21-stringed Concert Collection Zitan Purple Sandalwood Guzheng with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
This is the famous Big-head Taiwan guzheng! It got the name because of the right-side decoration piece has a big chunk of hard wood tailing downward. The engineer is to provide a purified and focus tone. This model is 100% handmade by well-respected Taiwanese maker Ji Shihan!
This beautiful instrument is made with carved-out paulownia body soundboard that's air-dried for over 3 years. The soundboard is a lot thicker than standard guzheng. Thus, the sound is very solid and clean. No hint of blurriness will be found in this guzheng. The frame is made by zitan purple sandalwood with mother-of-pearl inlay. The backboard is made of walnut wood. Solid walnut wood provides a more solid and punchy voice. In stead of 3 big sound holes, 24 small round sound holes are opened so the voice is evenly spread out and filled the room. The sound is purified and resonant. It also best represents Hong Sheng guzheng's warm and mellow voice.
The instrument comes with a protective hard case with wool padding and set of solid-wood matching stands as the picture.
This instrument is definitely one of a kind and stands in a class of its own.
Please check out youtube video clip for this model: