Ajayu
title: "Ajayu" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["string-instruments", "chilean-musical-instruments"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajayu" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ajayu |
| background | string |
| classification | String instrument |
| hornbostel_sachs_desc | Composite chordophone |
| developed | Chile |
| related | Laúd, Bandurria, Bandolin, Bandola, Guitarron chileno. |
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The ** Ajayu** is a stringed instrument from Chile.
It has 12 strings in 5 courses. It is tuned A A, E E, A A, C# C# C#, F# F# F# or C C, G G, C C, E E E, A A A. The strings are made of steel.
The soundboard is split laterally and longitudinally with a pair of strips of darker wood, probably looking for a particular sound, rather than an ornament to use. The appearance resembles a bandolin from Ecuador, the Peruvian Marimacho Bandurria and especially the Laúd.
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