Is this instrument a Qinqin?

[qinqinpdx]

I live in a senior building where residency is about 65% elderly mainland Chinese. Recently a tenant passed away and his apartment was emptied of belongings and all thrown away because no family or friends were willing or able to go through it and take it away. One of the things that was placed in the dumpster was this instrument, which seems to be a qinqin.

I narrowed the type of instrument down by searching online, then found a link to Wikipedia re. tuning, the floating bridge, and a few other facts. It is not elegant, just a competent instrument. I have other photographs as well. 

Can anyone confirm that this is a qinqin? 

Thank you.

[david13]

Sept 27, 2021 21:11:23 GMT qinqinpdx said:

I live in a senior building where residency is about 65% elderly mainland Chinese. Recently a tenant passed away and his apartment was emptied of belongings and all thrown away because no family or friends were willing or able to go through it and take it away. One of the things that was placed in the dumpster was this instrument, which seems to be a qinqin.

I narrowed the type of instrument down by searching online, then found a link to Wikipedia re. tuning, the floating bridge, and a few other facts. It is not elegant, just a competent instrument. I have other photographs as well. View AttachmentView AttachmentView Attachment

Can anyone confirm that this is a qinqin? 

Thank you.

Yes, it is one type of Qinqin.

This Southern chinese instrument usually has a snakeskin resonator. However, between the wooden tuning pegs and a few other details, the skin may be original or not. Either way it's a somewhat older version of these.

They often have a non-Western tuning on the frets. Some modern ones have more westernized fretting, but not this one!

I also think the bridge might be upside down.