I just bought a Charango from a friend. It was made by Mendoza in Peru. It's beautiful, he sold it to me for $50 bucks. Great deal. It's all made out of wood, it's not made with an armadillo thankfully.
I like it because I'm a Mandolin player and two upper courses are the same as a Mandolin and then the other intervals resemble a Ukulele so it's easy enough to figure out at least in jam sessions. But I have to get new strings for it.
I don't know, I prefer my Ukulele to this. I may buy some Aquila nyglut mandolin strings and put them on because I've ALWAYS wanted a mandolin with a softer tone. That would be fun, the two upper courses sound just like it.
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