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Right mechanism of a “Jupiter 64/106” bayan under construction

Published: 17 November 2010

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Right mechanism of a “Jupiter 64/106” bayan under construction

The bayan is a musical instrument, a kind of accordion, with a full chromatic scale on the right keyboard, and basses and chord accompaniment on the left keyboard

Production of a phonic valve for a bayan

Levers and valves of a “Jupiter” bayan

A worker’s seat

Production of a phonic valve for a bayan

Production of a phonic valve for a bayan - worker Nadezhda Chausova

Attaching fabric to the right mechanism of a bayan

Left mechanism of an experimental version of an accordion. Elaboration of a new model of the instrument by constructor Viktor Lavrov

Working process

Working process

Bayan factory

Attaching fabric to right mechanism by Mikhail Rybin

Attaching fabric to right mechanism

Production of right mechanism of 4-toned “Jupiter”

Production of right mechanism of 4-toned “Jupiter” by Konstantin Platonov

Construction of a bayan

Right mechanism of a “Jupiter”

Phone part of a “Jupiter” bayan

Production of sounding board, installation and insertion of partitions by Mikhail Kudar

Working seat of sounding board maker

Dust drawing made by bayan constructors

A “Jupiter” accordion

Right mechanism of a “Jupiter 64/106” bayan under construction

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