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Dušan Brankov	The "Bible" Of  Tamburitza Makers...    US version available!  Please, contact the author

			In the USA contact Vojislav Brankov at (414) 604-0110 3684 S. 68th Street #6, Milwaukee, WI 53220 or at  BOJKAH@aol.com

Dušan Brankov, tambura maker, builds all of his instruments in accordance with the laws of accoustics,

which are the basis for his blueprints. According to the principles of accoustics, the reciprocal dimensions of

every Brankov instrument are always musical intervals. In his designs, there are 17 reciprocal dimensions

which  are musical intervals.For example the relationship of the lengh of the body of the Brac "A" (Bas prim"A")

and the lengh of its strings is 3/4, which is a relationship of a fourth. This means that, in the case of the Brac"A",

the lengh of the body is 403.628 mm and the lengh of its strings is 538.170 mm, therefore making of following

equation:  403.628/538.170=3/4 - the ratio of a fourth.  < /FONT>

                                                            ADVANTAGES

• Beautiful wood grains and colours.
• High quality long lasting varnish.
• Precision high quality German -made tuning mechanisms.
• Elevated fingerboard allowing extra room for free use of the pick.
• Extraordinary warm, round, refined, resonant projecting tone.
• Clean intonation.
• Construction according to the laws of accoustics, resulting in improved tone.
• Constant search for better tonal and accoustical solutions.
• The inlay is attractively styled in the form of a tulip.
• Designed to provide many years of playing enjoyment.

                                                             MATERIALS

All of the instruments are made of the wood which has been seasoned for at least 10 years. The body and neck

are most often made from Bosnian maple, cherry, walnut, pear or plum wood. The fingerboard  is made from

Brazilian rosewood and some frets are marked with decorative pieces of mother-of-pearl. The soundboard is made

from first grade Bosnian spruce and is protected from scratches by the decorative inlay in the shape of a tulip,

which is also the Brankov trademark.

                                                DETAILS OF PRODUCTION

The neck of all the instruments is always made from a single piece of wood. The bisernica (prim) is made from

one piece of wood, preventing any separation  of neck and body which can happen when these parts are glued together.

The tuning mechanisms are specially made in Germany in a shop which has a long-standing excellence in this field.

These mechanisms are carefully made for these instruments and fit perfectly.

                                                      INSTRUMENT CASES

Cases for these instruments are custom made and tailored so that the instruments fit perfectly in them.

They are made of sturdy insulating material. The styrofoam walls of these cases protect the instruments

from demage due to rapid temperature changes. This is an important feature particularly in winter and

summer months when there are great changes in temperatures.

                                                          WE MAKE 

                                 prim---basprim (brac)---kontra (bug)---celo

                        In the USA contact Vojislav Brankov at (414) 604-0110

                               3684 S. 68th Street #6, Milwaukee, WI 53220

                                             or at  BOJKAH@aol.com

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Last updated: 02-19-2008