The timple is a 5-string traditional Canarian instrument typically about 38-40 centimeters long. It is most commonly tuned to D, A, E, C, and G. Simon Morales Tavío of Lanzarote is known as the father of modern timples from the mid-20th century onward. The timple is usually handcrafted out of wood and features a characteristic hump on its back, earning it the affectionate nickname of "resounding little camel" in some island areas. Some of the most renowned timplists include Totoyo Millares, Domingo Rodríguez Oramas, Benito Cabrera, Germán López,

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TIMPLE
The“timple”isthe5-stringinstrumentmostrepresentativeofthetraditionalCanarianculture.
Thetimple´smeasureis ofapproximately38-40centimeters.Themostusedtuningare D,A,
E, CandG.Thenamecomesfromthewordtiple,whosetermisappliedtothevoicesofthe
mostacutetessiturainachoirororchestra.
OntheislandofLanzarote(Teguise)themastercraftsmanSimonMoralesTavíoisknown as
thefatherofourtimplesincethe mid-twentiethcentury.
Themanufacturingofthe“timple”isusuallyartisan.It ismadeofwoodandoneofthebest
knowncraftsmenoftheCanaryIslandsisJuanNegrinBetancor.Thebulgeorhumponitsback
isacharacteristicthatmakesthat,insomeplacesofthearchipelago,itisaffectionatelyknown
bythenameof"ResoundingLittleCamel".
WellknowntimplistsareTotoyoMillares,DomingoRodríguezOramas “ElColorao”,Benito
Cabrera,GermánLópez, YoneRodríguez,DavidRodríguez“ElMajorero”andToñinCorujo
betweenothers.

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«TIMPLE» A TYPICAL CANARIAN
INSTRUMENT

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We met GERMÁN LÓPEZ one of the best known
timplists in the Canary Islands.

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OUR MUSIC TEACHER

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