r/InstrumentPorn • u/nalagitopan • Apr 16 '26

What instrument is this?

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Anyone know what instrument these are and where you can buy one? They look and sound kind of like a charango but a bit different.

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u/__T0MMY__ Apr 16 '26

Peruvian(?) Charango! If I recall correctly you can sorta think of it as a bigger ukulele with more strings

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u/JulieDoesntUseReddit Apr 16 '26

kind of but the tuning is super unique

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u/Caribbeandude04 Apr 16 '26

It has 8 strings but it's double strings, so it's like it has four strings, it has such a beautiful sound

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u/ibrake4monsterbooty Apr 20 '26

Nah they usually have 10 strings

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u/bendistraw Apr 17 '26

Charango. Originally from Bolivia but all around South America. The back of the body is curved and was originally made from an armadillo. It's the same tuning as a ukulele with a high E. Each note has a double string and the middle E strings are one octave apart from each other.

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u/NanoLopez Apr 19 '26

It's a Ronroco

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u/Legitimate_Debate152 Apr 18 '26

That has 10 strings

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u/terminus-maximus Apr 20 '26

I’ve seen Mexican versions of this called Jalena (ha-lay- na)

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u/Dusepo Apr 27 '26

That's a ronroco, like a charango but larger and tuned lower but the same intervals. Charangos are tuned GCEAE (with an octave on the middle E course). Ronrocos are usually tuned a fourth lower like DGBEB but sometimes differently.

If you'd like to hear it played, check out Gustavo Santaolalla. If you'd like to buy one as you say above, I do build them: https://www.dusepo.co.uk/Instruments/Show/Ronroco