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A Chinese Zither Handboook

The Meian qinpu was originally published in 1931 in China by Wang Binlu’s students, Xu Lisun and Shao Dasu, who edited their master’s manuscript. It was so successful that successive reprints appeared in 1959, 1971, and 1979 – all in Chinese. Fredric Lieberman focused his doctoral thesis (1977) on this manual and later published a synthesis of his analysis…

On Three Antique Lutes

The qin, the seven-string Chinese zither, is an instrument of great antiquity and subtlety. It has long been the quintessential solo instrument and the inseparable companion of Chinese scholars. But it is not merely a musical instrument.
“Of the most precious antiquities, none compares to the qin zither.