Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/2116
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	charango
Subject
	321.321
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Quechua
	Aymara
Format
	22 in. length
5.4 in. greatest width
2.3 in depth of resonator

Identifier
	6067 
	2580
Source
	South America
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Peru
Alternative Title
	quirquincho
	kirkinchu
	kirki
	chillador
	tatu
	mulita
Medium
	wood
	shell - armadillo
	string - synthetic
	metal machine heads
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Americas
Provenance
	Vetter collection (6067)
	Grinnell College Music Department (2580)
String carrier design for chordophone
	lute - joined
Resonator design for chordophone
	bowl with wood soundboard
String courses for chordophone
	double at unison, double at octave
Vibrational length for chordophone
	tension bridge to ridge-nut
String tension control for chordophone
	machine head
Method of sounding for chordophone
	plucking (direct) and strumming
Pitches per string course for chordophone
	multiple (by pressure stopping against fretted fingerboard)
Category of Instrument
	chordophone

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