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 Already, 15 of his real-sized instruments, including two
guitars, accordions, violin and drums, are played by a band of
musicians which prides itself as the only "match music band" in
Ukraine.
Senchukov's hobby started at school and he has since then
handcrafted items recreated in minute detail, including a tank
from The World of Tanks computer game and a miniature Eiffel
Tower, but his real passion is musical instruments.
"(What I love) is to carve, to glue, to make it hold the shape,
to take into account microns of a millimeter and to make it play
in the end," Senchukov, 29, told Reuters as he worked on his
second violin.
"When the instrument plays ... I cannot find words to express my
feelings when something made of these tiny sticks plays as an
ordinary musical instrument does."
While most modern musical instruments are made of beech or
acacia wood, Senchukov's instruments are made of what experts
say is the least 'musical' wood, aspen, commonly used to make
matches.
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It took Senchukov six months and 27,000 matchsticks to create a bass
musical instrument in the shape of a trident, the Ukrainian coat of
arms, which he now plays in the band.
He said the most challenging part of his work was when some elements
require more than 10 hours of continuous work. For example, a violin
or guitar string plate has to be produced in one sitting, otherwise
it will lose its shape.
Another time-consuming process was cleaning the match heads, but
Senchukov's art and efforts did not go unnoticed, and one Ukrainian
factory now provides him with matchwood.
A holder of three national records, Senchukov is collecting
documents to prove to the Guinness World Records that he has the
biggest collection of musical instruments made of matchsticks.
(Edited by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
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