Bernard d'Uur

Thanks man!

This EKO guitar has two pickups; originally they were single coils, but they replaced them with humbuckers. And yes, they screwed them into the wood (bit so were the single coils btw) so it is quite normal. This is a normal version....

And another one; more my color.

Will check the rest later

Thanks man!

I don't know if the foam is glue or not; it is really hard to get rid of and that can only be done with some heat.......

I will try the screws. Maybe it works.

OK, I made some pics.... maybe it helps a bit as I don't understand fully what you are saying

First two pics: no tension on the neck / body; action is good

First pic (flash)

same pic (without flash)

Now I apply some tension (some tension; strings are still flapping around)

Body enters body; action is high

Then I searched around a bit and this suddenly dared upon me:

crack

Too much space on the sides

Nope, lighter gauge strings does not work (already have light gauge one on it). The body is not warping when pressure is applied to it; would I be able to replace the neck block?

It tilts; the neck remains straight.

When the neck should be as it is without pressure the guitar would be quite playable

Yes, it has a truss rod; the neck is perfectly straight.

When there is no tension on the strings, the action is good (approx. 3 or 4 mm), when the strings are tightened the neck "dives" into the body to get an action of about 3 cm..... not playable. And then the guitar is not in tune ()

When I take the guitar unstrung I can move the neck into the body by appying pressure on it. There are no sounds or noises hearable. When I look at the wood there it looks "weird" (I can put holes in it with my fingernail). There is no dovetail

Hope it helps.

Oh, btw, this is a pic of that area

OK, here's the deal;

I am restoring a beautiful old EKO hollowbody; it has one flaw: when I put pressure on the neck (as in by strings) the neck bends "into the body" thus giving the guitar a really high action.

What is the usual way of correcting this?

OK, hello, I am quite new so this will be my first post;

I have found this beautifull hollowbody guitar in a dumpster; it is an EKO guitar, called a Tramp II. There is virtually nothing wrong with it except for some scratches in the laquer and the fact the owner put some humbuckers in it (instead of the normal single coils).

When I opened it up (as in removed the pickups) I noticed this pieces of wood (covered in glue) underneath the neck / body binding ( as can be seen here ).

As there is some of the original color on it, does it belong in the original guitar or is it later put in here for some purpose.

Thanks for the time!