----- Opprinnelig melding ----- Fra: "bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Til: "G.R. Crona" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kopi: "lute" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sendt: 15. juni 2004 14:37 Emne: Re: a rose by any other name
dear g�ran - your charango with the synthetic back sounds interesting - fashioned after an "ovation" guitar or ukulele, perhaps? who was the luthier - pablo richter? <> It's by "Hijos de V. Mantini". Looks great! to me, the charango is a lute. if it came from a vihuela or a so-called "chitarra latina" or "chitarra moresca," viola da mano, etc., etc., to me, it doesn't much matter - to me it's a lute; and, as you say, probably originating from one of the traveling kind. what kind of amplification do you use? i tend to find places with good, natural acoustics to play in but people...they are few, in such places. <> I just got it a few months ago, and haven't yet had time to use it too much :( thanks to alex on the "classical, medieval and renaissance" bulletin board at the mandolin.cafe site, i found an ideal tuning for 5c. music on the charango: g-b-e�-a�-d��. this provides a mandola tuning in fourths and is very simple to play. it isn't too "plinky-plink", like a mandolin but high enough to bring out the warmer tones of the charango. nylgut strings help as well. <> Thanks for the tip -- I still feel the neck is a bit short though... i posted this before but you may find this interesting: http://www.rolandogoldman.com.ar/html/home.htm goldman is a musician from argentina and there's a sample of him playing something written for charango and full symphony orchestra. hope you find it interesting as well. let me know if you use a plectrum. <> Haven't tried. Must work well for melody? As I said, I got it fairly recently. You use a chunky one? tante bene cose - bill <> A ti tambene! G�ran
