Thanks I reached out to the seller as it appears that foam is over the neck rest.There is a decent Hamer USA Standard case on Reverb. $175 plus $90 shipping.

The original case that came new with my '97 Cruise V does not have the small "usa" next to Hamer on the case, I imagine Hamer started ordering cases from TKL that would could be paired with either imports or usa sometime in the mid '90s.Once upon a time, I had two mid-90s USA Hamer Standards (no maple veneer top, just all mahogany), but only one came with a TKL 'USA' case, the other had a 'import' TKL case, both of which were made in Canada. The difference? One had 'USA' in small letters next to the Hamer logo on the lid, the other one just had the Hamer logo on the lid, no 'USA'. Otherwise, the cases were identical in all other respects. I didn't lose sleep over it.
We're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Although it's still a very long tunnel.
That's some serious Guitar Math!I'm tempted now, simply because of the massive reduction on the the price. Saving $1404,- on this case would allow me to spend the money on a guitar for it.