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Pricing:

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     Are you seriously considering a custom instrument?  This will be a decision you won't regret.  All orders require a $800 deposit to ensure a place in line in my build schedule.
The balance is due upon completion.  I do guarantee my work for the lifetime of the instrument to the original owner against manufacturers defects for as long as I am professionally building.  I'm currently 45, I live a relatively healthy lifestyle, so I'm hoping for a long career.   All guitars are available with a wide variety of nut/neck widths and custom string spacing.  Specifications are tailored, within reason, to meet your needs and desires. 


All prices in Canadian dollars. Taxes apply.

Acoustic guitar models available, starting prices:
-Dreadnought  -$3950                                                                                                          
-OM, L-00 and 0 style: $3800
-Slope shoulder Jumbo:  $3950

-J-200 style: $4600
-Maccaferri style  $3900
-Epiphone Olympic style archtop: $5000
-RV-16 Archtop  - $5650

-Flat-back or laminated press-back Archtop (solid carved top)-$5000
-E Series  -$3800
-Classicals:  -$4600
-Flamencos: -$4400
 

Electric guitars:
- 327 style (Tele)-$2400
-427 Country Special flat top -$2800
-427 Country Special carved top -$2900

-Hamm-tone Bigsby Standard style model with custom Hamm-tone Bigsby inspired pickups: $3750

A5 Mandolins:$3900
F5 Mandolins:  $4900
Octave Mandolins: Ranging from $3200 -$5600


Ukuleles:
Soprano: $995
Concert: $1095

Tenor: $1295
Baritone: $1495


  

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Options (additional cost)
-Adirondack Spruce  +$150
-Abalone rosette   +$150
-Abalone Perimeter on face  +$350
-Bevelled armrest  +$300
-Flamed maple, clear finish +$300
-Sunburst/Tobacco Burst  +$250
-Side Port +$200
-Sliding Side Port  +$600
-13 fret body join- N/C
-Herringbone/Chevron Purfling +$100
-Slotted headstock +$200

-Double-back +$800
-Virzi-style tone producer +$200
-Custom inlay available  upon request



Standard Hamm-tone construction method and  technique description:
  ALL Hamm-tone acoustic guitars, whether they are archtop, steel string or nylon string, are constructed with the neck and body built separately, then joined together using a traditional Martin style dovetail joint. There have been a few methods used over the years, as design evolves and changes.  The current method incorporates a mortoise and tenon shelf and pocket with the Martin style dovetail.  I call it the Hamm-tone Honeymoon Fit.  It's smart and efficient.  You can find video demonstrations on Youtube. I always fit the neck until it is exceptionally tight, and then use to bolts or machine screws to keep the lovely dovetail in place.  The main purpose of the bolts is not to hold the neck on the guitar, but to stop the dovetail from sliding out of position if the neck is ever hit.  The bolts are merely like a "seatbelt".  There is a mortoise and tenon style bolt on shelf beneath the fingerboard, allowing the neck to be removed without heat or steam.  You get the best of both worlds with a combined dovetail and mortoise and tenon neck join.  This method was started at guitar #146.


All Hamm-tone guitars are built with solid materials, but for the sides, the current preferred method is adding two to three veneers to the inside of the solid sides to add stiffness, while maintaining bass response.  For a few years I was building with a respected solid/kerfed-side method, I have stopped for two main reasons: Bass response is reduced, extra mass added to the instrument that, in my opinion, doesn't justify itself.  I can if you wish, but feel it doesn't give as much as it takes from the instrument.  Cool ideas aren't always better.


Warranty information: 
 All new Hamm-tone guitars come with a limited lifetime warranty to the original owner.  This warranty ensures that the guitar was adequately and professionally built with my most recent methods and will perform for the lifetime of the instrument in normal operating conditions.  If the guitar is abused or neglected, the warranty will then be void.  


Returns:
I do not normally accept returns, except in special circumstances. If a guitar is sold "AS IS" or "NO RETURNS", this does not apply.  If you purchase a Hamm-tone guitar, or order a Hamm-tone, I will issue a refund if the guitar has been returned in the exact same condition as it was sent out & arrangements have been made.   The funds will then be credited to the customer's account; once the guitar has been restored (if required) to it's original state and re-sold to a new customer and re-sold, the funds will be released. 

Email me for more information at: jeremyhammtone@gmail.com

Photo by Anthony Kost
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      • Tear Drop Octave Mandolin
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      • G-2 Electric Mandolin
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    • Dreadnoughts >
      • The Bismarck
      • HD-28 with Gibson-esque Flair
      • Torrefied D18
      • Laskin Armrest & Side Port on Rosewood & Englemann Spruce
      • Hamm-tone HD-21
      • JR-35
      • The Goertzen D-18
      • D-28 style
      • Lefty HD-18
      • HD-28 CW
      • Saywell CW D-18
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      • 12 String H0-28M
      • Tuxedo L-OO style
      • L-00 & 1/2
      • Ziricote American Conservatory
      • Rosewood Conservatory
      • L-OO
      • Mahogany L-00
      • Lepacho Conservatory
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      • North West Passage
      • J-200 Style, Wilk
      • Mahogany J-45 w/chevron purflings
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      • RV-16
      • Mandotar
      • ES335 Style
    • E-Series Menu >
      • E-Series H Class
      • E-1
      • E-Series Black Poisonwood & Bearclaw Sitka
      • E-Series Rosewood & Fan Fret
    • Electric Guitars >
      • The 1958 Strait
      • The 1956 Bigsby style
      • Baritone 1956 Bigsby style
      • Bigsby Standard, torrefied
      • TV Yellow Spellcaster
      • Bigsby Standard, Pre-trem
      • Latimer CS427 Van Gogh
      • Anti-Bigsby
      • Lightning Walnut 427
      • 427 Convertible
      • Hamm-tone Bigsby Standard style guitar
      • Ash 427 with P90's
      • Rail Car 427
      • CS 427
      • Rail Car Tele 327
      • Rail Car No. 2, owned by Oli Brown
      • Dyck Hamm-tone
      • Eisbrenner 383
      • Butter Yellow Telecaster
      • Yellow Telecaster style Hamm-tone
    • Basses >
      • T-style Hamm-tone Bass
      • Hamm-tone Fan Fret Bass
    • Classical Guitars >
      • Maple Bossa Nova
      • Walnut Classical
      • Baroque Guitar
      • Wenge and European Spruce
      • European Maple & Euro Spruce
    • Specialty Instruments >
      • Tres
      • Banjo 4 string 26.5" scale open back
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