Jol Dantzig
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Hamer Blog Posts Archive 2008
Original Post Date: November 10, 2008 1980s Flashback Invades Workshop Sometimes you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone. Ok, so maybe that’s not exactly what this story is about, but it’s a lesson learned just the same. Recently, Kim, our customer service manager walked up to my desk holding a new prized possession—in… Continue reading
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Sunbursting the Earth
Original post date: June 05, 2008 Now that our Earthen Talladega guitars have been block sanded smooth, they are ready for shader, which is what we call the transparent lacquer that creates the color. When we built the run of twenty-five Earthen Studio guitars I asked Gary to come up with a new sunburst color… Continue reading
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Paint Time for Talladega Earthen!
Original Publish date: June 03, 2008 The first coats of lacquer have cured so the Earthen Talladegas are ready to be colored. We always prepare the surface for color by applying a base coat of nitrocellulose lacquer to raise the grain and create “bite” for the finish. Our nitro is thin and it seeps down… Continue reading
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Hamer Guitars: A Historical Archive
by Jol Dantzig I was the Technical Director, designer, and former co-owner of Hamer guitars. The brand had long since been acquired by Kaman Music, which was eventually bought by Fender (FMIC). The company was floundering after a series of bad marketing decisions dictated by the parent company, and I was fighting to pursue a… Continue reading