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title="Privately held company">Private</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Musical_instruments" class="mw-redirect" title="Musical instruments">Musical instruments</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1973<span class="noprint">; 52 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1973</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Arlington_Heights,_Illinois" title="Arlington Heights, Illinois">Arlington Heights, Illinois</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Area served</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Worldwide</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent">Paul Hamer, <a href="/wiki/Jol_Dantzig" title="Jol Dantzig">Jol Dantzig</a> and John Montgomery</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Electric_guitar" title="Electric guitar">Electric guitars</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/KMCMusicorp" title="KMCMusicorp">KMC Music</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hamerguitars.com/">hamerguitars.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Hamer Guitars</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'h' in 'hi'">h</span><span title="/eɪ/: 'a' in 'face'">eɪ</span><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/ər/: 'er' in 'letter'">ər</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">HAY</span>-mər</i></a>) was an American <a href="/wiki/Electric_guitar" title="Electric guitar">electric guitar</a> manufacturer founded in 1973, in <a href="/wiki/Wilmette,_Illinois" title="Wilmette, Illinois">Wilmette</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>, by vintage guitar shop owners Paul Hamer and <a href="/wiki/Jol_Dantzig" title="Jol Dantzig">Jol Dantzig</a>. The company's early instruments featured guitar designs based on the <a href="/wiki/Gibson_Explorer" title="Gibson Explorer">Gibson Explorer</a> (The Standard) and <a href="/wiki/Gibson_Flying_V" title="Gibson Flying V">Gibson Flying V</a> (Vector), before adding more traditional <a href="/wiki/Gibson_(guitar_company)" title="Gibson (guitar company)">Gibson</a>-inspired designs such as the Sunburst. Hamer Guitars is generally considered the first "boutique" vintage-style electric guitar brand that specifically catered to professional musicians, and was the first guitar manufacturer to produce a <a href="/wiki/Twelve-string_bass" title="Twelve-string bass">12 string bass guitar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-matthes_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-matthes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The company was incorporated in Illinois in 1976 by John Montgomery, Jol Dantzig, James Walker and Hamer. It was acquired by <a href="/wiki/KMCMusicorp" title="KMCMusicorp">Kaman Music Corporation</a> in 1988, which was purchased in turn by <a href="/wiki/Fender_Musical_Instruments_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Fender Musical Instruments Corporation">Fender Musical Instruments Corporation</a> in 2008. Hamer offered a wide array of <a href="/wiki/Electric_guitar" title="Electric guitar">electric guitars</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">electric basses</a> and since its foundation, placed an emphasis on producing high-quality instruments with vintage aesthetics as well as creative innovations.<sup id="cite_ref-fjestad_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fjestad-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kaman marketed a lower-priced line of Asian-built instruments called the Hamer <i>XT Series</i> and <i>Slammer by Hamer</i>, which was discontinued in 2009. </p><p>After a 4-year hiatus since Fender had discontinued the Hamer models in 2013, the brand was re-introduced as a <a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">subsidiary</a> of <a href="/wiki/KMCMusicorp" title="KMCMusicorp">KMC Music</a>, which announced the return of imported only Hamer Guitars at the <a href="/wiki/NAMM_Show" title="NAMM Show">NAMM Show</a> that same year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamer_Guitars&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first Hamer guitar, a <a href="/wiki/Flying_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Flying V">Flying V</a> bass, was built at Northern Prairie Music, a vintage instrument shop in Wilmette, Illinois, owned by Hamer and Dantzig. The shop catered to musicians who were interested in high-quality instruments. This first instrument served as the basis for a new company called Hamer Guitars.<sup id="cite_ref-fjestad_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fjestad-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hamer began publicizing its instruments in 1974, with small black-and-white ads in guitar magazines. Hamer Guitars Inc. was incorporated in Illinois in 1976 by John Montgomery, Jol Dantzig, Paul Hamer and James Walker. In 1977 the company set up shop in Palatine, Illinois and employed seven workers. At this time the primary woodworking was being subcontracted to the Tom Holmes Company in Nashville, Tennessee, with the painting and setup (stringing) being done in the Palatine shop. Prior to that point production had been one-off custom variations on the original "Standard" and "Flying V" guitars built by either John Montgomery or Jim Beach. The new arrangement with Holmes allowed Hamer to broaden its offering by building a more mainstream instrument called the "Sunburst." Before this expansion Hamer's customers were limited to big-name touring groups such as <a href="/wiki/Kiss_(band)" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Company" title="Bad Company">Bad Company</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wishbone_Ash" title="Wishbone Ash">Wishbone Ash</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(band)" title="Jethro Tull (band)">Jethro Tull</a> and <a href="/wiki/Savoy_Brown" title="Savoy Brown">Savoy Brown</a>. In the late 1970s to the mid-1980s <a href="/wiki/Def_Leppard" title="Def Leppard">Def Leppard</a> used Hamer guitars and basses. