Ronroco Cr
A ronroco 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 | 452 mm |
| Tuning | B · E · B · G · D |
| 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 ronrocos.
About the ronroco
The ronroco is the lower-voiced member of the charango family. Championed by Mauro Núñez, this “large charango” sits a fourth below the charango. Its body and vibrating length are larger, its sound deeper, and its notes sustain longer. My goal is to achieve a variety and abundance of harmonics: a deep sound whose high strings still “sing” with precision. It is not “a low charango”: it is an instrument with its own singularity.
Tuning: B · E · B · G · D.
Worldwide shipping from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
