Bolivian Charango Spruce Top Ebony Fingerboard 10 String

Bolivian Charango Spruce Top Ebony Fingerboard With mother of pearl inlay. Fabricante Jamie Garcia Zapata This is a Professional Quality Tenor Size Charango. Tenor size ukuleles are 26" LOW ACTION AND STRAIGHT NECK Reasonable offers considered Just call or email The sound is very bright and the action nice and low about 2.5mm at the 12th fret. Now all Charangos are created equal and this instrument. Quality woods and craftmanship sets our Charangos apart. Strung with Mari Charango Strings 26-1/2" (26-9/16") at the very tip of the Bolivian Charango, which is tuned like a Ukulele with an extra E at the bottom for extra fun. Tuning G C E A E The Charango is a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, which probably originated in the Quechua and Aymara populations in the territory of the Altiplano in post-Colonial times, after European stringed instruments were introduced by the Spanish during colonialization. According to wikipedia the instrument is widespread throughout the Andean regions of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, northern Chile and northwestern Argentina, where it is a popular musical instrument that exists in many variant forms. The Charangos we currently carry are handmade in Bolivia and are premium quality, handmade by Jamie Garcia Zapata and Ruben Garcia. "As a finger picking classical and flamenco trained guitarist I have a great time strumming and picking this instrument I hope you will too. Each instrument is handpicked by me." Art Fernandez.