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Hamer Guitars was an American electric guitar manufacturer founded in 1973, in Wilmette, Illinois, by vintage guitar shop owners Paul Hamer and Jol Dantzig.The company's early instruments featured guitar designs based on the Gibson Explorer (The Standard) and Gibson Flying V (Vector), before adding more traditional Gibson-inspired designs such as the Sunburst.
It also appears that some of the original 1978 "Les Paul Reborns" have inkied serial numbers. Some MIK Love Rock models have no serial number and simply have "Made In Korea" inked on the back of the headstock. Sometimes the model number may be located under the bridge pickup. MIK Love Rock models identified in this manner include ALS48 and ALS50Q.
(e.g. L-R as seen through the sound hole: Serial number, "Brand," Model number.) The serial numbers on these instruments were often preceded by the letters S or E; e.g. S0XXXXX. It is currently believed that this transition was complete by 1979. Early Korean-made guitars show this same brand, only stating Made in Korea in place of Made in Japan.
Collectors love bills with low serial numbers, such as those below 1,000 or 100 (e.g., 00000100). On eBay, these kinds of bills can sell for anywhere from $10 to $300.
Falcon 1 International Series (made in Korea) Falcon Standard (made in USA 1989–1991) ... Serial numbers correlate to shipping dates of US models only. 1978 to 1995 ...
The top of the plate reads 외교 (diplomat) and the plates display a six-digit number divided into two three digit numbers separated by a dash. The first three numbers indicate the country (086, for example, is for cars belonging to the Vietnamese embassy in South Korea), so a typical plate would read 086-001.
In 1985, 86 and 87 production was again moved, this time to Korea to reduce costs (E serial number pre-fix stamped on the neck plate). These guitars were marketed as the Squier Bullet and used plywood bodies. The neck was a rosewood board on maple and had a Strat headstock with a Telecaster style heel, three single coil pickup pattern like the ...
The Aerostar series were made completely in Korea, while the Focus series was made and assembled by ESP. Some early Focus guitars were also made in Japan by the Matsumoku company. During 1987, Kramer also commissioned guitarist Rich Excellente to create a series of guitars based on the patented features Excellente developed on his "1957 Chevy ...