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This is the main page for all things bandura related. This is very much a work-in-progress.

History

• Music of Survival - Historical Video about the UBC
• Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus 1958 Europe tour movie
• Shtokalko
• Julian Kytasty Film
• Murskyj Bandura Research (about Paliyivetz & Poltavkas)
• About manfacturer Vasyl Hlad
• Bill Vetzal's website (Bill is retired - no longer making banduras)

Purchasing

• Search EBay
• Search Etsy
• Search Kijiji
  • Canadian website - sellers may not be willing to sell to the US and shipping costs to the US can be high. You will also need to transfer money to the seller using PayPal or a direct bank transfer. Most Canadians prefer using the Canadian eTransfer system and may not be willing to sell to you without it, so Americans may need to transfer money to a Canadian friend and have that friend eTransfer to the seller.
• Search OLX
  • Ukrainian website - sellers may not be willing to see to you and shipping costs to the US or Canada will be very high. You will also need to transfer money to the seller using something like Western Union or PaySend, and it is unlikely you will be able to get your money back if they send you a faulty product or don't send you anything at all. You will probably need some Ukrainian and/or Russian language skills to navigate this process.
• BanduraSpace Luthiers
• BanduraSpace Store
• Продаж Реставрація Бандур
• Майстерня Вправних Бандуристів
  • Майстерня Вправних Бандуристів (FB Page)

Sheet Music / Dumy Lyrics

• Bandura Educational Commission Books
• Hryhory Kytasty's Compositions
• BanduraSpace Library
• B&B Project Patreon
• Ноти для бандури (FB Group)
• Ноти для бандури (Google Drive)
• Ukrainian Dumy - Tarnawsky
• Victor Mishalow's photos. Scroll.

How to Play

• Bandura: A resource handbook
• Shtokalko Kharkiv-style handbook
• Shtokalko bandura songbook
  • Recordings of Shtokalko playing
• Bandura magazine parts 3-4 (including Introduction to Bandura Part II)
• Changing a Chernihiv string
• String gauges (Chernihiv, baby Vetzal, Vetzal Poltavka, Honcharenko Poltavka)
• Bandura Kit
  • Keep the bandura in tune. Otherwise it will take a long time to hold tune again (~2 weeks)
  • Use paintbrushes and cotton swabs to clean dust between strings
  • Use ripped t-shirt to clean strings after each use
  • Use something like FastFret to clean the strings every few weeks
  • Non-slip netting (drawer/cabinet liners) to hold the bandura in your lap (e.g. amazon)
  • Nail file
  • Scotch tape - For taping notes together
  • Scissors
  • Tuner (Korg chromatic) or the Pano Tuner App
  • Bandaids
  • White out
  • Highlighter
  • Tuning key (star)
  • Pin tightener
  • Plier kit
  • Spare strings

Manufacturing

• Vetzal construction video
• Honcharenko discussing construction (starts around 24:50)
• One of the last Chernihiv manufacturers
• Дмитро Губ'як's carbon-fiber bandura
• Banduramaker blog
• Birkonium bandura services
• Old-world manufacturing
• Skliar construction (translation)
• Herasymenko Kharkhiv-style mechanism banduras
• Victor Mishalov’s instruments
• CNC Carving bridge (Birko)
• SvitBandur (site offline - archived)
  • Some of these files are also archived on Toloko (See the "Також на сайті" section)
  • Some info in the "Ukrainian Trend" magazines (available on Diasporiana)

Random stuff

• Bandura magazine parts 63-64
• Кобза і бандура

Amplification

Some options:

• DPA 4099 microphone (better for solo recording, non-destructive to the instrument)
  • Sample audio
• k&k preamped guitar pickups (better for groups or with lots of background noise, requires instrument modification)

Bandura Groups/Pages

• Bandura at Bobriwka
• Kobzars'ka Sich - Bandura and Vocal Programs
• Bandura forum
• Ліга Вправних Бандуристів
• Харківська Бандура.Тоді і тепер.

Old Recordings

• Гнат Хоткевич "Ой, на горі вогонь горить" (1936р)