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A small guitar-shaped fretted stringed instrument, from the Veracruz region of Mexico. Typically strung with 8 strings in 5 courses, so that the 1st, middle and 5th courses have doubled strings (nylon or gut). The body is narrower in proportion to width than on a guitar; in this sense it resembles a renaissance guitar. For comparison, the overall size is in between a standard (also known as "soprano") ukulele and a "concert" size ukulele. Jump to: navigation, search Ukulele The ukulele (pronounced , or the Anglicised ), or uke, is a fretted string instrument which is, in its construction, essentially a smaller, four-stringed version of the guitar. ...
The sound is distinctive--it does not sound like either a ukulele or a guitar. It does not have the strong "resonance" nor the "sustain" of a guitar.
When strummed rapidly, it creates a shimmering harmony in the mid-higher registers. It is used to great effect in combination with other instruments.
The Jarana bodega was founded in the 19th Century by the Balbas de los Ríos family and was purchased by Sr García Jarana in 1979.
It is one of the smaller Almacenistas that work with Lustau, run more as a hobby than a commercial enterprise, as is the case with many of these family 'businesses'.
Jarana's more profitable operation is as a motorcycle dealer, selling imported Japanese and Italian machines.
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