RichRS6 Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 Damn! This thread just keeps on getting better.Dave that's a monster !
belgian Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 The back of 7 0069 ain't so nice. The previous owner told me he contacted Hamer on this in the '80's and was told they had some problems with the clearcoat finish. They offered him a re-finsh but he never had it done. I don't care either - this one stays here.
kizanski Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 The back of 69 looks good to me!Wait a minute...
Bobby Marshall Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 Len's Ferrari red sunburst is what started my Hamer obsession. Serial had her for sale and Len grabbed her just before I made Serial an offer for more than he was asking. The one that got away.
wil50n Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 9 0621 Piezo saddles are now gone, replaced by sustain block saddles thanks to serial. Extra pot and switch are now redundant.
wil50n Posted April 30, 2012 Posted April 30, 2012 Essie my '79 Sunburst as seen thru the new camera. Love that second pic Gene !
Steve Haynie Posted April 30, 2012 Posted April 30, 2012 It is neat seeing how the angle changes the flame on your Sunburst, Gene.
BTMN Posted April 30, 2012 Posted April 30, 2012 Thanks gents. I like the way the light shows the other parts of the veneer in this shot.
whiskeyzulu Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 '79 dark burst another shot w/ sun behind me - now thats why they're called sunbursts!
wil50n Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 Very nice whiskeyzulu, they had some great tops in '79.#70034 - love it.
Hamer Dave Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 Folks,Having been bumped by @RichRS6 I finally got it together to do some (half-)decent pictures of my '78 Sunburst and (with the new Message Board utility) to post them.So, this is my '78 Sunburst (S/N 8 0253) with shimmed bridge, long headstock, bull's eye Gotohs and DiMarzio PAFs. I've had this since '84 and it's all pretty much original. A couple of the original black speed knobs shattered so I replaced them and, 'cleverly', I rewired it to 1 volume & 2 tones as the bridge pick-up is quite bright (but it would revert to standard wiring easily enough). As Andrew suggested, it does seem to have 'big dots'.Alltogether it's in pretty good shape. The top is pretty good, the curly maple figuring depends a bit on the light. I guess the colour is quite an antique red (rather then cherry red). The neck is quite rounded, frets are OK. A few dings in the back & sides as it's seen some action but is now enjoying its semi-retirement. Still sounding good.Cheers, T.What utility to post photos? Figuring I need to upload to photobucket, or ?. I need to post some pics. Thanks.Dave
zorrow Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 With so many sustainblocks pictured, I'll have a heart attack!!!
tommyh Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 @Hamer Dave - photos - no nothing clever, you can just attach them to a reply (but they have to be below a certain size). Cheers, T.
specialk Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 Great thread! I always liked the top on this one, but the tone of this '91 was killer! So of course I sold it.
wil50n Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 Looking back at this thread, the 79's seem to have exceptional tops, and fantastic colouring.
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