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Post by xinxin on Sept 30, 2011 14:13:09 GMT
Hi guys,
I am SO glad to find this forum. Does anyone know where to buy a Guzheng besides from eBay?Do you plan to sell yours?
I just came to UK a few weeks ago and I really missed my Guzheng in China. It's quite impossible for me to bring it here until I go back to China six months or one year later. I think I'd better buy one here.
Thank you very much for your help.
Xin
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Post by edcat7 on Sept 30, 2011 15:45:01 GMT
Hi xinxin
You could ask Xindi (maybe ppm), he has two. Or you could strike a deal with him, lessons in exchange for the use of his guzheng. He goes to China and HK regularly.
ps. your English is excellent.
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Post by xinxin on Oct 2, 2011 11:29:28 GMT
Dear edcat7,
Thanks a lot for replying. Do you know where to find Xindi? I searched through this forum and did not find her/his information.
Xinxin
email: xin.kang@qq.com
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Post by sanmenxia on Oct 2, 2011 16:48:40 GMT
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Post by xindi on Oct 2, 2011 17:10:49 GMT
Hi Xinxin, welcome to England  Ed's right - I ummmm... do have two guzhengs now, but that's only because they are so radically different in sound, that I NEED two of them lol. (They're not for sale btw!) I wonder if you could order one from Carol on the board here. I lugged mine over from Hong Kong (some considerable effort! ) and it's probably better to buy and get it posted here - just the selection overseas is better than the UK, but yes, you do pay more for customs/taxes etc. I've never been to Ray Man, but at least you get to check them out and play them there. Unfortunately guzhengs don't come up frequently second-hand in the UK. Sanmenxia - I know Hobgoblin for their flutes. They are considerably more expensive than other places, but their quality control is pretty much spot on . |
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Post by edcat7 on Oct 2, 2011 20:00:43 GMT
Xinxin on the guzheng
Sanmenxia/george on the erhu
xindi can turn his hands to most instruments
edcat7 on the dizi
.....hey presto...an ensemble!
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Post by xindi on Oct 2, 2011 20:28:12 GMT
Haha. I don't play guzheng well - I just like to improvise on the pentatonic scale, and use it to practice finger dexterity. Guzheng music I hear tends towards being very feminine - I like it to mess around, but would never dream of playing it in an audience. Actually when I did, I had one girl (Grade 1) shout out that my technique was all wrong |
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Post by edcat7 on Oct 2, 2011 21:59:20 GMT
From the old Carpenter's song...'Don't worry if it's not good enough, for every one else to hear...' (mum's record, not mine!)
Since most of us on this forum are enthusiatic amateurs anyway it doesn't matter. Though I'm hoping to busk when I retire.
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Post by xindi on Oct 2, 2011 22:28:51 GMT
Hé hé.
Now now Ed -
sweet talking me now, isn't going to make me forget ...
the last time you heard one of my flute recordings, you said it sounded like I was auditioning for a vampire movie (and I got the part).
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Post by xinxin on Oct 3, 2011 19:18:47 GMT
What a nice surprise to find all you guys popped up. Thanks a lot for your suggestions.  BTW, the ensemble idea sounds lovely! |
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Post by edcat7 on Oct 3, 2011 22:23:33 GMT
The ensemble idea would be great .....in 3 yrs time
Xindi... yes I did say something like that
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Post by xindi on Oct 4, 2011 20:31:01 GMT
Hi Xinxin - what Guzheng grade are you playing at the moment? Ed can play some tunes beautifully in tempo - he's clearly had a lot of experience with karaoke machines I haven't done ensemble playing since I was a teenager. Have you got a guzheng sorted yet? |
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Post by ayano on Oct 13, 2011 0:14:10 GMT
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BTW, the ensemble idea sounds lovely! 