Togakure99 Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 I always wondered what the hell a Charang was and why they thought to include it in the GM spec. One funny thing I find is that on most of the lower end keyboards, the Charang sound resembles a guitar more than the guitar sounds do. So, anyone know what exactly a Charang is? I tried doing a google search, and dictionary.com turned up no results either. Brett G. Hall Piano Company, Inc. Metairie, Louisiana Kurzweil Keyboard Dept. Manager "My dream is to have sex in odd time signatures." - J. Rudess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Well, you got me curious... I did a google search and it looks like a charang is 1) a chinese vegetable, 2) some sort of shrine-like structure, and 3)a tour through India. I didn't find anything remotely like a musical instrument, particularly like one that sounded like a bad guitar sample. k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy2000 Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 I always thought it was a description of the guitar sound. If you used your voice to imitate a guitar power chord you would probably say something like "Charang!". In a similar vein, a rock magazine in the UK is called "Kerrang!" for just the same reason. In his blue velour and silk you liberated, a boy I never rated, and now he's throwing discus, for Liverpool and Widnes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Is "charang" anything like "ka-bong"? That's the sound made when Quick Draw McGraw's alter ego bashes his guitar on a bad guy. The sound was also used, to great effect, by John Belushi on Steven Bishop's guitar in "Animal House". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy2000 Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Onomatopoeia Rocks! In his blue velour and silk you liberated, a boy I never rated, and now he's throwing discus, for Liverpool and Widnes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobro Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 I assume it's a charango, a small oud/guitar instrument from South America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadyb Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Originally posted by Togakure: ISo, anyone know what exactly a Charang is?I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botch. Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 It's an anagram for my sweetie's Mom, the "Arch Nag". Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Azzarello Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Originally posted by Timmy2000: Onomatopoeia Rocks!Does anyone remember the Todd Rundgren song "Onomatopoeia?" I mention it to people (even musicians) and most think I'm talking about some king who married his mother Pat http://www.patazzarello.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Originally posted by PatAzz: Does anyone remember the Todd Rundgren song "Onomatopoeia?"Yeah, it was on "Hermit of Mink Hollow". It's probably my favorite Rundgren album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Originally posted by Bobro: I assume it's a charango, a small oud/guitar instrument from South America.I have a charango - I bought it in Buenos Aires many years ago. Mine has more or less the same dimensions of a mandolin, but I know they come in different sizes. The short, fretted neck sports five *pairs* of strings, rather like a 12-string guitar, but the strings are made of nylon. The soundboard resemble a guitar's soundboard, only much smaller. And get this - in the traditional design, the body is an armadillo shell. (Mine is wooden) It is widely used in Andine music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botch. Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Originally posted by PatAzz: Originally posted by Timmy2000: Onomatopoeia Rocks!Does anyone remember the Todd Rundgren song "Onomatopoeia?" I mention it to people (even musicians) and most think I'm talking about some king who married his mother Great tune! I remember one line with a "Clink" "Clank" "Clunk", but no "Charang"! Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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