By Cesar Castro 

When we listen to the sounds made by an instrument, we usually admire the musician's abilities or the eccentricity of the instrument, but on few occasions do we wonder who or how the instrument was built. Less common is to try to guess what materials were used. Very few people have the opportunity to visit the place where musical instruments are built or to see and speak with the person who makes these instruments. I'd like to take you through the process of building a Mexican guitar called the Jarana Jarocha.

Cuando se escuchan los sonidos generados por un instrumento, usualmente se admira la habilidad del m�sico o la excentricidad del instrumento, en pocas ocasiones uno se pregunta qui�n o c�mo se hizo el instrumento y quiz� se aventura uno a tratar de adivinar de qu� materiales esta hecho, sin embargo muy pocas personas tienen la oportunidad de llegar al taller de lauder�a o a la f�brica de instrumentos musicales para ver y platicar con el constructor de las herramientas para hacer la m�sica. S�gueme para descubrir el proceso de construcci�n de unas guitarras tradicionales mexicanas: la jarana jarocha.