The Lo Duca Brothers, Tom and Guy started their business in the early 1940’s, providing accordion lessons, accordion repair, and sheet music and instruction books. They began importing Italian made accordions during this same period. If you are old enough to remember there was a period that occurred in the late 1940’s through the 1950’s where the accordion gained some popularity and salesmen went door to door signing up children for lessons and encouraging the purchase of a child-sized beginner instrument. The accordion was especially popular in mid-western and north-western cities with ethnic populations such as Swedes, Norwegian, German, Dutch, Slovakian, Polish and others that enjoyed. Many Italian instruments had.

The also were equipped with rocker switches that controlled the different reeds to provide diverse sounds. Rose Morris contracted with to produce instruments under the. The featured unusual shapes, but most had more conventional potentiometer knobs and toggle switches.

They all featured single coil pickups that were similar to Fender pickups. Chroma crash serial key code. Although we are dedicated to guitars, it needs to be mentioned that Eko produced its own line of during this same period.

This is a vintage 1960s EKO 'Made In Italy' Florentine style electric bass guitar was made around 1965 (or even earlier), as the serial number is 268467). The bass is an early EKO FLORENTINE model that DID NOT have the 'EKO' name on the front of the head-stock, but had the 'Made In Italy' logo on the back of it (per the inclosed photos). Acoustic Guitars; If this is your. Any way of dating an Eko 12 string acoustic? No sign of a serial number anywhere as far as I can see, either onheadstock or on.

Rose Morris also contracted them to produce the famous. This was the most popular organ for 1960’s bands and featured a bright red or orange top, reversed key colors and an unusual stand.

So I've been wondering about these EKO guitars. I know they are really cheap, but they are also vintage?

This is what I find interesting. Genesis played EKO 12 strings in the early 70s. So did Jimmy Page and a lot of other bands and artists. My question is why? They sound very unique I must say.

I've tried an EKO 12 string and it was beautiful to play on, and the sound was very nice. I didn't know they were so cheap and I was kinda shocked when I found out as well. How do you feel about these guitars? The sound and the playability on these vintage ones? Any experience with EKO 6 strings as well?

Obviously they exist and are out there, but since there are very few Eko instruments in North America to begin with (I don't think they were ever marketed in the US - if so, only very briefly,) One of my early musical partners had one, bought in the mid-60s, probably in Boston, so they were marketed here. I rarely played it, but remember it as being very playable, and considering the low price alternatives in the 60s, not a bad axe for a beginner or impoverished musician. I must admit that for probably not much more, you probably could have gotten a Harmony Sovereign or even a Gibson LG-1, a lot more bang for the buck. Genesis played EKO 12 strings in the early 70s. So did Jimmy Page and a lot of other bands and artists. My question is why?

Well, they were *available*. And, I must add, cheap (at least, we could afford them).

Consequently, my partner had a Ranger, and myself, I had a. FRAMUS, yes sir, no less (12 strings, the two of them, of course. Why only 6 strings on a guitar when you could have 12 strings? At least two times better, right?) Those things were. Well, they resembled guitars. They had 12 strings when we were able to afford replacing the broken ones, if not, there always were enough left to make suitable noise. I remember digging a hole in the sand on a beach one night with the Ranger.

(forgot the reason for the hole, tho.). I've never played an Eko guitar I would want to own. Your experience finding a nice-sounding one is an experience I haven't yet had. Obviously they exist and are out there, but since there are very few Eko instruments in North America to begin with (I don't think they were ever marketed in the US - if so, only very briefly,) I've yet to run into any that did much for me. Whm The Italian Eko guitars were imported and distributed in the USA by the Lo Duca brothers in Milwaukee and were fairly common around here. They also imported Italian wine and bottles. That part of the business is still going.