Pipa/Ruan/Yueqin/Liuqin/Sanxian

The pipa (Chinese: 琵琶; pinyin: pípá) is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments (弹拨乐器/彈撥樂器). Sometimes called the Chinese lute, the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12–26. Another Chinese 4 string plucked lute is the liuqin, which looks like a smaller version of the pipa.

The ruan (阮, pinyin: ruǎn) is a Chinese plucked string instrument. It is a lute with a fretted neck, a circular body, and four strings. Its strings were formerly made of silk but since the 20th century they have been made of steel (flatwound for the lower strings). The modern ruan has 24 frets with 12 semitones on each string, which has greatly expanded its range from a previous 13 frets. The frets are commonly made of ivory. Or in recent times, metal mounted on wood. The metal frets produce a brighter tone as compared to the ivory frets.

The sanxian (Chinese: 三弦, literally "three strings") is a Chinese lute — a three-stringed fretless plucked musical instrument. It has a long fingerboard, and the body is traditionally made from snake skin stretched over a rounded rectangular resonator. It is made in several sizes for different purposes and in the late 20th century a four-stringed version was also developed. The northern sanxian is generally larger, at about 122 cm in length, while southern versions of the instrument are usually about 95 cm in length.

The liuqin (柳琴; pinyin: liǔqín, pronounced [li̯òʊ̯tɕʰǐn]) is a four-stringed Chinese mandolin with a pear-shaped body. It is small in size, almost a miniature copy of another Chinese plucked musical instrument, the pipa. The range of its voice is much higher than the pipa, and it has its own special place in Chinese music, whether in orchestral music or in solo pieces.

The yueqin (Chinese: 月琴, pinyin: yuèqín, pronounced [y̯œ̂tɕʰǐn]; also spelled yue qin, or yüeh-ch'in; and also called moon guitar, moon-zither, gekkin, la ch'in, or laqin) is a traditional Chinese string instrument. It is a lute with a round, hollow wooden body which gives it the nickname moon guitar. It has a short fretted neck and four strings tuned in courses of two (each pair of strings is tuned to a single pitch), generally tuned to the interval of a perfect fifth. Occasionally, the body of the yueqin may be octagonal in shape.

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Kid's Size Dunhuang Pipa
敦煌牌594儿童色木琵琶
$299.00
Pipa594
Basic Dunhuang Pipa
敦煌牌597普及色木琵琶(胶木相/木轸/混水式/如意头花)
Regular price: $399.00
Sale price: $379.00
Pipa597
Intermediate Dunhuang Pipa
敦煌牌572M色木琵琶(乌木相/红木轸/混水式/牡丹头花)
Regular price: $499.00
Sale price: $450.00
Pipa572M
Professional Dunhuang Rosewood Pipa
敦煌牌561M铁梨木专业演奏琵琶(铁犁木/乌木相轸/半混水式/牡丹头花)
Regular price: $750.00
Sale price: $700.00
561M
Concert Dunhuang Yun Rosewood Pipa
敦煌韵牌561LJ高档专业演奏琵琶(铁梨木/黑檀木相軫)
$750.00
Pipa561LJ
Collection Dunhuang Cambodian Rosewood Pipa
敦煌牌545M高档专业演奏琵琶(缅酸枝/老红木相轸/清水嵌镶式)
$1,599.00
Pipa545M
Dunhuang Collection Pipa Burmese Rosewood with Camel Bone
敦煌牌541高档专业演奏琵琶(缅酸枝/骆驼骨相轸/清水式/牡丹头花)
Regular price: $1,800.00
Sale price: $1,700.00
pipa541
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Collection Dunhuang Cambodian Rosewood Pipa
敦煌牌543高档专业演奏琵琶(缅酸枝/老红木相轸/清水式/如意头花)
$1,880.00
Pipa543
Dunhuang Limited Edition Aged Rosewood Pipa "Blossom Lotus"
敦煌牌NAMM SHOW限量特制演奏琵琶(精选酸枝/老红木相轸/花开莲枝)
$2,680.00
pipaxq18p
Concert Grade Shanghai Dunhuang Liuqin
敦煌牌演奏级653柳琴
$499.00
653
Shanghai Dunhaung Professional Zhongruan
敦煌666R非洲紫檀木中阮
$599.00
666R
Shanghai Dunhuang Daruan
敦煌665R非州紫檀木大阮
$699.00
665R
Dunhuang Yueqin Model #636 - Moon Lute
敦煌636月琴
$249.00
Yueqin636
Dunhuang Ebony Limited Edition Yueqin "Blossom Lotus"
敦煌NAMM Show限量特制乌木月琴“花开连枝”
$1,080.00
yueqin23656K
Professional Shanghai Dunhuang Rosewood Large Sanxian
敦煌牌601专业演奏大三弦(酸枝木)
$1,098.00
Sanxian601
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Professional Shanghai Dunhuang Rosewood Sanxian
敦煌韵牌620专业演奏小三弦(酸枝木)
$899.00
Sanxian620
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Tang Dynasty 5-String Pipa (Biwa) Replica of Shoshoin Treasure
仿唐紫檀螺鈿琵琶(日本正倉院收藏)
$2,500.00
Tangpipa
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Pipa Silk String Set by Marusan Hashimoto
丸三桥本琵琶丝弦
Regular price: $25.00
Sale price: $20.00
MH03
Dunhuang Pipa String Set
敦煌牌牡丹型琵琶弦全套
$17.00
PipaString01
Dunhuang Pipa String Set - Dunhuang Style
敦煌牌敦煌型琵琶弦全套
$26.00
PipaString02
Dunhuang Daruan String Set
敦煌大阮弦全套
$15.00
RuanString01
Dunhuang Zhongruan String Set
敦煌中阮弦全套
$15.00
RuanString02
Dunhuang Liuqin String Set
敦煌柳琴弦全套
$15.00
LiuqinString
Dunhuang Yueqin String Set
敦煌月琴弦全套
$15.00
YueqinString
Pipa Picks - Nylon Material
尼龙古筝指甲
$10.00
PipaPicks
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Professional Pipa Picks - Celluloid
赛璐珞专业琵琶古筝指甲
$15.00
PipaPicks02
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Pipa Stand
琵琶立架
$35.00
pipastand
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Pipa and Erhu Chromatic Clip-on Tuner Musedo MT-31EP
琵琶二胡專用調音器
$15.00
A16-43
Jiayu Color Adhesive Tape One Box (12 rolls)
迦煜彩色指甲膠布1盒(12捲)
$15.00
A03-7
Kid's Color Nylon Pipa Picks
儿童粉色尼龙古筝指甲
$10.00
Pipapicks03
Korea Bandgold Adhesive Tape -6 rolls
韓國Bandgold醫用膠布6捲
$15.00
A03-6