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pi pa lute chinese traditional instrument lute dunhuang pipa 4-strings Chinese lute solidwood liuqin free shipping hardwood pipa

pi pa lute chinese traditional instrument lute dunhuang pipa 4-strings Chinese lute solidwood liuqin free shipping hardwood pipa

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The liuqin is a four-stringed Chinese mandolin with a pear-shaped body. It is small in size, almost a miniature copy of another Chinese plucked musical instrument, the pipa.
The range of its voice is much higher than the pipa, and it has its own special place in Chinese music,whether in orchestral music or in solo pieces. This has been the result of a modernization in its usage in recent years, leading to a gradual elevation in status of the liuqin from an accompaniment instrument in folk Chinese opera, narrative music, i.e. Suzhou pingtan,in northern Jiangsu, southern Shandong and Anhui, to an instrument well-appreciated for its unique tonal and acoustic qualities.
The position of the instrument is lower than the pipa, being held diagonally like the Chinese ruan and yueqin.
Like the ruan and unlike the pipa its strings are elevated by a bridge and the soundboard has two prominent soundholes. Finally, the instrument is played with a pick with similar technique to both ruan and yueqin, whereas the pipa is played with the fingers.
Therefore, the liuqin is most commonly played and doubled by those with ruan and yueqin experience.
Although, like the larger Chinese pipa, it may look like a lute, in fact, neither pipa nor liuqin have an actual neck, as the soundboard body spans the entire strings to the head of the instrument,making both liuqin and pipa actually handheld zithers.

History
The liuqin has gone by various names, firstly the liuyeqin, meaning willow-leaf-shaped instrument.
This was the original term for the liuqin, which is visibly an abbreviation of the term liuyeqin.
The other reference to the liuqin is the tu pipa (土琵琶), literally meaning unrefined pipa, because of the aforementioned dimunitive size and resemblance of the liuqin to the pipa.
Throughout its history, the liuqin came in variations ranging from two (which only had and a half octaves) to five strings.
However, the earliest precursor of the modern four-stringed version of the instrument appeared and experienced popularity during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 907).
This version had three strings, and was only used for accompaniment purposes in traditional operas, as mentioned before.
The three-stringed liuqin remained in use for much of dynastic China from the Tang Dynasty until the late 20th century.
The tunings used were thus D-G-D and D-A-D. With the modernization of traditional Chinese music in 1970s, the four-stringed liuqin was developed as an improvement to its musical range,
and the body of the instrument was enlarged to allow the player to handle the instrument with greater ease. There, however, still remains a five-stringed liuqin,which was developed with a A-D-A-D-A tuning to cater to needs for an alto liuqin in 1975:)
Historically, the liuqin was commonly made of willow wood, while the professionals used versions constructed with a higher-quality red sandalwood or rosewood.

In contemporary versions, however, the front board is made of tong wood (桐木) and for the reverse side, of red sandalwood, as comparable to historical types.


Material: Rosewood

Size: Length 68cm, width 23.5cm


Package List:
1 x Liuqin
1 x Bag Case  


Company Profile about US:

My factory is located in Weifang, China, who specializes in manufactureing( buildiing) and exporting all kinds of musical instruments, such as chinese ancient musical instruments, electric guitars, electric basses, acoustic,acoustic electric guitar and its accessories. We are looking forward to having a sincere cooperation and mutual development with enterprises and friends from all over the world.


Quality Guarantee:

We have professional QC team to ensure high quality products and correct packing in each shipment. We are sure that our musical instruments have accurate tone, attractive sound, smooth performance and graceful appearance. Besides, we are guitar manufacturer in China, and we have our guitar factory and guitar technicians, each guitar will be checked and tested before shipping, so we will offer you guitars good in quality but low in price, I do think you will get a satisfied guitar from me.


Delivery Time:

Once payment has been confirmed, your item will be shipped within 3 to 7 business working days.Usually, it will take 5-8 weeks to U.S.A. Shipping via EMS, It's service is both fast and courteous, and we will provide you with the tracking number so you can conveniently monitor the shipments progress on it's website.


Free Shipping:

Free shipping by EMS or China Post. ( other shipping ways are optional but clients need to pay the shipping fee. Clients Need to pay some customs taxes for some countries, please be well informed of this. )



Customs Release ( Less or no Customs Taxes For Your Goods!)

We will ship item as a birthday gift and report the goods value by about 80 USD ( report 100 USD if a hardcase included inside). You may need to pay some customs taxes, only seldom countries will not be get taxed before year of 2017, such as USA, Canada and Australia. The customs will open the package and revalue the guitar sometimes, We have enough experience to help you get the guitar through safely. please feel free to contact me if any documents needed to get this item well released from your customs. 


Return Policy:

We accept return if you are not 100% satisfied with the quality of your purchase,or if the product arrived to you in a damaged condition. Unsatisfied customers may ship the product back immediately with the original packaging within 3 days. We will send your refund the product fee as soon as I receive the item. If possible, we can refund you partly to repair if the goods is not seriously damaged, which all depends on our negotiation.The shipping fees back will be afforded by the buyer!!



Package:

All guitars don't come with a hard case, unless there is mark ( guitar with a hardcase) in the products title. For the hardshell, it is optional to buy for all the guitars, if you buy it, we will ship the guitar inside the hardcase for better protection. If you don't buy the hard case, we will use foam and carton to pack for shipping.



We greatly value your opinion and suggestions as buyer, we will do our best to receive the most positive feedback available. if you don't like my guitar for any of a reason, please feel free to send me your feedback, i will appreciate it much! Please contact me directly before leaving a nurtual or negative feedback!


We Will Solve Any Matter You May Meet in Our Business!


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At Last wish you a nice shopping here!


  best regards,


   Kevin Shi


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