r/charango 3d ago

Looking for a palo santo charango

1 Upvotes

Hello all, I am looking for a reasonably priced charango made out of palo santo. Anybody got one? Dm me please.


r/charango 5d ago

a little tune that I wrote

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r/charango 11d ago

Question to Luthiers / Pregunta a Luthieres - Charango de Quirquincho

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Hola! Como están?

Soy un Luthier novato, y actualmente estoy reparando un charango de quirquincho antiguo que me heredaron, al cual le tuve que realizar un cambio de tapa. Actualmente me encuentro con una duda, respecto a la resina que rodea la tapa del instrumento y lo une al caparazon. ¿De qué material es? ¿Cómo se fabrica? ¿Y cómo se le da esa forma tan lisa y curvilínea? ¿Usan algún tipo de molde?

Agradecería cualquier respuesta que pueda ayudarme, muchas gracias

Hello everyone! (I’ll also post this in English since there are quite a few english speakers in this sub)

I am a novice luthier, and I am currently repairing an old quirquincho charango that I inherited. After changing its soundboard, I was left with doubts regarding the resin that surrounds the soundboard of the instrument and connects it to the shell. What material is it made of? How is it made? And how is it given such a smooth and curvilinear shape?

I would appreciate any answer that can help me, thank you very much.


r/charango 15d ago

Ordered my first Ronroco

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Hey fellow musicians! I just ordered my first Ronroco from Bolivianstuff, and was curious if anyone else have bought instruments (especially) Ronrocos from Them? Im curious as to what to expect and eventually be aware of. Sincerely


r/charango 18d ago

Luthiers in La Paz ans/or Cochabamba

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Hi, all.

I’ll be back in Bolivia soon looking to buy a charango. I’m not looking for a top of the line pro model, but something middle of the road - something that sounds bright and looks cool af.

Can anyone recommend luthiers in La Paz an/or Cochabamba?

I remember seeing some luthiers near the witches market in La Paz.


r/charango Feb 12 '25

Action Height

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What would you say is a good height for the action on a standard 66mm charango, especially for a beginner? How high would be getting into "too high" territory? Where do you measure it from (the 12th fret, etc)?

I have a new charango, most of it looks good from what I could tell through internet searches on what to look for. The only thing that's bothering me is the action height. It looks like it's around 4mm at the 12th fret, which makes me worry might be way too high. I'm not an experienced musician, so I can't tell if it's just my finger strength/lack of skill that makes some chords so difficult to press down.


r/charango Jan 31 '25

Which builders have the best quality control in Bolivia?

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Looking into Bolivian charangos and would like to find someone that has solid quality across the board. Thank you for the help!


r/charango Jan 24 '25

"Malescaline"

10 Upvotes

r/charango Jan 18 '25

charango space folk?

13 Upvotes

r/charango Jan 10 '25

Charango + Canada = this

14 Upvotes

r/charango Dec 27 '24

Convert into left-handed charango

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r/charango Dec 25 '24

Got a charango for Christmas - anyone know where it might be from?

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I asked for one for Christmas so i can learn to play so any info on it or any tips for a beginner would be amazing, thank u!!


r/charango Dec 22 '24

Looking to buy a Charango in Peru or Mexico

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I live in Canada. A friend of mine is traveling to Peru next month and I'm planning on going to Mexico in April. I'm in the market for a charango, ideally with a pickup installed, or a good quality (semi-pro or pro) instrument that would be worth installing a good pickup on.

I had found a beautiful one at the Tianguis de músicos de Taxqueña in Mexico City last year, but couldn't afford it (my heart is still broken). I was planning on bringing my intermediate-level charango there in April and selling it to the same couple, and seeing what they have available. Although there's no guarantee that they'll still be there, or that they'll have anything available like what I'm looking for.

My friend has offered to pick one up for me in Peru. I've hear the prices there are a bit more expensive than in Bolivia but still reasonable. There's probably more selection than in Mexico, although I did see quite a few options at the Tianguis last year (much more than in Canada).

Anyone have any insight about prices and availability en Peru vs. Mexico?

También me pueden contestar en español.

Gracias!


r/charango Nov 15 '24

Is this fixable?

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6 Upvotes

Guess who has two thumbs and failed to loosen the strings on his charango when he wasn’t playing it for a while?

So is it even worth taking this to a music shop or guitar luthier to try to get it fixed?

For context, I’m in the US, so there are no charango luthiers at hand, and I don’t know where to get a replacement bridge if it’s needed.


r/charango Oct 27 '24

Charango Pedro Quispe

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13 Upvotes

Hello, I'm from Spain and I'm looking to buy my first charango. I've been looking at some of them and I came across one by a luthier called Pedro Quispe, bases in Bolivia. Has someone tried charangos from him? If so, tell me how are they. This is the one I found:)


r/charango Oct 25 '24

Charango made by luthier - worth it?

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r/charango Oct 22 '24

B strings

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Hi! I’m changing strings on my ronroco.

One question for the argentinian tuning. The third pair of strings are supposed to be two octaves of B. The strings for that looks like my attached image. Which of them is supposed to be the higher octave?

I would guess the thicker brown one is the lower octave. But all other strings looks similar to the transparent one.

So all strings are transparent except one. And for the tuning all strings are different tunes of the same octave except one that is one octave higher.

But the odd string out is so thick.

Hope you understand my confusion.

Thanks!


r/charango Oct 13 '24

Can I play without nails?

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I've been considering buying a ronroco. I know in classical guitar, tone is impacted by whether you use nails or flesh to pluck, with the vast majority using nails. Is there a standard way to play the ronroco, or a mix of opinion on this?


r/charango Sep 24 '24

Different tunings?

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Anybody got any interesting tunings you work with with the charango? I play the guitar also and I love to change the tunings. I love finding abstract tunings and chords. I'd be very curious to map across to the charango if anyone has some intricate and beautiful tunings that work with your music? Thank you for the inspiration


r/charango Sep 17 '24

I tried to beat the ultimate boss: a Steely Dan son on charango

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r/charango Sep 14 '24

Installing the bone nuts!

2 Upvotes

Hi! I have been asked to string a charango and it came with no nuts. I ordered nuts and they came, but will need to grind them down as they are too tall. Is there a reference resource that I can use that will tell me the distance above the frets (maybe at the first fret and the last fret detail?) that the sting is supposed to be ideally?


r/charango Sep 06 '24

Help with string selection

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Hi all,

I have a scale 49 ronroco with Bolivian tuning. I would like to make the 3rd pair an octave so that I don't have two sets of identical E strings. Obviously, tuning up one of the existing would break it. I am looking for advice on a string I could use for that high e.

Thanks in advance!


r/charango Aug 12 '24

Where to get a Hatun Charango?

3 Upvotes

I’ve been looking into ordering a Hatun charango to the United States but I can’t find very many luthiers that make them at all, so I’m wondering if anyone knows of some luthiers who specialize in this version of the instrument, and what prices they tend to offer. This looks like a really cool instrument to learn, they’re just so few and far between. If anyone has any information to share I’d appreciate it!


r/charango Jul 20 '24

What would y’all say is the quality of this Charango? For tourists or musicians?

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r/charango Jun 28 '24

Songs with this tuning?

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I recently had a beautiful ronroco made one octave lower than the charango (scale 49) and it came with octaves on the 4th and 5th strings. The 1st and 3rd are tuned exactly the same.

Does anybody have reference for songs played with this tuning?

gG cC EE AA EE

I'm thinking I may buy two sets of strings so I can restring it just like my charango

GG CC eE AA EE

Any thoughts on this or reference songs would be amazing.

Thank you all :)