Brentrocks Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 There is a fella that I may be doing a trade with. He says this is a 2002 Korina Standard...but he doesn't have the certificate. He claims it was custom built for his friend that was endorsed by HAMER....Rob Brewer from Unwritten Law How do I verify that its korina?
murkat Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 your links to pics are broken.super light air korina guitar?
bubs_42 Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 What Kiz's said or just find anything that is not painted, which isn't easy.
murkat Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 I'm officially calling dibs Brent.......yes, what others have stated, you will have to find naked wood. not easy with black Hamers.
zenmindbeginner Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 Pull off the truss rod cover... should be some bare wood there but... Korina is usually hard to identify just by a small patch of bare wood.Black or white limba but most of it is pretty yeller in appearance. It looks like mahogany but is blonde and sometimes has mineral streaks.
Brentrocks Posted March 10, 2014 Author Posted March 10, 2014 Thanks for all your input. I doubt that the trade will happen though. I offered up my Gary Moore Heritage in trade.
davesultra Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 Thanks for all your input. I doubt that the trade will happen though. I offered up my Gary Moore Heritage in trade.Didn't you recently say something along the lines of not doing something dumb, like trading or selling off a Gary Moore model (again)?
gorch Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 However, tell me how do you come to find those great guitars ever again?Korina is lighter than mahogany. So tell us what it's worth weighting and someone can measure agains a mahogany Standard.
cynic Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 Korina is lighter than mahogany. So tell us what it's worth weighting and someone can measure agains a mahogany Standard.That's a generalization that doesn't always prove true. I've got a mahogany Standard that comes in just a hair over 8lbs, and neither of mine weigh more than 8.5lbs. I've seen some of the Korina examples top 10lbs.Call Kim Keller and see if he's able to look it up. I'd guess they have pretty good records for 2002.
Brentrocks Posted March 10, 2014 Author Posted March 10, 2014 Thanks for all your input. I doubt that the trade will happen though. I offered up my Gary Moore Heritage in trade. Didn't you recently say something along the lines of not doing something dumb, like trading or selling off a Gary Moore model (again)? Yes I did....but the guy hasn't agreed to the trade yet
Brentrocks Posted March 10, 2014 Author Posted March 10, 2014 Korina is lighter than mahogany. So tell us what it's worth weighting and someone can measure agains a mahogany Standard.Call Kim Keller and see if he's able to look it up. I'd guess they have pretty good records for 2002.Who is Kim Keller? One of the higher ups in Hamer before fender shut them down?
django49 Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 My korina Vector is super lightweight. My korina Standard may be the heaviest guitar I have ever played. Granted, it is a bigger hunk of wood,but there IS a big variation from one piece to another.BTW, another (non-Hamer) semi-hollow has a korina neck and (chambered) korina body, spruce top and ebony board. Weighs under 5 pounds. May be lighter than my Parker.
serial Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 One of the heavier Hamers I've picked up was a korina Standard from the limited run.If the guitar is korina and Hamer, it's not what some call 'black korina' (which is not a real wood-it's the crap korina). Hamer rejected anything that was garbage and even a lot of good stuff.If I had that guitar, no way in hell I'd trade it for any Heritage ever made.
DEMENTED Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 He has asked me to trade for my '82 reissue '52 Tele, I am thinking about .....
acb Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 Who is Kim Keller? One of the higher ups in Hamer before fender shut them down?Kim Keller was a Hamer specialist whose responsibilities included customer communications. He is not a stranger to this forum and is highly regarded by many members. In the few exchanges I had with him he was always welcoming and went beyond a courteuos reply.
kizanski Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 What Kiz's said or just find anything that is not painted, which isn't easy. Under the TRC is the only place you'll find unpainted on a painted Hamer.
Never2Late Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 We've seen this guitar before - this was the Hamer Standard offered over at the "My Les Paul" forum, and I've communicated with the seller via TGP. The real owner used the guitar briefly for an animated video shoot (???) and that's it, so I was told. The owner did manage to ding-up the back pretty good, probably on some "punk rawk" belt-buckle. The guy is asking TOP DOLLAR for a guitar he has no paperwork on (no surprise for a punk band). When I was talking with him, he did NOT mention anything about Korina. Now the guitar is Korina, eh? What a surprise that the story changes to justify the price he is asking. I'd beware, if I were you....
burningyen Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 What Kiz's said or just find anything that is not painted, which isn't easy. Under the TRC is the only place you'll find unpainted on a painted Hamer.Do they shield the output jack hole?
Brentrocks Posted March 11, 2014 Author Posted March 11, 2014 We've seen this guitar before - this was the Hamer Standard offered over at the "My Les Paul" forum, and I've communicated with the seller via TGP. The real owner used the guitar briefly for an animated video shoot (???) and that's it, so I was told. The owner did manage to ding-up the back pretty good, probably on some "punk rawk" belt-buckle. The guy is asking TOP DOLLAR for a guitar he has no paperwork on (no surprise for a punk band). When I was talking with him, he did NOT mention anything about Korina. Now the guitar is Korina, eh? What a surprise that the story changes to justify the price he is asking. I'd beware, if I were you.... good to know....thanks!
kizanski Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 What Kiz's said or just find anything that is not painted, which isn't easy. Under the TRC is the only place you'll find unpainted on a painted Hamer.Do they shield the output jack hole?Probably not, but are you going to take that funky jack out to look?Remember, this is a 2002. No Electrosocket Jack on that one.
DaveH Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 If I had that guitar, no way in hell I'd trade it for any Heritage ever made.Big +1 to this.
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