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EKO: FLORENTINE
circa 1967

EKO Florentine electric guitar 2 pick ups made in Italy circa1967 red burst double cutaway This electric guitar is an EKO Florentine from approximately 1967. It was made in Italy. It's a double cutaway, thinline, chambered, hollow body made of maple. The guitar is a redburst and the entire thing is fully bound. The details on this guitar are beautiful from the pattern on the pickguards to the design on and of the headstock. It is visually stunning and quite a joy to play. The action is fast and the neck and frets feel fantastic under your fingers. It also includes the original hard shell case, as you can see in the details photo. This is certainly a guitar to collect, play, share and show off.

EKO made the Florentine models from 1964-1969. EKO started in the 1950s and made its most interesting guitars up through the late 1960s. The guitars were built by Oliviero Pigini and Company in Recanati Italy and were initially imported into the US by LoDuca Brothers in Milwaukee Wisconsin. EKO also built guitars for Vox and Goya. The company continues to operate today in various forms.

CONDITION:Description from VintageSilvertones.com
It is in good condition. All the electronics work well and the neck is straight. It does have a couple of very minor dings and the finish has a little bit of crazing but it sounds and plays incredibly well! The tailpiece has been replaced. The included original case has some minor wear.Description from VintageSilvertones.com

TUNERS:Description from VintageSilvertones.com
Closed back individual chrome-plated tuners with plastic buttons in very good working order.

NECK:Description from VintageSilvertones.com
Bolt-on, straight neck with dot inlays on a rosewood fretboard, 21 frets, and 25" scale. Frets are in very good condition with no visible wear and the action is fast. The back of the neck has no playing wear. The headstock has some paint wear at the edges.
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PICKUPS:Description from VintageSilvertones.com
It has two double polarity twin pickups and and a unique four position selection system. Featuring an incredibly great range of tones, this guitar can be used in myriad of settings from jazz to rock to country with its warm round tones and twangy biting edge. The neck pickup has a smooth, warm jazzy round tone while the bridge pickups has a twangy but still warm sound. There are four switches: neck off and on; bridge off and on; blend; and all off.
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The Dimensions are:Description from VintageSilvertones.com
    Overall length: 39.5"
    Body width: 13 7/8"Description from VintageSilvertones.com
    Body thickness: 1 5/8" (with neck: 2 5/16")
    Scale: 25"Description from VintageSilvertones.com
    Width of the nut: 1 5/8" (Depth at nut: 1")
    String height at 12th fret: .25"

Here's the original description from the 1967 EKO catalog:

FLORENTINE
Electric acoustical cutaway guitarsDescription from VintageSilvertones.com

This EKO is a unique combination of the really important features of both the acoustical and solid body guitar. The acoustically arched sound chamber body provides the performer with a great assortment of new sounds.Description from VintageSilvertones.com

FEATURES:
High fashion Florentine cutaway. Hand selected white maple body artistically purfled with proxylin. 4 position Tone Selector. Double polarity twin pickups. Compensating ebony bridge. Short jazz-scale removable neck. Arched top and back. Rounded rosewood fingerboard. Deluxe machine heads. Pearl lucite guard plate. Your choice of popular colors.
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EKO Florentine electric guitar 2 pick ups made in Italy circa1967 red burst double cutaway
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