Guzheng Brands & Why It Matters | Guzheng Buying Guide

In this video, we covered what you need to know before purchasing a Guzheng and also important information on different Guzheng brands. The decision can be tough when it comes to choosing a Guzheng among the many types of Guzheng available, however, selecting a good Guzheng among the big brands from trustworthy sources will be your best bet to getting a good sounding Guzheng.
We also covered the big brands Guzheng endorsements by really famous masters and actual usage of Guzhengs in competitions. It is also important to know what are stencil brand Guzheng and why we do not support the purchase of stencil brand Guzhengs unless they are priced affordably, do not be enticed by fanciful veneer of stencil brands Guzheng as it does not affect the sound and in often times, these fanciful veneer are paired with low quality sound board woods.
Check out the timestamps below:
0:00 Introduction
0:44 Guzheng wood veneer and what wood really matters
2:07 Famous masters endorsements
3:07 Guzhengs used during the Golden Bell Award competition
3:51 Importance of Guzheng brands and authorized dealerships
5:01 Why buy Guzheng from authorized dealers
7:03 Unfair comparisons
8:47 About stencil brands Guzheng
9:35 The real deal
10:01 About stencil brand Guzheng again
10:30 About our current Guzheng brands and new Guzheng brands
About Wazheng (挖筝): Wa Zheng means, the paulownia wood of the Guzheng is dug out instead of shaped, the process is tedious yet rewarding, it is an old traditional method of making Guzhengs. Dug out from a single piece of log for the top sound board and also the frame, this is known as the Zheng Wa Zheng (整挖筝) whereas, another type of Wazheng is called Ban Wa Zheng (半挖筝) which only features the top sound board being a single dug out piece of wood. The Zhuque brand only features the Zheng Wa Zheng, which typically costs 3 times more than Ban Wa Zheng to make.
About Kaoban Zheng (烤板筝): Kaoban means the sound board of the Guzheng is heat treated into the curved shape from a plank of paulownia wood. This method of making Guzheng is popular in from the late 20th century to current modern day due to the penetrative sound, clear highs and clean tones that the Guzhengs tend to sound. It excels in bringing out the emotions in music pieces and is also very good at showcasing the technical abilities of the player, which is why majority of competition competitors chooses to play the Dunhuang Kaoban Guzheng in large scale competitions.
Buy Guzheng:
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About Dunhuang:
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About Zhuque:
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Zhang Lu Fen playing on Zhuque Guzheng:
• Unboxing Zhuque Guzhen...
Zhang Lu Fen playing on Dunhuang Guzheng:
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13th Golden Bell Award competition videos:
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[@SunflowerFlowerEmpire]

Love you guys great work! As a zheng artist, I have a huge collection of zithers mainly custom made. As for brands, for beginners it matters as long as the brand is reputable and the seller is honest. Brands and price, materials, and decorations, I found are not as relevant. If everyone had the opportunity to sit with any instrument for any length of time to test out before purchasing, is a huge luxury. It's very risky to order an instrument without having a first hand trial before buying. When you get to have that opportunity to play with it and hear it, feel it, experience the sound in a real space. Then you really know it's quality. But knowing how it was made initially makes a huge difference too in quality. I've had bad experiences with very, very high quality brands and very high price tags. The sound quality wasn't exactly my taste. The base sound board cracked ! Even though I have all my instruments cared for immaculately in controlled storage environments. Brands matter if Hoi have a huge budget and money is nothing to you. If you're starting off and have a lot of financial support, great. But if you're more interested on how a zheng can improve your life or if you're a serious musician, wanting to become a professional full time artist. Then you have to be there in person. It's an investment of time and money. Thank you ❤

[@EightTonesMusic]

We curate our brands carefully based on the sound and material. Reputable doesn't necessarily means it will be good, however, many small Guzheng brands do not manufacture their own Guzheng (outsourced hence zero quality control), some to tend misprice their products, and some would skip essential steps of instrument making to cut costs, hence having reliability and tonal issues.