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CheapTrick1977.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/CheapTrick1977.jpg/220px-CheapTrick1977.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/CheapTrick1977.jpg/330px-CheapTrick1977.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/CheapTrick1977.jpg/440px-CheapTrick1977.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4345" data-file-height="3065" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Cheap_Trick" title="Cheap Trick">Cheap Trick</a> on stage in 1977 with their Hamer instruments: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Nielsen" title="Rick Nielsen">Rick Nielsen</a> (left) with a standard model and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Petersson" title="Tom Petersson">Tom Petersson</a> with a 10-string bass</figcaption></figure> <p>To appeal to a broader market, Hamer introduced its first production guitar, the <i>Sunburst,</i> 1977. Production was reportedly around 10 guitars per week. During that time, the company gained more popularity due to the high-profile patronage of <a href="/wiki/Cheap_Trick" title="Cheap Trick">Cheap Trick</a> guitarist <a href="/wiki/Rick_Nielsen" title="Rick Nielsen">Rick Nielsen</a> and that group's use of Hamer eight- and 12-string basses. In 1978, Frank Untermyer joined the company as part of Hamer's attempt to expand its business worldwide. Untermyer served as a partner and international sales manager. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HAMERSP80.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/HAMERSP80.JPG/220px-HAMERSP80.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/HAMERSP80.JPG/330px-HAMERSP80.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/HAMERSP80.JPG/440px-HAMERSP80.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>A 1980 "Special" model</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1980, Hamer moved to larger quarters in <a href="/wiki/Arlington_Heights,_Illinois" title="Arlington Heights, Illinois">Arlington Heights</a>, a suburb of <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>. It was at this point that all manufacturing processes were brought in-house, with Dantzig overseeing manufacturing and design. The staff had grown to 12 and Hamer Guitars continued to launch new models, such as the "Special", "Cruisebass", "Prototype", "Blitz" and "Phantom". Paul Hamer, the company's president, and chief salesperson, left in 1987 to pursue a career in retail. <a href="/wiki/Kaman_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaman Music">Kaman Music</a> was then approached to handle sales, while the remaining owners concentrated on manufacturing. Kaman Music agreed to purchase Hamer in late 1988. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Glenn_Tipton_en_2008_au_Luxembourg.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Glenn_Tipton_en_2008_au_Luxembourg.jpg/218px-Glenn_Tipton_en_2008_au_Luxembourg.jpg" decoding="async" width="218" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Glenn_Tipton_en_2008_au_Luxembourg.jpg/327px-Glenn_Tipton_en_2008_au_Luxembourg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Glenn_Tipton_en_2008_au_Luxembourg.jpg/436px-Glenn_Tipton_en_2008_au_Luxembourg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Tipton" title="Glenn Tipton">Glenn Tipton</a> of <a href="/wiki/Judas_Priest" title="Judas Priest">Judas Priest</a> playing a Hamer Phantom GT</figcaption></figure> <p>From this era stems the appearance of Hamer models for <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> pioneers <a href="/wiki/Judas_Priest" title="Judas Priest">Judas Priest</a>. <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Tipton" title="Glenn Tipton">Glenn Tipton</a>'s designed and used two very iconic Hamer guitars: the non-production Hamer GT Custom, introduced in 1986, and the Hamer Phantom GT. Especially designed by Tipton, the GT Custom has a unique design, loosely based on a classic asymmetric V design but optimised for balance, sporting either <a href="/wiki/Seymour_Duncan" title="Seymour Duncan">Seymour Duncan</a> and <a href="/wiki/EMG,_Inc." title="EMG, Inc.">EMG</a> pickups. The Phantom GT followed the more traditional design of a <a href="/wiki/Superstrat" title="Superstrat">superstrat</a> double cutaway guitar, equipped with <a href="/wiki/EMG,_Inc." title="EMG, Inc.">EMG</a> pickups. Both guitars are still used by Tipton on stage as of 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After five years with Kaman, Dantzig left the company in 1993, moving to California to begin a design and consulting business. </p><p>In 1997, Kaman Music relocated Hamer to a smaller shop in <a href="/wiki/New_Hartford,_Connecticut" title="New Hartford, Connecticut">New Hartford, Connecticut</a>, home of <a href="/wiki/Ovation_Guitars" class="mw-redirect" title="Ovation Guitars">Ovation Guitars</a>. Ten of the 42 employees were relocated to New Hartford along with Dantzig, who served as technical director. Untermyer had the dual role of general manager of both Hamer and Ovation. Hamer then began concentrating on a core of high-quality designs targeted at the high-end and collector market. Brand Manager Frank Rindone assumed all marketing, advertising and sales responsibilities.