Testing Aquila Sugar Strings on a charangón: the video

The Crucial Importance of Strings for the Charango In this article, I want to share with you an interesting experiment I conducted: changing a set of strings on a high-quality charangón. This experiment highlights how essential it is to have high-quality strings to enhance the tone and sound projection of the charango. The charango is…

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How to Change Charango Strings

If you're wondering how to change the strings on a charango, ronroco, or charangón, you're in the right place. In this guide, I'll explain step-by-step how to perform this operation. Let's see how to do it together. First, consider that changing the strings on these instruments is not technically different from doing so on a…

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Charango, Ronroco, and Charangón: differences, tunings, and uses

One of the artists who has greatly contributed to spreading the sound of the charango and Andean music is undoubtedly Gustavo Santaolalla, author of numerous soundtracks (notably the ones for Last of Us, The Motorcycle Diaries, 21 grams ) and of a particular album called Ronroco, where he recorded some of his most famous pieces.…

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How to tune a Charango

Introduction: how Charango tuning works One of the most distinctive features of the charango is its many strings. In its standard version, it has ten strings, with eight of them paired in unison (producing the same note). Compared to a guitar, it has four more strings, and compared to a ukulele, it has six more.…

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Buying a Charango: What You Need to Know

Buying a charango: a practical guide The charango is a widely popular instrument in South America, especially in the Andean states, but finding one abroad can be quite challenging. This might seem paradoxical to those familiar with Bolivia, where instrument production is flourishing. The difficulty in buying a charango stems from several significant obstacles: distance,…

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Complete guide to Charango care

Introduction The charango, a traditional musical instrument native to the Andes, is one of the most important symbols of the culture of this region. Its ancient, exotic and penetrating sound has the power to captivate even those who have never had any contact with its culture of origin. To keep the distinctive character and charm…

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Essential Guide to Charango Pricing

The price of a charango depends on a number of factors, which relate first and foremost to the type of instrument, but also to the materials from which it is made, the luthier who makes it, and the place of manufacture. Knowing the differences that impact the final cost of a charango is very important…

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