That's pretty neat and it's a good looking instrument. Did I read correctly that you are using the traditional adjustable neck joint?
I know several Russians who play traditional Russian music on various instruments... None of them really knows how to play the 7 string... Their comments were always that affordable Russian guitars were junk... The most common descriptor was "they don't even burn long enough to make good firewood...." and there was just nothing else unless you were in an official orchestra and as such, could get a good instrument allocated to you.
The Asian ones at least offer a solid step up from the old soviet $10 or $15 ruble models, but as you pointed out - there's really nothing between cheap and really expensive bespoken instruments.
Thanks
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