<sup id="cite_ref-fjestad_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fjestad-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Along with its parent company Kaman Music, Hamer was acquired by guitar giant <a href="/wiki/Fender_Musical_Instruments" class="mw-redirect" title="Fender Musical Instruments">Fender Musical Instruments</a> on December 31, 2007. </p><p>Hamer lives in Chicago, where he operates a retail framing business. Dantzig left Fender in 2010 to build instruments under the Jol Dantzig Guitar Design name. Untermyer left the company in 2012 and now oversees the global supply chain of guitar manufacturer <a href="/wiki/C._F._Martin_%26_Company" title="C. F. Martin & Company">C. F. Martin & Company</a>. </p><p>In December 2012, Fender announced that Hamer would no longer produce guitars and the company would cease to operate.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of January 25, 2017, KMC Music announced at NAMM 2017 the re-introduction of imported Hamer Guitars with five models.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamer_Guitars&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kmcmusic.com/">Our brands</a> on KMC Music website, 13 Oct 2019</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-matthes-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-matthes_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMatthesMoffett2013" class="citation book cs1">Matthes, Steve; Moffett, Joe (2013). <i>The Ultimate Hamer Guitars: An Illustrated History</i>. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7643-4352-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7643-4352-0"><bdi>978-0-7643-4352-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Ultimate+Hamer+Guitars%3A+An+Illustrated+History&rft.pub=Schiffer+Publishing%2C+Ltd.&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=978-0-7643-4352-0&rft.aulast=Matthes&rft.aufirst=Steve&rft.au=Moffett%2C+Joe&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHamer+Guitars" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-fjestad-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-fjestad_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-fjestad_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-fjestad_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFZachary_R._Fjestad" class="citation cs2">Zachary R. Fjestad (ed.), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bluebookofguitarvalues.com/#/SearchManufacturer/ElectricGuitar/415/HAMER">"Hamer"</a>, <i>Blue Book of Guitar Values</i>, Blue Book Publications, Inc<span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 28,</span> 2013</span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Blue+Book+of+Guitar+Values&rft.atitle=Hamer&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbluebookofguitarvalues.com%2F%23%2FSearchManufacturer%2FElectricGuitar%2F415%2FHAMER&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHamer+Guitars" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.glenntipton.com/hamer-guitar.asp">"Glenn Tipton - Official Website"</a>. <i>www.glenntipton.com</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.glenntipton.com&rft.atitle=Glenn+Tipton+-+Official+Website&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glenntipton.com%2Fhamer-guitar.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHamer+Guitars" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mi-pro.co.uk/news/read/fender-closes-hamer-are-more-to-follow/017230">"Fender closes Hamer. Are more to follow?" by Ronnie Dungan</a>, 28 Dec 2012</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/FMIC_Suspends_Hamer_Production">"FMIC Suspends Hamer Production" on Premier Guitars website</a>, 9 Jan 2013</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/25258-hamer-guitars-announces-2017-lineup">"Hamer Guitars Announces 2017 Lineup"</a>. <i>www.premierguitar.com</i>. January 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.premierguitar.com&rft.atitle=Hamer+Guitars+Announces+2017+Lineup&rft.date=2017-01-25&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.premierguitar.com%2Farticles%2F25258-hamer-guitars-announces-2017-lineup&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHamer+Guitars" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/the-tao-of-jol-1">Hamer Guitars History Interview with Jol Dantzig</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070703035423/http://www.vintageguitar.com/brands/details.asp?ID=68">Hamer Guitar History Article</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XtaJ0jV6Cc/">Hamer Guitar History Video</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External 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Rich">B.C. 