Best Thomann Chinese ZhongRuan Alternatives

Based on 4 reviews

A nice xiao, comes with a detailed package. For someone who is interested in the Chinese engraved letters, it is "青山隐隐水迢迢，秋尽江南草未凋，二十四桥明月夜，玉人何处教吹箫。" Written by Mu Du, he is a famous poet from Tang dynasty. Well, just kinda hard to translate it one by one with characters, it is a Chinese poem describing a scene that the author is standing by the river, gazing afar the mountain, even if it is autumn already, the grass has not turned yellow yet in Jiangnan ( southern part of China, this is where his friend lives), all he can reall is the peaceful night in...

Based on 4 reviews

Perfect Xiao for me as a beginner. It took me a while to blow sounds out of it. But the low sound “so” of with all holes covered is manageable after practice. Unlike my previous £20 G dongxiao, which has cracked and hard for beginner, this one is so smooth to play and in a very good state after 1 year of playing.

Based on 1 reviews

I have never played the flute before so this was a first try for me. After some fiddling it makes a nice sound and plays well. The sound is very airy and it responds well to overblowing. The only thing I do not like is that after a few minutes of playing, the flute starts to smell and taste like coffee. As a dizi beginner there were very little instructions with the flute, no fingering chart, nor any instructions for how to apply the dimu membrane. I decided to use a piece of tape instead which has worked well for learning.

Based on 2 reviews

I bought this as a training instrument, and don't have any prior experience playing the erhu. It may well be my technique, but the tone from this doesn't sound at all like any of the snake-skin (or even synthetic skin) erhus I've seen / heard online. The resonator is wood, and to me it sounds like a lame violin. That said, it's attractive enough and it seems fairly well built, so if you're looking for something cheap to train on, it seems like an alright option. The tuning pegs work well enough and the bow seems okay. Just don't expect too much from the sound. (Worst case, it makes a nice display item.) If you can spare a bit of extra cash, I'd recommend getting a synthetic skin model as it will probably give you more of the sound you'd expect from this type of instrument.