar says it's true. It's a solid body. Whatever, the guitar is absolute magic. I have tried to sell this guitar 2 times before for different reasons and both times I have stopped the auction and wondered what I was thinking... sell this guitar???

I just listed the ArtUlt Custom on ebay. Please browse to Hamer Guitars on ebay and you can get details and pics. Thanks.

DITTO!!! Sounds cool. Sorry guys, I'm pretty new to the HFC and don't know the ad tools. How do I post pics to the ad? I followed the tools and browsed to the pic files but nothing would attach. Just send me an email and I'll send as many pics as you want. Thanks. Craig

I have a 2003 Custom Artist Ultimate I am selling. Custom color "Brown Sugar", Crown inlay in position 1: Built as one of only 2 ever built as SOLID BODIES. That's right, solid, no "F" hole. Fabulous condition, Pleked 1 month ago, no dings or scratches, alligator case. A very very special piece of Hamer history, plays and sounds incredible. Please make offer.