Shanghai Dunhuang Daruan Chinese Mandolin Guitar Instrument Da Ruan

Description

Sound of Asia
offers you this:
Dunhuang Daruan - Chinese Mandolin Model# 661
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Soundboard/Back: paulownia
Body: Hard wood
Pegs: Rosewood
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Decoration: Ru Yi
The daruan (or da ruan,大阮, literally means "big ruan"), is a Chinese plucked string instrument. Take note that it is different from a “moon guitar”(or yue qin,月琴), which also has a round sound box, but with shorter neck. The daruan has a straight neck with 24 frets on the fingerboard and 4 strings. It is usually played with a plectrum (guitar pick). It can also be played with fingers (index finger and thumb with acrylic nails), which is similar to the way of playing the pipa (琵琶). The zhongruan is a tenor-ranged instrument in the family of ruan (阮). In ancient China, the ruan was called Qin pipa (Qin [Dynasty] pipa, 秦琵琶) or Ruan xian (阮咸). Now the ruan has expanded to different sizes and the zhongruan is the "medium" one.
Sound of Asia Musical Instruments
is located in Hacienda Heights, CA.
If you are near by, please welcome to try out the instrument.
Sound of Asia Musical Instrument
is dedicated to offer the most professional East Asian zither instruments. Our goal is to promote the zither or horizontal harp instruments of East Asia. The East Asian zither is known as Guzheng and Guqin in China, Koto in Japan, Kayagum in Korea and Dan Tranh in Vietnam. We work closely with instrument makers and musicians to bring most updated products. Currently, our store carries Guzheng, Guqin, Kayagum and Koto as well as the learning materials and accessories.
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