What is the current situation with the distribution of Oktava mics?

Their one time distributor A&F Mckay Audio Limited is listed on
www.ukdata.com as in liquidation. Their web site has dissapeared.

Oktava themselves seem very much in business, and the Russian language site
oktava.tula.net lists several interesting new models I've not seen befo
the tube model MKL4000, and the MKL319A, which looks like a tube version of
the 319 condenser.

The best source of the mics here in Europe seems to be oktava-online who
only sell on ebay, but display authorized dealer credentials on their web
site, or the German mail order giant, Thomann. I recently bought a pair of
ML012s from Thomann (perfectly good quality) and noticed the were both
labeled ASM - formerly a sign they were sourced from McKay.

After a recent bid for an Oktava-online auction on Ebay I received a weird
legalese letter from Ebay about trade mark infringement in the UK. All very
interesting since I don't live there, I only bid on the mic, I didn't even
win it.

Anyone have the facts?

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