Hamer 12 String Bass For Sale

rob · Post by **rob** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:48 am

$250 plus shipping.

rob · Post by **rob** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:57 am

Shipping cost will be $60, FYI.

Price still stands at $250 plus the shipping. C'mon, someone's gotta want it. I'm selling this dirt cheap!!!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 9:11 am

Rob, you have mail!

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:35 pm

Rob, I cant believe you are having this hard of a time selling it. If I didnt have others on the way and some I still have to move out, I would have bought it for a backup. If Paul doesnt buy it, I will.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:13 pm

I haven't heard back from Rob yet. Maybe it's because he thinks I'm gonna refinish it...

Rob, you have my pledge, I love it as it is. It is gorgeous and I won't change a thing, except the strings and then only when they need it as I plan to take care of it like a child, and play the hell out of it when I'm not waxing it with Zymol!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:40 am

Jeez, Rob, I haven't heard from you yet. Have you changed your mind on this?

You seemed so eager to sell...And I AM eager to buy!

Just drop me a line and let me know what's going on, please?

rob · Post by **rob** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 6:58 am

I work second shift, so I was at work when you posted. I just got on the computer now, and returning your email.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 10:26 am

Thanks, Rob. Just answered your e-mail.

As they say, "the check's in the mail!"

Thank you very much for making this instrument available!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 10:53 am

That's a cool looking bass, Paul. 12 strings!? How many fingers you got on your right hand anyway??

Must cost a fortune to restring!!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:04 am

I've owned a lot of different basses, Aitch, over the years. Favorite was an ordinary '80 Precision Bass...I will be adding a Rick soon. This Hamer is a gorgeous bass and I will be developing wide, spatulate tips on my fingers before long...

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:16 am

Perhaps you could take up the pedal harp!

I saw some old footage of Harpo Marx playing last night. He was a remarkable player....... and absolutely exhausted after 5 minutes!!

rob · Post by **rob** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 12:17 pm

I forget this instrument's name, but it looks like an extra large coffee table that has a zillion string on it, and you use a pair of mallots to make music. Somewhat like a piano, minus the black and white keys. I see this guy, who's Polish right off the boat BTW, at this guitar show/swap meet that we have here almost every 6 months. It's a fascinating instrument, but can't afford one, and I don't have the room to stick it anywhere at the moment.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 12:29 pm

Talk about costing a fortune to restring...

What you saw there, Rob, was a hammer dulcimer. It's amazing to watch anyone play this one well, as you need perfect aim as well as pitch... It's like a xyophone with strings instead of metal bars, and it has about 75 strings!

But it has a lovely, chiming sound.

Harpo Marx...I remember seeing him play on I Love Lucy. I was about 8 or 9 at the time.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 1:07 pm

This was a Bob Hope anniversary program - 100 years since his birth.

We used to call it "I Love Loosely" when I was a kid!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 3:58 pm

And I though that Bob's theme song was called "Thanks for the Mammaries". This was at an age when I hadn't a clue what the word meant.

I was a hit at family gatherings, where I was encouraged to sing the song.

An elephant is the only animal with four knees.