Erich Honecker played a Pro Line

[horstausmforst]

Just thought I'd share what I just spotted on a german News Site:


Look which gift Udo Lindenberg, a pretty famous Western German pop singer in the 80's, made to
Erich Honecker during his visit in the German Democratic Republic:

http://einestages.spiegel.de/static/...eiff_tier.html

loose translation of the text beneath the picture:

"Guitars, not Guns": Udo Lindenberg donating an E-Guitar to Erich Honecker on his Visit to Wuppertal in '87 - According to Lindenberg, the guitar wasn't "exactly what you'd call cheap".

[nuno]

cool! that's a PL1880NW (Natural Wood).





check out '86 German price list:



1.990 DM. could you please convert to Euros/Dollars?

[Agent540]

1 DM = 0.51 € = 0.726 $ (today )

[CalledToArms]

^^ itd be like $1400 bucks assuming 1.990 DM is read as 1,990 DM in the states :P (correct me if im wrong)