Orfej
Made in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, during the Cold War era. "Orfej"
means Orpheus, the poet and musician of Greek myth. The Cyrillic text on
the pickup simply reads "Orfej, Plovdiv." Note, however, the
Roman text on the headstock of the later instrument below...an attempt at
international marketing?
Only the finest
mother-of-toilet-seat was used for these instruments…actually, they were
of poor quality, mass produced, very cheap, and distributed throughout the
Communist bloc in the 1970s. Still, it's good to know that not even the
Iron Curtain could keep out electric mandolins.