Hot or Not? #3.

Kerouac

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Hahn 1229 RH "The Blue Pearl" - $6,500

RH PROTOTYPE One of a kind

This beautiful Hahn 1229 was the vision of DHR owner Dale Rabiner. Dale worked closely with Hahn founder and builder Chihoe Hahn and artist Annie Haslam to create this stunning instrument known as "The Blue Pearl". It should be noted that Annie is also the lead vocalist of the internationally known band, "Renaissance".

Hahn's Model 1229 was inspired by a 1966 Epiphone Melody Maker. It is designed with a 1 1/2" thin body. It is all-mahogany with an Indian rosewood fingerboard. The guitar is capable of twang as well as sweet, rounded notes and singing sustain. The thinner body and neck create a "feedback loop" for each note, creating bloom and harmonic complexity after the initial clear, stinging attack.

The guitar is fitted with Hahn Guitars hardware: Stainless steel decoupled cutoff bridge, compensated brass saddles, hand polished stainless steel control plate, neck plate, aluminum knobs and socket jack. It is finished in approximately 40 coats of paper thin nitrocellulose lacquer. The Pickups are by Seymour Duncan. The bridge is handwound by Seymour Duncan himself and is a degaussed Alnico V "broadcaster" style, while the neck is a STR1. Hahn guitars come with a deluxe hardshell case.

ADDITIONAL SPECIFICATIONS:
Category: Solidbody
Body: Mahogany
Top: Mahogany
Back/Sides: Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany
Binding: N/A
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Bridge: Callahan Steel
Tailpiece: N/A
Inlay: Position Marker Dots
Pickguard: Clear
Finish: Handpainted (acrylic) by Annie Haslam with Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Hardware: Chrome
Pickups:
Tuners: Chrome
Controls: Hahn Aluminum
Width @ Nut:
Scale:
Serial #:
Case: Hardshell Case
 
Liked it until I saw the price tag. For that price, it should come with free blow jobs from Winona Ryder for life.
 
Way too much but I do like it.

And back in the late 70's - mid 80s I was madly in lust with the 'artist' who did the paint design - Annie Haslam. She is still one of my all time favorite female singers. Incredibly beautiful voice. Not to sure about her painting ability though....
 
The color is interesting enough for me to like it, but not enough for me to sell my car to buy. I'd like to play it, though.
 
I love it. If I slapped a Bigsby on it, it would be the perfect surf guitar. But only if it were about 10% of its price.
 
...as if it wasnt worse enough, they go and cut up the bridge plate...thats the last straw...

...or rather this is...

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If it had an actual Fender Headstock instead of that weird-broken-lookin' abomination it has now, I'd dig the shit out of it.

However, that headstock is a total deal breaker.
 
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