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Well, I had the distinct pleasure of attending Mr. Dantzig's quot;Guru Tourquot; the other night here in St. Louis. Let me start off by saying that both Mr. Danztig and Mr. Frank Rindone were true gentlemen and it was a real pleasure to meet and speak with them both. They are both two of the most down to earth guys, and were very approachable and easy to talk to. Mr. Dantzig is very passionate about the guitars he makes and it was very obvious by the way he spoke and presented. He started off by recapping the history of Hamer guitars from the very beginnings all the way to the current shop in Connecticut. This was done in conjunction with a slide show illustrating everything from the humble beginnings in the Grassroots shop, to a ton of pics of the famous artists who have played and endorsed Hamer guitars over the years. Aside from a few technical difficulties with the head-set microphone, it went along very well and was very informative and entertaining. Next, we went through a bit of a Q amp; A. I got to ask a couple of questions and have them answered in a very thorough and complete manner. Again, very informative. At the end of the night, those of us who brought in our Hamer guitars, got to have the man himself sign them. I wrestled with the choice of which one to bring, but in the end I decided on my '01 Artist Kornia HB that my wife bought me (he said that she's a keeper!). Mr. Dantzig expressed his like for the top on my particular Artist and commented on how attractive the grain was, flamed chevron pattern Korina. I had him sign the control cavity plate as I thought that would be the best place (I'm not much one for writing on the finish of my guitars). Again, it was an amazing experience to hear him talk about something I love. It was nice to know that the man who makes the guitars of which I am so fond, is so passionate about his craft. It really puts something special on top of the whole thing. Thanks so much again to Mr. Dantzig and Mr. Rindone for a great night of great guitars. So, without further ado, PICS!!!

The beginning (nice wall o' Hamers huh?)Talking about the dovetail neck construction on a Studio Custom
The man and me with my Artist Korina HBJOL is cool ! i went on a factory tour a couple of years ago good stuff !!!!!!!!

Nice. Now I'm gettin' Hamer GAS. GUHHHH!!!! Where's that pepto???? LOL.

I've known Jol and Frank for many years and they're both true gentlemen.

They came by here a couple of months ago, and I had the pleasure of attending. I agree with everything you said. It was great. I'm glad you got to attend. I wish I'd have had a Hamer for him to sign.

Did you get some cool Hamer swag?

Schwing! I'm glad that you had a great time, Travis. I wish that I could've been there. Thanks for the pics.

I got a Hamer keychain and the dvd. I had a burned copy of the dvd that I loaned to a friend, so I just told him to keep it since I got the real thing. There were some really nice custom pieces there as well. You probably can't tell from the pics, but the two Newports on the right (2nd and 3rd from the end) both had curly maple tops. I guess there are less than 10 of those in the world, if I remember hearing right. It was kind of cool to see them in the same place at the same time.

Sweet!!!

Ewwww, curly maple is my favorite.

I have the utmost respect for Jol, Hamer Guitars, and the craftsmen who are dedicated to the highest quality of guitar building.

cool...i wonder if they are ever coming to the Louisville area...i would definitely go and see that!!!

I would have been massively distracted by that WALL OF HAMERS!!!!!!!!!!! Honestly great guitars, if he comes to Chicago I'll have to go check him out.

Very cool Trav..saw your post over at the HFC forum about this

is this show/seminar geared towards dealers? or is this something that the general public is invited to?


Originally Posted by JeffBis this show/seminar geared towards dealers? or is this something that the general public is invited to?

The one here was hosted by a local dealer and was free to the public.

It's entirely for the public. Of course, most of the quot;publicquot; were Hamer owners already. It's a free workshop, very informal. I believe that he said they only do about 4 per year and this was the last one for this year. Check for updats on his Guru tour.

The tour is getting good reviews... I saw this link in Vintage Guitar

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Freddy

Just saw this: Anybody else see this tour? I'm waiting for a midwest date.

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