Bandura:Main
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This is the main page for all things bandura related
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)
Purchasing
- Search EBay
- Search Etsy
- BanduraSpace Luthiers
- BanduraSpace Store
- Продаж Реставрація Бандур
- Майстерня Вправних Бандуристів
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
- [https://www.facebook.com/victor.mishalow/photos_all Victor Mishalow's photos. Scroll.
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How to Play
- Bandura: A resource handbook
- Shtokalko Kharkiv-style handbook
- Shtokalko bandura songbook
- 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
- Banduramaker blog
- Old-world manufacturing
- Skliar construction (translation)
- Herasymenko Kharkhiv-style mechanism banduras
- Victor Mishalov’s instruments
- CNC Carving bridge (Birko)
- SvitBandur (site offline - archived)
Random stuff
Amplification
Some options:
- DPA 4099 microphone and preamped guitar pickups