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Topic: Eko KD 28 acoustic guitar |
richard burton
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Posted 19 Sep 2019 12:06 pm |
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It seems that, for most of my life, I have been searching for an acoustic guitar with perfect intonation all over the neck.
I was in my early sixties when I eventually found one (see here) and I liked it so much I have recently bought another one as a spare (a 1970's Italian made Eko KD 28, similar to the more up market Eko Ranger)
This one is even better than the first, the bolt-on neck is superb, and, with having an adjustable bridge, the action is excellent.
Has anyone else experienced these wonderful old acoustic guitars ? |
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 22 Sep 2019 8:10 am
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A friend of mine had an EKO 12-string in the late sixties, maybe he still has it. Honestly, although my guitar skills were meager, I wasn't to impressed with the sound.
The Fender Wildwood series and the Framus acoustics they also had bolt-on necks.
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 22 Sep 2019 9:47 am
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Where's your photo? How does the bridge adjust? For height, length...?
Sounds like an interesting instrument. Zero frets are great for playing the so-called cowboy chords on the first few frets. |
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 22 Sep 2019 10:13 am
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And the zero fret saves a lot of trouble that is filing the nut to the right height, so the strings are at the right height. If you make only one slot to low you messed it up.
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 25 Sep 2019 7:00 pm
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If you got a GOOD Eko acoustic, hang on to it... They were not the greatest built instruments, and quality control was sketchy at best. If you got one that played well, typically it sounded dead.. You might get one with some good wood and a decent sound, but you could typically stand a middlin' size mule in the gap between the strings and the fretboard.. I like them but there were LOT of duds. If you have a good neck on one that sounds good to you, hold on to it... The good thing about many of the Eko guitars was the bolt on neck did allow you to change neck angle, so they were easier to get to play better than set neck guitars. bob
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