21-stringed Scarlet Bird Zhuque Custom-Made Mahogany Guzheng
Plain Design
Scarlet Bird brand of the Xi'an Conservatory of Music is the most respected brand that
follows the traditional ways of making guzheng.
This beautiful instrument is custom-made for Sound of China. It's made with paulownia wood
thats natural air-dried for at least 1 years. The frame is made with Mahogany with no design
on it to show the beautiful grains. The bridges are also made of Mahogany. It is one of our
Intermediate model that offers a rich, warm and full sounding.
The design of its body structure is unique. The body board made of paulownia (pao-tong)
tree(naturally grows in Henan Province), which is artificially hollowed out in the middle, has
greatly improved the sound quality of the instrument. In the other words, it takes almost
the whole tree just to make one single guzheng.
First, it needs a thick wood of Tong tree that has the same size as the body, the back of
which engraves the sound grooves. In order to guarantee the sound waves unimpeded,
there is no strut in the acoustical resonator. Secondly, the radian of the board is formatted
naturally so that the trace and pore of the wood will not be distorted artificially. When we play
the "Zhuque" zheng, its board is vibrating regularly, with clear, bright, magnetic sound and
the unified timbre. Thirdly, the thickness of the board is made depending on the tree
different parts-high, middle and low ranges of the sound. The three parts can function
respectively as well as coordinate in harmony so that the effective lingering sound will not
drain easily and the volume will increase with the good acoustic. The sound of "Zhuque"
Zheng has the stereoscopic effect.
This sound of this instrument is warming with robust bass.
Size of the Sound box: 20636 cm^3
Sound Wave Level: D^3 string - 86db D string - 106db
