Talk:Charangon

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Stub?

Why is this article made into a "stub"?

The "charangon" is a type of charango....so isn't it more a "branch" of the charango rather than a "stub"?

A stub is an article that needs expanding. If there's nothing worth saying about a Charangon except that it's like a Charango, it should be a redirect. NickelShoe 03:34, 26 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ronroco

From the description here, this sounds like the instrument known as the "ronroco". Is "charangon" just another name for "ronroco"? If so, the article should say so. If not, it might be helpful to explain the difference. And perhaps illustrate with a photo or two? — Chatte Merde (talk) 00:10, 22 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

To the best of my knowledge, a ronroco is a baritone charango, tuned a fourth or fifth below the charango. A "charangon" is larger, more like a bass charango, and is typiclly tuned an octeve below the charango. What this article describes is the ronroco, not the charango.

There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding these two instruments, including whether they are even "two" instruments. As far as I've been able to tell, the main difference between thems seems to be that the charangon (also "charangone") seems to have rounded edges like the charango, whereas the ronroco has flat sides and corners. Other than that, the sizes are nearly identical, and the tunings are given in the same way (e.g., 4th or 5th lower than the charango, sometimes an ovtave lower).

Material Should be Merged

The material in this article should be merged with the Charango article. For one thing, no clear distinction is made in either article between "charangon" and "ronroco", and it is not clear if these are separate instruments, or just different names for the same instrument. Secondly, "both" charangon and ronroco are just minor variants of the charango. Having them in separate articles would be like having a separate article for Clarinet in Bb and Clarinet in A. Finally, not only is this article a "stub," but there is just as much information on the charangon in the existing charango article -- this article really adds nothing to that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.249 (talk) 19:13, 13 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]