Charangos from Bolivia
The charango is a Bolivian folk instrument which evolved from the 16th century Spanish vihuela de mano. It looks like a small guitar but has 10 strings separated into 5 courses.Sometimes an armadillo shell is used for its soundbox--these are usually hard to acquire. Excellent sounding instruments are made of South American native hardwoods.
Gamboa Charango made in Bolivia, $475 with cloth case
Each year I get a small quantity of professional quality Bolivian charangos from Rene Gamboa who is a master builder of these instruments. At present I have a few in stock.
If you are interested in a charango, contact me so we can talk about what I have in stock:
The charango is one of my favorite instruments.
When I travel I usually take one with me to entertain myself.
For information the Charango method Book & CD, press here.
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