This instrument is made by a great master Sergey Charkov.
This buben has deep and beautiful sound. The head is the finest grade goat skin and the rim is of solid construction (like Irish Bodhran).
It's a handmade instrument. Materials: wood (round cedar frame) and leather (goat skin) The whole set includes a portable bag of textile fabric and a wooden beater. The Charkov's bubens are produced with the diameter from 30 cm (12") to 60 cm (24"); their width being from 5.5 cm (2") to 13 cm (5")). They weigh from 1 kg (approx. 2 lbs) to 3 kg (approx. 6 lbs).
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