[@differentting4215]

Do you have any recommendations for entry level guzheng? I’m trying to learn but I’m not sure what to buy. I don’t want something too expensive because I’m afraid I might lose interest but I also don’t want my instrument to shatter the moment I touch it

[@folkheartandsoul4490]

Very comprehensive information, and your English is EXCELLENT! Thank you*

[@EightTonesMusic]

You are welcome!

[@ChenYisang888]

I've seen some guzheng called "Tang style Guzheng" and they have three frets at the head of the guzheng where the string are attached to instead of the distinct S-shape or the travel-size straight line shape. Does the Tang style set affect the sound in a good way? Is this style advisable for beginners?

[@skincrx]

What is the difference with dunhuang yun and dunhuang?

[@hanako4300]

what if i want to learn from home? with no teacher? how should i be able to judge the quality and sound?

[@romichjordan]

please make a video about guqin too

[@ca9594]

Hi where is the location & I would like to learn from you? Thanks

[@waterlilydreams8046]

Hello, I really liked the music of Mang Chung. What Guzheng Should I buy so I can play like that? That's not too expensive and not huge in size?

[@EightTonesMusic]

Hi, most of the Guzhengs are standard size. Unless you get the travel size ones. There are 3/4 and 1/2 size Guzhengs

[@gupidimusical]

I would like to purchase soon but i need to save up more

[@duncan3417]

What is the difference between northern and southern made guzhengs? What do you think of the brand Ocean of Music ? Thank you

[@duncan3417]

@@EightTonesMusic Thank you so much for your reply. Please keep posting. Best Wishes

[@hokiangkokkpm-guru5425]

Hi, I'd like to try 698series. Any availability?

[@EightTonesMusic]

Hi yes, our 698 series are available to try

[@RailFam8372]

See well I live in india can I buy the guzheng by the give link in your discription?

[@RailFam8372]

@@EightTonesMusic 谢谢

[@jeannyko6019]

I want to buy a good guzheng as i hv learned to play guzheng for a year and half..could you recommend to me and I am from Indonesia

[@EightTonesMusic]

Hi! We have several brands of Guzheng now and they all sound great. Depending on your goals, different brands will suit you. What type of pieces interests you? Pop or Classical Chinese?

[@zhangyouwen1212]

老师您好 我最近想要在国外买一个古筝 是Thommann的 Chinese Guzheng V 大概500€ 但是我没有找到任何的评价附近也没有实体店可以让我去试音 老师可以帮忙把把关吗？谢谢您❤

[@EightTonesMusic]

你好，我们只售卖我们所推荐的品牌。其它的我们没办法协助。

[@zhangyouwen1212]

@@EightTonesMusic 好的 谢谢回复

[@zhangyouwen1212]

@@AutumnsMelodyGuzheng 我附近没有教古筝的 买来也只是想自学而已 不过前几天从国内一个古筝老师推荐那里买了一把了 就是担心它会在运输过程中损坏

[@leeyoongi9527]

Would u sell it in india too..if so for how much .

[@EightTonesMusic]

Yes we do. Do check out our website: eight-tones.store/guzheng

[@mattjulesamparo281]

How much guzheng?

[@mattjulesamparo281]

@@EightTonesMusic oh its expensive it is around 20k in philippine peso

[@NipapornP]

Shame on you, not answering a single question in the comments, but giving unnecessary heart-likes instead, which doesn't help anyone!

[@EightTonesMusic]

Somehow our comments are deleted by KZbin...

[@NipapornP]

@@EightTonesMusic If that's true, then shame on KZbin! ;) There are so many interesting questions, so why deleting the answers?

[@EightTonesMusic]

@@NipapornP because we switched to a brand account, so the previous comments cannot be port over, which is quite puzzling….

[@NipapornP]

@@EightTonesMusic Okay, I understand. Thanks for explanation.