Manguerito

Manguerito

String instrument
Classification	String instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	(Composite chordophone)
Developed	Bolivia
Related instruments
Charango, Khonkhota

The manguerito is a stringed instrument, a variant of the charango, invented by Ernesto Cavour from La Paz, Bolivia. The instrument was intended to be small enough to be carried and hidden in one's sleeves (Spanish: manga), thus the term. It has 7 nylon strings in 5 courses and is tuned D4, G4, B4 B3, E4, B4 B4.

References

• The Stringed Instrument Database
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