So my department head picked up a guitar last week and has asked my to take a look at it. It is an “Eko”, made in Italy. Needs a fret level, neck and bridge adjustment for starters. Further more the pots my need replacing? They are pretty scratchy.
So my department head picked up a guitar last week and has asked my to take a look at it. It is an “Eko”, made in Italy. Needs a fret level, neck and bridge adjustment for starters. Further more the pots my need replacing? They are pretty scratchy.
It’s a bit hard to photograph under lights, but check out the neck. I’m told it’s 1960’s.
Nice looking piece, I’ve not seen that shape before.
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Cool as. The switching is very reminiscent of Hagströms from the same era.
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There’s not much meat left on some of these frets. Check out the 13th here. Levelling is going take some work, would it be better to remove the worst of the frets and replace them, then level? Not a job I’ve done before and as it’s someone else’s guitar i’d Feel terrible about causing damage due to inexperienced.
I assume the shape implies the bight out of the bottom is so you sit with it between your legs, like a classical player or Joe Pass.Originally Posted by I’ll give it a go
It has a truss rod cover, which I believe makes it pre 1965, following which the adjustment moved to the opposite end of the neck. But how do you adjust it when the hole is round? I’m a little perplexed.
Some of those frets definitely look like they need replacing. I haven't done that job either yet, but a few guys on here have. Allegedly not as scary as it seems.
Have you tried sticking an allen key in that hole? perhaps the rod adjustment itself is further in? or maybe its supposed to have a nut on top there? Might need to get the strings off and shine a light in there to see if there are any more clues.
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Hiya DM,
StewMac have a number of videos where Dan Erlewine goes through replacing worn frets on vintage instruments. I'd watch a couple of those to see if you think its something you want to try and tackle.
Looking at that 13th, re levelling is going to be a difficult proposition, i would think re-fretting is the best option.
If it's something you think you can handle and you have enough fret tooling to do it effectively, then have a bash at it. Though i would perhaps practice on one of your own first. From memory you have a neck experiment on which you could hone your technique?
I've done a bit of this sort of stuff, with care and patience it can be done with minimal tools, but you will need a decent set of fret nippers to get under the fret crown, fret board protectors and some good small diamond files to shape the end of the fretwire where it goes over the binding.
I think PBG carry all of these things in the web store?
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The nightmarish thought is that it was a traditional style, where there is a shaped washer under a nut, that is supposed to engage on a thread extending out of that hole. The middle type in the below:
If that is the case, there should be something sticking out of that hole, which there is not, and your friend may have some bigger guitar related issues.
I seriously hope its not that scenario.
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