Three guitars of the great rockers of Yugoslavia

Last weekend I visited the Museum of Yugoslavia.
I will present that tour in one of the following posts in the appropriate community.
And why am I mentioning it in this community and at the same time marking #POBPhotocontest, you ask?
Um, let me explain.
The complex of the Museum of Yugoslavia consists of three buildings.
The House of Flowers - where there is a monument to Josip Broz Tito;
Museum 25 May or New Museum i
The Old Museum of Yugoslavia,
in which there is a permanent display of Tito's personal belongings, gifts he received from representatives of other countries, as well as some items that mark the period before and after World War II until 1991, when Yugoslavia as a country broke up into smaller states.

While visiting this old museum, among the exhibits, I came across an area with exhibits related to rock culture in Yugoslavia and the music scene in the second half of the twentieth century.

When I saw @friendlymoose's theme for this week, and his photo of the instruments in the given contest, I thought the photos I took there would be perfect for the occasion.
I could pull out a lot of photos from the archives from concerts, performances and live performances of musicians that I have attended recently, but I was guided by the idea of ​​adding a bit of historical information in addition to the image of the instrument.
I hope you will find the photos interesting, along with the information about the instruments.

In one part, the setup resembles a mini stage, there are instruments, while posters of rock groups and pictures of musicians are plastered on the wall. And so are these two shiny suits.
Props and items that were used by the first rock musicians in this area when they were creating Yugoslav rock.

Branko Marušić Čutura, the oldest active rock musician in this region, played the keyboard. His sentence: "Music is a part of my life, and one cannot get tired of what one loves to do" it is often quoted.

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In addition to the keyboard, there are also three guitars.

One belongs to Vladi Jankovic Dzhet, still an active musician:

The second to Milet Lojpur, who played rock music when it was played secretly - it was not officially banned, but playing it was not approved by the authorities at the time.
I found a text that shows Mile with this guitar.

And the third guitar, in my opinion the most interesting, belongs to Radomir Mihailović Točak, Serbian rocker, founder, guitarist and composer of the rock group Smak.
A guitar that he adapted by cutting in 1960.
And for this guitar I found a picture in an article.

The only thing I didn't manage to photograph was the drums that were placed on this "music stage", and they would have been the third instrument that would complete the composition of a rock group, because it is known that the composition of the group includes keyboards, three guitar drums 🙂

In addition to the pictures that I am sharing with you now, it was very interesting for me to look for some more historical facts about the rock culture of Yugoslavia, so for that reason I thank you for the topic, which inspired me to do so.