FACTOIDS & TRIVIA
Clearly based on the theme and body shape of the 1958-60 double cut Les Paul Special, the Hamer Artist Korina was introduced at Summer NAMM in 2000. At its introduction, the prototype was called the Hamer Vanguard, but the name was changed to Artist Korina by the time production started. Unlike the Les Paul Special which it resembles, the Artist Korina is semi-hollow and made from korina (African limba wood). Because large pieces of korina are scare, Hamer had to carefully bookmatch the spreads used to build the Artist Korina. In addition, the top is hand-carved!
HAMER ARTIST KORINA (2002)
Body: Semi-hollow, 2-piece korina back and top
Finish: Natural, polyurethane
Neck: 3-piece korina, set-in
Fingerboard: Indian rosewood; mother of pearl dot markers
Number of Frets: 22
Pickguard: None
Bridge: Tune-a-matic with stop bar tailpiece, chrome
Nut: Bone
Tuners: Grover Rotomatic, chrome
Pickups: Two, Seymour Duncan P-90 single coil with adjustable pole pieces
Controls: Volume for each pickup, mster tone, 3-way pickup selector
Scale Length: 24 3/4 inches
Neck Width at Nut: 1 11/16 inches
Body Width at Lower Bout: 13 inches
Body Depth: 2 inches
Weight: n/a