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title="Giannini (guitar company)">Giannini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibson_(guitar_company)" title="Gibson (guitar company)">Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Godin_(guitar_manufacturer)" title="Godin (guitar manufacturer)">Godin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greco_guitars" title="Greco guitars">Greco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gretsch" title="Gretsch">Gretsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hagstr%C3%B6m" title="Hagström">Hagström</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmony_Company" title="Harmony Company">Harmony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6fner" title="Höfner">Höfner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hohner" title="Hohner">Hohner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibanez" title="Ibanez">Ibanez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kay_Musical_Instrument_Company" title="Kay Musical Instrument Company">Kay</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klira" title="Klira">Klira</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larriv%C3%A9e_(guitar_company)" title="Larrivée (guitar company)">Larrivée</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maton" title="Maton">Maton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Kelly_Guitars" title="Michael Kelly Guitars">Michael Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Reso-Phonic_Guitars" title="National Reso-Phonic Guitars">National Reso-Phonic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orville_by_Gibson" title="Orville by Gibson">Orville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Schmidt_Inc." title="Oscar Schmidt Inc.">Oscar Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penco_Guitars" title="Penco Guitars">Penco</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRS_Guitars" title="PRS Guitars">PRS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickenbacker" title="Rickenbacker">Rickenbacker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schecter_Guitar_Research" title="Schecter Guitar Research">Schecter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sigma_Guitars" title="Sigma Guitars">Sigma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silvertone_(brand)" title="Silvertone (brand)">Silvertone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stagg_Music" title="Stagg Music">Stagg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tagima" title="Tagima">Tagima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Guitars" title="Taylor Guitars">Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dkai_Gakki" title="Tōkai Gakki">Tokai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Anderson_Guitarworks" title="Tom Anderson Guitarworks">Tom Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonante" title="Tonante">Tonante</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valco" title="Valco">Valco</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li>Vester <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vintage_Guitars" title="Vintage Guitars">Vintage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washburn_Guitars" title="Washburn Guitars">Washburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westfield_(guitars)" title="Westfield (guitars)">Westfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamaha_Corporation" title="Yamaha Corporation">Yamaha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zemaitis_Guitars" title="Zemaitis Guitars">Zemaitis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other strings<br /> instruments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Banjo" title="Banjo">Banjos</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Guitars" title="Dean Guitars">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deering_Banjo_Company" title="Deering Banjo Company">Deering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Vecchio_(guitar_maker)" title="Del Vecchio (guitar maker)">Del Vecchio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epiphone" title="Epiphone">Epiphone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hohner" title="Hohner">Hohner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibanez" title="Ibanez">Ibanez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Schmidt_Inc." title="Oscar Schmidt Inc.">Oscar Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recording_King" title="Recording King">Recording King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stagg_Music" title="Stagg Music">Stagg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonante" title="Tonante">Tonante</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weymann_guitars" title="Weymann guitars">Weymann</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">Basses</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alembic_Inc" class="mw-redirect" title="Alembic Inc">Alembic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antoria" title="Antoria">Antoria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blade_Guitars" title="Blade Guitars">Blade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cort_Guitars" title="Cort Guitars">Cort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daisy_Rock_Girl_Guitars" title="Daisy Rock Girl Guitars">Daisy Rock Girl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%27Angelico_Guitars" title="D'Angelico Guitars">D'Angelico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danelectro" title="Danelectro">Danelectro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duesenberg_Guitars" title="Duesenberg Guitars">Duesenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastwood_Guitars" title="Eastwood Guitars">Eastwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farida_Guitars" title="Farida Guitars">Farida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fender_(company)" title="Fender (company)">Fender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibson_(guitar_company)" title="Gibson (guitar company)">Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G%26L_Musical_Instruments" title="G&L Musical Instruments">G&L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guyatone" title="Guyatone">Guyatone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6fner" title="Höfner">Höfner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hohner" title="Hohner">Hohner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibanez" title="Ibanez">Ibanez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italia_Guitars" title="Italia