1963 Vintage Eko violin shaped six string guitar

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:09 am

Damn, Owen started me looking at guitars on Gumtree.
"1963 Vintage Eko violin shaped six string guitar Â£265 or swap for ukulele. "

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:51 am

I'm dubious. The body is the wrong shape and the pickup/bridge look modern. Neck looks kosher though.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:54 am

It could be a modern one:
http://www.brandoniguitars.co.uk/ekogtr.asp

George · Post by **George** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:02 am

looks dreadful

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:02 pm

George wrote:looks dreadful

Yes, there is that.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:04 pm

timhulio wrote:I'm dubious. The body is the wrong shape and the pickup/bridge look modern. Neck looks kosher though.

The bridge on my deceased (broken neck) Eko Cobra is that style. My immediate reaction was that the pickup was very Hoefner-shaped. The Cobra's is more soap-bar-ish.

It could be a modern one:
http://www.brandoniguitars.co.uk/ekogtr.asp

Brandoni say they assemble them from old '60s stock - a bit like Fat Dawg/Subway guitars.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:31 pm

the "violin" shape, isn't very violinish. its kinda like the fat sister that violin doesn't talk to anymore, not since the botched surgery anyway.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:44 pm

Viol bodies* have sloping shoulders, it's more like that.

*pun intended

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:47 pm

NickS wrote:Damn, Owen started me looking at guitars on Gumtree.

Hahaa

1963 Vintage Eko violin shaped six string guitar

1963 Vintage Eko violin shaped six string guitar

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