DBraz Posted December 6, 2018 Posted December 6, 2018 It’s a great one for sure. The body looks incredibly 3D from the pictures. The owner (to be) Ed isn’t on the HFC. He has a very tasty collection of guitars and an interesting background in music. When Ed spotted my Super-C he got in touch as he just had to have one. I know he’s really keen to get his hands on his Super-C and I can see why! 5 Quote
bubs_42 Posted December 17, 2018 Posted December 17, 2018 I hope he is preparing something to get us through the holiday break. 3 Quote
devrock Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 On 12/5/2018 at 8:19 PM, Northfield said: I don’t think the soon to be owner of this beauty is on the HFC, and it’s too cool looking not to share -it’s an amazing chunk of maple and man, the flame really popped on it. I can’t wait to get a couple of clear coats on and get it buffed -it’s gonna be one killer looking axe 😎 1 Quote
Steve Haynie Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 Why did we not see many one piece bodies or tops on Hamer guitars? This makes at least two Shishkovs with one piece tops/bodies. Quote
Northfield Posted December 31, 2018 Author Posted December 31, 2018 This one really turned out to be one bad ass guitar! Finding premium maple blocks big enough to do a one piece solid body is definitely challenging though. I know a lot of you have already seen these, but for those that haven’t, here’s a few of the pics that we posted. 11 2 Quote
HSB0531 Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 2 hours ago, Steve Haynie said: Why did we not see many one piece bodies or tops on Hamer guitars? This makes at least two Shishkovs with one piece tops/bodies. As others have probably said, it’s real hard to find a tree wide enogh to produce a one-piece guitar body. The tree log has to be considerably wider the the wood blank that gets carved into a guitar body. I’m pretty sure that all the Standards were one piece bodies btw. As time goes on, it gets harder and harder to find big enough trees to make one piece bodies. Quote
BubbaVO Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 Fook'n gorgeous. If I could spell flabbergasted, I'd be that. Quote
devrock Posted January 1, 2019 Posted January 1, 2019 My word, that’s gorgeous. Perhaps your best work yet. I’m in awe. Quote
crunchee Posted January 1, 2019 Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) On 12/30/2018 at 9:12 PM, HSB0531 said: As others have probably said, it’s real hard to find a tree wide enogh to produce a one-piece guitar body. The tree log has to be considerably wider the the wood blank that gets carved into a guitar body. I’m pretty sure that all the Standards were one piece bodies btw. As time goes on, it gets harder and harder to find big enough trees to make one piece bodies. Not all Hamer USA Standards had one-piece mahogany backs...I had one in natural (plain mahogany, no maple top, dot inlays. no binding) with a curved neck heel that was a two-piece body, and I've seen others in plain mahogany with the same curved neck heel that were also two-piece bodies. I also had a plain mahogany (no maple top, dot inlays, no binding) USA Standard with the typical squared neck heel that maple-topped Standards had, that had a one-piece mahogany body. I believe both of the ones that I had were made in 1996. Maybe the shape of the neck heel had something to do with it, or maybe it was just coincidence. I dunno. That being said, there's old pictures of 'old growth' mahogany trees that were HUGE, not quite as big around as a redwood tree but still plenty big, as big if not bigger around the middle than a full-sized old oak tree. Good luck finding one that big anymore. Edited January 1, 2019 by crunchee Quote
serial Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 All flametop Standards were one-piece bodies. The Mahogany Standard and the Standard Korina had two-piece bodies many times, but they are thicker and have different heels. 1 Quote
Northfield Posted February 28, 2019 Author Posted February 28, 2019 Lots of cool, new things going on right now - should be a great year! 17 Quote
BubbaVO Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Dang it. New build idea creates confusion at yet another option. 1 Quote
Jakeboy Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 39 minutes ago, BubbaVO said: Dang it. New build idea creates confusion at yet another option. Exactly. But I am holding firm to my original idea. Quote
DBraz Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Oh geez... I thought I didn't need another guitar... 2 2 Quote
Funky Chicken Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 I gotta get back in line but every time this thread updates I'm like "SQUIRREL!!!" 2 Quote
bubs_42 Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 WARNING: If you can't whether the storm of beautiful images before you have placed the order, imagine how hard it will be after you place the order. 6 1 4 Quote
hamerhead Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 Shawn, I can't believe how thoroughly you nailed it. Go buy a lottery ticket. Quote
BubbaVO Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 7 hours ago, hamerhead said: Shawn, I can't believe how thoroughly you nailed it. Go buy a lottery ticket. Lottery or not. He still has to wait in line.😜 1 Quote
bubs_42 Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 13 hours ago, BubbaVO said: Lottery or not. He still has to wait in line.😜 I am in line, two more times. What ever you order be open enough to let Team Shishkov work their magic. We should remember that we are ordering a Shishkov, not some knockoff. 4 Quote
BubbaVO Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 1 hour ago, bubs_42 said: I am in line, two more times. What ever you order be open enough to let Team Shishkov work their magic. We should remember that we are ordering a Shishkov, not some knockoff. I'm in line for one and sent a rough idea for another. I broke out the Ultimate yesterday and it proved to me that the wait for the next is worth it. 6 Quote
django49 Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 I cannot imagine what I might come up with that would be better than the first. That is NOT to say that my mind does not shift into overdrive, y'unnerstand....... 1 Quote
bubs_42 Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 52 minutes ago, django49 said: I cannot imagine what I might come up with that would be better than the first. That is NOT to say that my mind does not shift into overdrive, y'unnerstand....... Easy, just don't repeat yourself, and blaze a new trail. Little of this, a little of that, some of the past, some of the present and block out what everyone else is doing. Team Shishkov will take care of the rest. 1 Quote
fasteddie Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 I wonder if Mike has become a victim of his own success. His lead times are currently running at 2 and a half years (I hear), are there any amongst us that have been put off getting a Shishkov due to the wait? Quote
DBraz Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 3 hours ago, django49 said: I cannot imagine what I might come up with that would be better than the first. That is NOT to say that my mind does not shift into overdrive, y'unnerstand....... I was the same as you but after one week of owning #50 I placed my deposit on another. I knew the wait times involved and that I could worry about some final specs down the line. Quote
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