| English | Русский |
| MMP RSFSR | ММП РСФСР |
| Main Site for the manufacture of musical instruments | Главное управление по производству музыкальных инструментов |
| Lunacharsky Folk Musical Stringed Instrument Factory, Leningrad | Фабрика Народных Щипковых Музыкальных Инструментов им. Луначарского, г. Ленинград |
| Prima Balalaika | Балалайка Прима |
| Gost 51266-72 | Гост 51266-72 |
| Article 206 | Артикул 206 |
| (Serial) N 402-II-72 | (порядковый номер) N 402-II-72 |
| Price 16r. | Цена 16р. |
| Production Date 1972 | Дата выпуска 1972 |
| Lom Tip z 2110, Qty: 1000, March 21, 1972 | Lom Tip z 2110, Qty: 1000, March 21, 1972 |
| English/Русский | Width – Height/Length – Depth/Thickness |
| Binding (Maple)/Обкладки (клен) | 1/4”/6mm wide – 42 1/2”/108cm long – 1/16”/2mm thick |
| Body/Корпус | 16 1/2”/419.1mm wide – 10 11/16”/271.5mm long – 4 3/4″/121mm deep |
| Bridge/Подставка (для струн) | 3 1/1”/90mm wide – 7/16”/11mm high – 7/32”/5.5mm thick |
| Corners/Уголки | 1.5″/38mm wide by 1.75″/45mm high |
| Distance from nut to 12th fret/(для мензуры) | 8 1/2”/215.9mm |
| Distance from nut to 16th fret/(для мензуры) | 10 1/4”/260.35mm |
| Fingerboard/Гриф (Накладка) | width 1 1/8”/28.575mm @nut – 1 7/16″/36.5mm @16th fret, height/length 12 15/16″/328.6mm, thickness 3/16″/4mm |
| Frets/Лады | 24 frets/ладов |
| Head/Головка | 2 15/16”/74.6mm – 4 15/16”/125ю4mm – 9/16”/14.3mm |
| Neck/Шейка | 1 1/8”/28.575mm (top), 1 7/16”/40mm (body), 11/16”/17.5mm – 1 15/16×1 1/2”/49mm h x38mm w (heel) |
| Nut (Lower)/Нижный порожёк | 2 11/64”/55mm – 11/32”/4.25mm – 3/16”/4.5mm |
| Nut (Upper)/Верхный порожёк | 1 3/16”/30.25mm – 1/4”/6mm – 3/16”/4.5mm |
| Purfling(Ebony)/Инкрустанция | 1mm – 3mm |
| Rosette/Розетка | 2 1/4”/56mm |
| Scale Length/Мензура | 17”/431.8mm |
| Soundboard/Дека | 16.5”/419.1mm – 10 11/16”/271.5mm – 1/16-1/8/2-3mm |
| Sound Hole/Голосник | 25/32”/19.75mm |
| Tailblock/Нижный клоц | 2 3/8”/60mm – 1 21/32”/42mm |
Where l=length, h=height, d=depth/thickness, w=width
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