Just A Few Things That I've Built...
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This is the 2nd charango that I've made (and the first that I am proud enough to photograph). This instrument is made from a solid piece of maple, with a spruce top and back. The fretboard and bridge are rosewood. You can hear me playing it in the clip above.
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Technically my 3rd charango build, this is another cuzqueñan-style instrument with a flat back. The fretboard, headplate, back, bindings, bridge, and part of the soundboard are all made of ziricote. I finished this build in July of 2024.
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After taking measurements from an instrument in the Florida State University collections, I decided to try and build a Venezuelan harp, or "arpa llanera." The arch and column are made from maple, while the soundboard is from spruce. The body is made from plywood, poplar, red oak, and some walnut for accents and binding. This build was extra challenging, since I don't play harp and have had very limited exposure to the instrument. Despite this, I'm pleased with how it turned out.
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Sikus and Siku Method Book
In January of 2024, I designed and built a set of 24 Andean-style panpipes (sikus) for a Florida State University world music performing group. Later, as part of a class project, I wrote a booklet to serve as a DIY guide to those who might be interested in exploring the Andean sikureada tradition. The Sikuri's Cookbook includes a short introduction, some pedagogical notes, a sampling of sheetmusic, and my construction process for building the instruments. Please click on the image of "The Sikuri's Cookbook" for a link to my Google drive, where you can access the booklet and some sheet music for sikus.
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