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I love finding unusual musical instruments

  • dtmillerlexky
  • Feb 22, 2023
  • 1 min read

Updated: Feb 26, 2023

Especially at yard sales or flea markets. This one's a charango, with ten strings, typically used in South American music. Its paired strings are tuned GCEAE (low to high), with the middle E strings having the same note an octave apart. The back is an armadillo shell. Below is a demonstration of how one sounds.

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