Newfoundfreedom Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, probonopublico said: You can read the Cyrillic, well if you know what it means. The main body of the text says "Electrogitara Tonika" or Tonika (Tonic) electric guitar. The really interesting bit is under the serial number where it gives the price. A whopping 145 Rubles, at the current exchange rate that's about £1.66. 😂 Edited December 22, 2018 by Newfoundfreedom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 25 minutes ago, probonopublico said: Sadly it would cost me twice as much (missus gets an equal amount). A ray is on my shopping list but redundancy looms. Sorry to hear that pal, wishing you both all the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Oh and it's model number EGB - 805 should you need any spares. 😋 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probonopublico Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 Phaser well and truly earned 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Aaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! Now I can't unsee any of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 In West, you play bass guitar. In Soviet Russia, bass plays you ! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 23 hours ago, Newfoundfreedom said: Udachi. It translates from Russian as something like good luck. However here in Bulgaria it would mean something closer to "hit it", which may be more appropriate. I found giggle translate said it translated “laughably bad” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 On 22/12/2018 at 11:51, Newfoundfreedom said: The main body of the text says "Electrogitara Tonika" or Tonika (Tonic) electric guitar. The really interesting bit is under the serial number where it gives the price. A whopping 145 Rubles, at the current exchange rate that's about £1.66. 😂 Damn! I just knew that I'd paid over the odds for this ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 On 21/12/2018 at 21:35, Newfoundfreedom said: .. here in Bulgaria ... I was very fortunate to visit Bulgaria a few weeks ago. Three days in Plovdiv and two in Sofia. Very nice, great food, drink, and culture ... and better looking than that bass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 And (if my Russian is at all reliable, which it may not be, because I studied it for only six months in 1969) the bass guitar was built in the Sverdlovsk factory of the Ural Musical Instrument company. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, EssentialTension said: And (if my Russian is at all reliable, which it may not be, because I studied it for only six months in 1969) the bass guitar was built in the Sverdlovsk factory of the Ural Musical Instrument company. Ha! Thanks for that. I thought I read "Ural" in double quotes on that plate. (Just spotting a few random words because I can read Greek - I read no Russian at all, I'm afraid.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 29 minutes ago, EssentialTension said: ... the bass guitar was built in the Sverdlovsk factory ... For some reason I had always assumed that Sverdlovsk was the name of a city. Quite surprised to find that it's an administrative region instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 58 minutes ago, Silvia Bluejay said: ... I can read Greek - I read no Russian at all, I'm afraid.) I'm better at Greek than Russian but I wouldn't strictly go as far as to say I can actually read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 38 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: For some reason I had always assumed that Sverdlovsk was the name of a city. Quite surprised to find that it's an administrative region instead. According to Wikipedia, the city of Yekaterinburg was called Sverdlovsk from 1924 until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The region/oblast is still called Sverdlovsk. So your assumption was not incorrect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.gif.9ad672bb8b84505709f76b39c8c256ec.gif)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.