Guitars">Italia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jolana_(guitar_brand)" title="Jolana (guitar brand)">Jolana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Tobias_Design" title="Michael Tobias Design">Michael Tobias</a> ‎</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modulus_Guitars" title="Modulus Guitars">Modulus Graphite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_Man_(company)" title="Music Man (company)">Music Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ovation_Guitar_Company" title="Ovation Guitar Company">Ovation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parker_Guitars" title="Parker Guitars">Parker</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRS_Guitars" title="PRS Guitars">PRS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reverend_Musical_Instruments" title="Reverend Musical Instruments">Reverend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickenbacker" title="Rickenbacker">Rickenbacker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadowsky" title="Sadowsky">Sadowsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schecter_Guitar_Research" title="Schecter Guitar Research">Schecter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shergold" title="Shergold">Shergold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sigma_Guitars" title="Sigma Guitars">Sigma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silvertone_(brand)" title="Silvertone (brand)">Silvertone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steinberger" title="Steinberger">Steinberger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supro" title="Supro">Supro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Guitars" title="Tacoma Guitars">Tacoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tagima" title="Tagima">Tagima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanglewood_Guitars" title="Tanglewood Guitars">Tanglewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tobias_(bass_guitar_company)" title="Tobias (bass guitar company)">Tobias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dkai_Gakki" title="Tōkai Gakki">Tokai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vigier_Guitars" title="Vigier Guitars">Vigier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westfield_(guitars)" title="Westfield (guitars)">Westfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westone_(guitars)" title="Westone (guitars)">Westone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zon_Guitars" title="Zon Guitars">Zon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Harp_guitar" title="Harp guitar">Harp guitars</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gibson_(guitar_company)" title="Gibson (guitar company)">Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._F._Martin_%26_Company" title="C. F. Martin & Company">Martin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lute" title="Lute">Lutes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Levin_(guitar_company)" title="Levin (guitar company)">Levin</a> <small>(†)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mandolin" title="Mandolin">Mandolins</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beltona_Resonator_Instruments" title="Beltona Resonator Instruments">Beltona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breedlove_Guitars" title="Breedlove Guitars">Breedlove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collings_Guitars" title="Collings Guitars">Collings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Guitars" title="Dean Guitars">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Vecchio_(guitar_maker)" title="Del Vecchio (guitar maker)">Del Vecchio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epiphone" title="Epiphone">Epiphone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giannini_(guitar_company)" title="Giannini (guitar company)">Giannini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibson_(guitar_company)" title="Gibson (guitar company)">Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmony_Company" title="Harmony Company">Harmony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hohner" title="Hohner">Hohner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hora_(company)" title="Hora (company)">Hora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibanez" title="Ibanez">Ibanez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levin_(guitar_company)" title="Levin (guitar company)">Levin</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._F._Martin_%26_Company" title="C. F. Martin & Company">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Kelly_Guitars" title="Michael Kelly Guitars">Michael Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_String_Instrument_Corporation" title="National String Instrument Corporation">National</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Reso-Phonic_Guitars" title="National Reso-Phonic Guitars">National Reso-Phonic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Schmidt_Inc." title="Oscar Schmidt Inc.">Oscar Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ovation_Guitar_Company" title="Ovation Guitar Company">Ovation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regal_Musical_Instrument_Company" title="Regal Musical Instrument Company">Regal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seagull_(company)" title="Seagull (company)">Seagull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stagg_Music" title="Stagg