1959 Russian Acoustic Guitar?????

[ZaKaTaK]

UPDATE: Turns out its Slovanian and "tovarna glasbenih instrumentov" means "Musical Instrument Factory."

UPDATE: After trying to tackle the russian google search I have come to the conclusion that I don't know russian.

Check this out. I think its from Russia but I have no idea. The picture of the logo is inside the body cavity. Under the "Melod" or "Melos" graphic there is a small "1959" stamp (cant see it in picture due to the flash..)

It says "tovarna glasbenih instrumentov" underneath the logo in case you can't read it.

any idea??

[ZaKaTaK]

Hey vintaxe I seriously scoured the internet for just a picture of one of these things and I drew a blank. Do you have ANY idea?

[VintAxe]

I don't have a clue on this one ZaKaTaK.

Big Beat has a site that deals with Soviet instruments and he's very knowlegeable. He publishes occasionally in Vintage Guitar Magazine on Eastern Bloc and Soviet Guitars. His personal site is here but I don't know how active it is:



Big Beat is also a moderator on the Cheesy Guitar Forum. At least someone there will be able to read Russian and translate to English for you:

[Big Beat]

Well, this guitar is definitely NOT Russian, Czech or East German. Melos is not a brand that I'm familiar with, but it is likely from East Europe somewhere. Interesting.

Yes, my site is long overdue for an update