Chinese Pipa

The pipa (Chinese: 琵琶; pinyin: pípá, [pʰǐpʰǎ]) is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments. Sometimes called the Chinese lute, the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12 to 26. Another Chinese four-string plucked lute is the liuqin, which looks like a smaller version of the pipa.
The pipa is one of the most popular Chinese instruments and has been played for almost two thousand years in China.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipa

This Pipa instrument is absolutely among the best in the Chinese market, and with its excellent sound qualily and craftsmanship, it is a must for the Pipa-playing artist. The backboard and top board is made of aged redwood (full block) and paulownia-wood ..costs US$3500

With my friend Nili.

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