Music">Stagg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Guitars" title="Tacoma Guitars">Tacoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanglewood_Guitars" title="Tanglewood Guitars">Tanglewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weymann_guitars" title="Weymann guitars">Weymann</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Tenor_guitar" title="Tenor guitar">Tenor guitars</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Epiphone" title="Epiphone">Epiphone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibson_(guitar_company)" title="Gibson (guitar company)">Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gretsch" title="Gretsch">Gretsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guild_Guitar_Company" title="Guild Guitar Company">Guild</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kay_Musical_Instrument_Company" title="Kay Musical Instrument Company">Kay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._F._Martin_%26_Company" title="C. F. Martin & Company">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Reso-Phonic_Guitars" title="National Reso-Phonic Guitars">National Reso-Phonic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ukulele" title="Ukulele">Ukuleles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aria_(guitar_company)" title="Aria (guitar company)">Aria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beltona_Resonator_Instruments" title="Beltona Resonator Instruments">Beltona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackbird_Guitars" title="Blackbird Guitars">Blackbird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breedlove_Guitars" title="Breedlove Guitars">Breedlove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%27Angelico_Guitars" title="D'Angelico Guitars">D'Angelico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daisy_Rock_Girl_Guitars" title="Daisy Rock Girl Guitars">Daisy Rock Girl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Guitars" title="Dean Guitars">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freshman_Guitars" title="Freshman Guitars">Freshman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmony_Company" title="Harmony Company">Harmony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6fner" title="Höfner">Höfner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hohner" title="Hohner">Hohner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hora_(company)" title="Hora (company)">Hora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibanez" title="Ibanez">Ibanez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lichty_Guitars" title="Lichty Guitars">Lichty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luna_Guitars" title="Luna Guitars">Luna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._F._Martin_%26_Company" title="C. F. Martin & Company">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maton" title="Maton">Maton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_String_Instrument_Corporation" title="National String Instrument Corporation">National</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ovation_Guitar_Company" title="Ovation Guitar Company">Ovation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Schmidt_Inc." title="Oscar Schmidt Inc.">Oscar Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parker_Guitars" title="Parker Guitars">Parker</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petros_Guitars" title="Petros Guitars">Petros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regal_Musical_Instrument_Company" title="Regal Musical Instrument Company">Regal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seagull_(company)" title="Seagull (company)">Seagull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sigma_Guitars" title="Sigma Guitars">Sigma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silvertone_(brand)" title="Silvertone (brand)">Silvertone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stagg_Music" title="Stagg Music">Stagg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suzuki_Musical_Instrument_Corporation" title="Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation">Suzuki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanglewood_Guitars" title="Tanglewood Guitars">Tanglewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weymann_guitars" title="Weymann guitars">Weymann</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><sup><small>(1)</small></sup> Include <a href="/wiki/Classical_guitar" title="Classical guitar">classical</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steel-string_acoustic_guitar" title="Steel-string acoustic guitar">steel-string acoustic guitars</a> – <small>(†)</small>: Defunct company</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?useformat=desktop&type=1x1&usesul3=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamer_Guitars&oldid=1275398952">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamer_Guitars&oldid=1275398952</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Category</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Guitar_manufacturing_companies_of_the_United_States" title="Category:Guitar manufacturing companies of the United States">Guitar manufacturing companies of the United States</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Commons_category_link_is_on_Wikidata" title="Category:Commons category link is on Wikidata">Commons category link is on Wikidata</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 12 February 2025, at 20:22<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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