FMIC's takeover of Kaman Musical starts today

[Flatpicker]

I don't know how this will end, but judging from the mess they made of J/C, I feel bad for Hamer and Ovation.

Let's hope they have some respect for the artists in CT.

[StukaJU87]

My good friend and past drummer works for Latin Percussion which is a Kaman company. Hope he'll be ok.

[Firebird V]

Wow. Fender is taking over everyone. I think LP will be fine Scott. Does Fender own any precussion companies? None that I can think of... Yet.

[Flatpicker]

Gretsch makes drums also I think.

[Joe_Steeler]

Good luck to those guys....

[lhrocker]

There goes the explorer shape (Standard).

[Learn Guitars]

Kaman also owns Genz Benz

[yard dawg]

Kaman owns these brands. I feel sorry for anyone associated with them.


Ovation
Adamas
Takamine
Hamer
Toca
Gibraltar
Gretsch Drums
LP Music
Sabian
Dixon Hardware
Genz Benz
Seiko
Kaman Wearables
Lee Oskar Harmonicas
Hercules
Cherub
Levy's Leathers

Applause
Jasmine
Slammer
Becker Instruments
CB Percussion
LP Rhythmix
Vic Firth Percussion

[StukaJU87]

There goes the explorer shape (Standard).

Damn, I forgot about that.:ROTF: Yup, the end of an era.

[shreddermon]

Yep, roundhorn Vs, too. Pretty much any Gibby-ish-esque body style, which is much of the Hamer line.

[Super_shredder]

which will make the pirce of old ones rise as people will call them "pre lawsuit" or somthing like that

[Frigo89]

Hopefully, Hamer will re-release the Chapparal (sp?) and Californian, those were the best!

[Flatpicker]

Yep, roundhorn Vs, too. Pretty much any Gibby-ish-esque body style, which is much of the Hamer line.

I believe that Hamer pays a license fee to Gibson for the shapes.
Hopefully, they have a written contract that gives them the ability to do so in perpetuity.

[KevinDguitar]

Hamer and Gibson have had an agreement since the 70s. Fender bought Kaman b/c they wanted Kaman's distribution system and presence in percussion (LP, Toca, Gibraltar, Gretsch).. Fender's distribution sucks and they had no presence in the percussion market until the KMC deal. They have promised that (for now) things with Hamer will run as they always have.. during the 90s and early 2000, I was an endorser with Hamer and Ovation.. I can say that they are a few on the shop floor at Hamer who are a little worried. I'd like to think only time will tell.. you know.. be optimistic.. but the more I talk to folks about this.. the more I use the current situation with Jackson as a measuring stick of what will be to come.

[pro-fusion]

Ok, accepting guesses as to how many hours/days it will be before "Pre-Fender" Hamers start showing up on eBay?