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stonebobbo
Posted 2008-04-10 2:25 PM (#45711)
Subject: OT?: Beal -- I'm curious ...



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Location: Tennessee		I saw This HAMER on eBay, and being a Hamer fan I became intrigued. Is there anything you can add to the story? It sure looks like one sweet guitar.
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stephent28
Posted 2008-04-10 2:28 PM (#45712 - in reply to #45711)
Subject: Re: OT?: Beal -- I'm curious ...



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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066		That's sweet. I'd like to hear the story behind it also!
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Waskel
Posted 2008-04-10 3:56 PM (#45713 - in reply to #45711)
Subject: Re: OT?: Beal -- I'm curious ...



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Location: closely held secret		Gorgeous.
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Beal
Posted 2008-04-10 4:48 PM (#45714 - in reply to #45711)
Subject: Re: OT?: Beal -- I'm curious ...



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Location: 6 String Ranch		There were only 9. It was real close to a production model at the time. HAC does not mean Hamer Artist Custom but that's close enough for a public explanation. These were produced when we were in the middle of a legal trademark issue with a company south of Connecticut.
They are very nice guitars.
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stephent28
Posted 2008-04-10 4:52 PM (#45715 - in reply to #45711)
Subject: Re: OT?: Beal -- I'm curious ...



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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066		Knowing what PF22 really stood for....I can only imagine what HAC really means!

Any idea where most of the 9 went?
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Beal
Posted 2008-04-10 5:28 PM (#45716 - in reply to #45711)
Subject: Re: OT?: Beal -- I'm curious ...



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Location: 6 String Ranch		No, just sold to regular customers. I think these were made in the early 90's?

Now here's how life runs in small circles.
It was around 99 or 2000 and I was working on a home-made tele and really screwed up the tuners. I took it to a local Jax guy to fix it. A month later when I went in to get it he says "There was a guy in here wanted to trade his guitar for that Tele."
So I say, "What's his guitar?"
Buddy says "One of those Hamer HAC models. I told him you probably weren't interested in it."
I said "Good call"
Two or three years later I'm at a dinner gathering and I hear the story again from the guy who had the Hamer.
It was Davis.
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Jeff W.
Posted 2008-04-10 7:22 PM (#45717 - in reply to #45711)
Subject: Re: OT?: Beal -- I'm curious ...


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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub		feel the JuJu...
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Weaser P
Posted 2008-04-10 9:54 PM (#45718 - in reply to #45711)
Subject: Re: OT?: Beal -- I'm curious ...


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Location: Bluffton, SC		"It was Davis."

That's great, Beal. And only Henny Youngman could have told (written) it better.
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