Here is the charango upon arriving in my shop for repair. The seperated headstock rendering it useless as an instrument.

Close up of the break in the neck, showing a missing piece of the neck under the fingerboard. I filled this in before gluing to make sure there would be as much gluing surface as possible.

Gluing up the neck after cleaning up the surfaces, filling in the gaps and pinning it in the correct position.

Here is a side view of the repaired neck with a veneer in place of what used to be just thick glue.

It's very important when regluing a headstock or part of the neck to not only make sure that it is a good joint for strength, but it must also be very accurate. If there was a tilt in any direction, the strings would be further from one edge of the fingerboard then the other. This little charango turned out just right, nice and easy for playing.

Here is another view of the repaired neck.

Here is a view of the back of the charango, the neck and back bowl carved out of one piece. Traditionally armadillo shells were used for the backs of charangos.

Here is view of the whole instrument from the front.

A close up of the charango top and rosette.