Professional Charango Armadillo Model + Soft Case
Professional Charango - Quirquincho Model:Soundbox: White Spruce PineFingerboard: JacarandaType of wood:NaranjilloSoundhole: Round with NacarStrings:NylonTuning Pins: Metalic MaterialBridge: Bolivian Jacaranda and bone fretsGeneral Features: Quirquincho (Armadillo) imitation Carving (back)Tuning:The charango has five pairs (or courses) of strings, typically tuned GCEAE. This tuning, disregarding octaves, is similar to the typical C-tuning of the ukulele or the Venezuelan cuatro, with the addition of a second E-course. Size:Lenght: 66 cm. (25,98")Widht: 18 cm. (7,08").There are many stories of how the charango came to be made with its distinctive diminutive soundbox of armadillo. One story says that the native musicians liked the sound the vihuela (an ancestor of the Classical Guitar) made, but lacked the technology to shape the wood in that manner. Another story says that the Spaniards prohibited natives from practicing their ancestral music, and that the charango was a (successful) attempt to make a lute that could be easily hidden under a garment. It is believed the charango originated in the 18th century Andes somewhere in modern-day Potos, Bolivia, probably from Amerindian contact with Spanish settlers.Case: Softcase