Antin Paplynsky ( (c. 1870-c.1919) was a

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musical instrument maker who crafted

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s from 1905-1918. He was rumoured to have been shot by the

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in 1919 or 1920. Paplynsky's instruments had 32-34 strings and were

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ally tuned. He was a popular bandura maker because of the quality of his instruments. In 1909 he received a Grand Prix award at the World Trade Exhibition held in Paris. His instruments were sought after not only in

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, but in Russia and Canada.

Instruments

Paplynsky's instruments were extremely lightweight and produced a rich and bright sound. Few instruments have survived. Those that have can fetch up to C$5000 in private sales.

References

External reading

* Diakowsky, M. - ''A Note on the History of the Bandura.'' The Annals of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S. - 4, 3-4 №1419, N.Y. 1958 - С.21-22 * Diakowsky, M. J. - ''The Bandura''. The Ukrainian Trend, 1958, №I, - С.18-36 * Diakowsky, M. – ''Anyone can make a bandura – I did.'' The Ukrainian Trend, Volume 6 * Haydamaka, L. – ''Kobza-bandura – National Ukrainian Musical Instrument''. "Guitar Review" №33, Summer 1970 (С.13-18) * Hornjatkevyč, A. – ''The book of Kodnia and the three Bandurists''. Bandura, #11-12, 1985 * Hornjatkevyč A. J., Nichols T. R. - ''The Bandura''. Canada crafts, April–May, 1979 p. 28-29 * Mishalow, V. - A ''Brief Description of the Zinkiv Method of Bandura Playing''. Bandura, 1982, №2/6, - С.23-26 * Mishalow, V. - ''The Kharkiv style #1''. Bandura 1982, №6, - С.15-22 #2 – Bandura 1985, №13-14, - С.20-23 #3 – Bandura 1988, №23-24, - С.31-34 #4 – Bandura 1987, №19-20, - С.31-34 #5 – Bandura 1987, №21-22, - С.34-35 * Mishalow, V. - A ''Short History of the Bandura''. East European Meetings in Ethnomusicology 1999, Romanian Society for Ethnomusicology, Volume 6, - С.69-86 * Mizynec, V. - ''Folk Instruments of Ukraine''. Bayda Books, Melbourne, Australia, 1987 - 48с. * Cherkaskyi, L. - ''Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty''. Tekhnika, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2003 - 262 pages. {{DEFAULTSORT:Paplynsky, Antin Bandura makers Kobzarstvo Bandurists Businesspeople from Kyiv Musicians from Kyiv Year of death missing Year of birth uncertain 20th-century Ukrainian musicians