Charango Cr
A charango inspired by, and in tribute to, the musician and luthier Chiquito Rodríguez.
| Soundboard | Spruce |
|---|---|
| Body | Guindo · cedar · mara · laminated from several woods |
| Neck | Paraguayan cedar |
| Fingerboard | Ebony · pau ferro · Bahia rosewood |
| Bridge | Bahia rosewood |
| Top plate | Pau ferro · cocobolo · Bahia rosewood |
| Scale length | 372 mm |
| Optional: base model made entirely from native woods. | |
Customization
Visual aspects, materials and some design details can be customized, as well as string height and spacing, and fingerboard width and thickness. My aim is for every player, whether professional or beginner, to have an instrument made to their measure and requirements.
For years, many musicians asked me to build this design with the sound holes on the side, a hallmark of Chiquito's instruments that Gustavo Santaolalla made very popular. I resisted because I never liked copying, but while talking with his daughter and sharing stories about Chiquito, she told me it was a way of keeping his legacy and memory alive.
The distinctive sound hole design is an inspiration, not a copy: the structural design and the sound are still those of my own charangos.
