Choosing a new CHARANGO - tips & thoughts on finding the best one for you!
Look out for :
1. Wood, look at the quality of the wood
2. Action, no dead notes
3. Luthier, source of the instrument, get in contact with the instrument maker
4. Waterfall, play waterfall up from Fret 1 to Fret 12 (check octave)
5. Strings, how are the strings
6. Strap, are there strap buttons?
7. Play, how's it sound and feel playing it?
When a charango is aligned with us and ... "the right one"... often one picks the instrument up and songs come out. Be attuned to that happening - or not.
Also, check the frets and make sure they don't stick out over the first string (to ensure smooth sliding along the neck).
Charango 1 by Pedro Quispe Torrez (La Paz, Bolivia)
Charango 2 by Los Hermanos Chavarry (Lima, Peru)
Charango 3 by Sabino Huaman (Cusco, Peru)
Thank you so much Sal for filming this and lending your beautiful charango to the video!
Presented by Monique Mizrahi, Charango With Monique
IG / charangowithmonique
Filmed by Sal Perez on March 9th, 2024
IG / salva.seres
Styling by Drea Marrero
IG / thedarkhippie144
Los Angeles, California
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9 сен 2024