Gajdardžiev, Ivan
1856-1933maker of bagpipes (&c.) mentioned by name
Born in Kasaplar (Nowadays part of Dibič [SE of Šumen]); One of the "old" masters; Penultimate descendant of 7 generations of craftsmen making bagpipes and kavals [end-blown flutes; ws], he was preceded by his great-great-grandfather Mihal, his grandfather Mihal (nickname: "Gajdardžijata" [the piper]), and his father Stan’o (who brought his family to Šumen in 1864); His son Dimitǎr, whom he taught the craft, succeeded him, but he, in turn, doesn’t seem to have had any successor to continue the line…; NB: ➺ Balkanska gajda.
Instrument: Gajda
Кацарова, Р.Д. [Kacarova, R.D.]: Гайдите на единъ шуменски майсторъ [Иван Гайдарджиев] (Un atelier de cornemuses à Choumen [Ivan Gaïdardjiev]). In: ИНЕМ 12 (София [Sofija], 1936), p.89-110 (Иванъ Гайдарджиевъ).
Прашанов, Тодор [Prašanov, Todor]: Начална школа за гайда [Elementary tutor for bagpipe]. [1964: Ръководство за свирене на гайда [Manual for bagpipe playing]]. София [Sofija], 1974 [2], p.6 [1856-1934!].
Širola, Božidar: Sviraljke s udarnim jezičkom [Aerophones with a beating tongue]. Zagreb, 1937, p.168 [1853-1933!], 172* (»Kacarova (1)) (304).