Kiev-style bandura

A typical Kiev-style bandura, mass-produced in the Chernihiv factory.

The Kiev-style or Academic bandura is the most common instrument in use today in Ukraine. They have 55-65 metal strings (12 to 17 basses and 50 treble strings known as prystrunky) tuned chromatically through 5 octaves, with or without retuning mechanisms. Concert banduras are primarily manufactured by the Chernihiv Musical Instrument Factory or the Trembita Musical Instrument Factory in Lviv. Rarer instruments exist from the Melnytso-Podilsk and Kiev workshops.

References

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