Eko Ranger Guitar Serial Numbers

It arrived & it's a beauty. It sounds absolutely gorgeous!! Firstly, it's not a Ranger but an earlier J56. OK, it's built exactly the same as a Ranger but this puts it in the '65 - '68 bracket.

There's a serial number but I'm struggling to find any online resource to help date it more accurately. Not even Mr Brandoni knows. The body is in fantastic condition.

No hideous laquer cracks like a lot of these guitars were prone to having. Just a couple of honest dings. The neck is straight as an arrow, lovely inlays & pretty good repro tuners (that will be changed to original ones soon). The pickguard is missing but there's no damage from it being removed, just a paler tide mark where the guard used to be. Again, I can get a NOS period correct (b/w/b) guard for it. They only cost £8 from Brandoni.

I think I did well for £100 + £8 postage. More pics over the weekend, no doubt. I've just found a comment on a different forum saying: 'I have a J56/1 12 String (SN: 326432) that I have been banging around since I bought it new at the House of Guitars in Rochester, NY. I paid $129 for it on Dec 6, 1967.' His serial number is around 1500 higher than mine so I'll assume mine's from the same year. The tuners aren't bad at all. I've no idea what they cost the seller but I might sell them on to re-coup some of the money I'll spend on the original nickel ones.

Giannini Guitars GS-1QM CEQ VS Maple Neck Acoustic-Electric Guitar Acoustic Electric Guitar Giannini I. What year was my EKO Guitar, Ranger 6 Serial No722637 built? Can i find out the age of my eko guitar from the serial number. The S serial numbers were US.

Half the bridge pins are non-original. I've a spare set of 6 somewhere I could throw in but that'll leave me short still. Instead I might buy some nice dark wooden ones. Something else I've noticed is the gorgeous patina on the body binding. Very reminiscent of my old '59 Gibson ES125T.

This things aged well in all the right places. It's also missing a strap button at the bottom.

Again, I think I've got a spare knocking around somewhere so it's no big deal. PorkyPrimeCut wrote:Question: If I changed the aluminium section of the bridge to a wood strip (or bone?) and used wooden bridge pins would it affect the tone? It already sounds great but I'm all for small cosmetic alterations to enhance it even more. I always go for brass bridge pins on my acoustics, and I know for a fact that they 'improve' the tone and sustain. I haven't tried them myself, but I believe rosewood ones are also a step up from standard plastic ones. I would guess that a new bone bridge saddle would be an enhancement too, especially as the block on there just now looks 'not right' to me.

Here's a pic of what they usually look like: It looks like yours has been messed with, possibly after the original saddle fell out. UlricvonCatalyst wrote: I always go for brass bridge pins on my acoustics, and I know for a fact that they 'improve' the tone and sustain.

Demand to increase the number of characters in point sizes up to 200!!!!!!!

I haven't tried them myself, but I believe rosewood ones are also a step up from standard plastic ones. I would guess that a new bone bridge saddle would be an enhancement too, especially as the block on there just now looks 'not right' to me. It looks like yours has been messed with, possibly after the original saddle fell out. I was thinking the same myself. I've seen a few of these over they years but never one with a slotted metal bridge. My Ranger VI actually has what looks like a plastic bridge that's buckled inwards over time. I might look at getting them both swapped out, bridge & pins.

It's all completely reversible so I'm cool about doing it. After more digging around I finally came up with what I reckon is a.

I reckon I can put all the research to bed now as this looks to be pretty accurate. Programma inter zhalyuzi. There are a couple of surprises. The original b/w/b pick guards had a little cowboy detail. The original tuners would've been these cool 'cyclone' tuners, not all-nickel ones.