March 16, 2016
What is a Guzheng? The Guzheng, known to be a highly expressive instrument capable of performing glissando, chords and melody lines due to how the instrument […]
March 8, 2016
Skype Online Lessons for Chinese Music Instruments We have been mulling over offering Skype online lessons for the longest time. We sell a number of Chinese […]
February 23, 2016
Best Dizi Set by Xie Bin/Endorsed by Zhan Yong Ming Recently, Xie Bin came over to Singapore with his family for the first Singapore Dizi Festival […]
January 22, 2016
Erhu: A Closer Look at the Maker, Hu Han Rou When it comes to erhu makers, most people have no clue about the differences between them: […]
December 7, 2015
Chinese Dizi: Rectifying Flat Pitching Recently, we received an inquiry pertaining to dizi troubleshooting: one of our customers ordered a dizi for recording purposes, but found […]
November 26, 2015
New Guzheng Designs (2015) Once a year, we make a trip to Shanghai to visit the factory of Shanghai Dunhuang Musical Instruments as we are the […]
November 18, 2015
Choosing an Erhu Bow The bow is a vital part of the Erhu. A good bow improves the tone of your Erhu and brings out the […]
November 9, 2015
How to Tie the Bindings on Your Chinese Dizi If you have noticed, there are string/fishing line bindings on most Chinese Dizis. Some of the Dizis […]
November 6, 2015
Yangqin: Rubber Tubings Have you ever wondered why Yangqin rubber tubings come in various colours? Contrary to what people think, the colour differences are not just […]