What keys are most sheng笙 songs in? (传统笙）

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I'm thinking of buying a traditional chuantong sheng to play just for fun. However, I found that there are many keys of sheng, in which I want to buy the key that could play the most songs. Unlike other wind instruments, like 笛子, 葫芦丝, or 喉管, the sheng is more expensive, meaning that if I buy a bunch of keys, I'd end up spending +$900 on them (which is very unlikely)...

I already found a player from the essemble im in to teach me, so why not? I might buy it from eBay from this seller: (xibowangzi) m.ebay.com/sch/i.html?sid=xibowangzi&isRefine=true&_pgn=1

Has anyone had an experience with this seller?

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Also this post belongs in this section because it includes "other wind instruments"

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sanmenxia said:

I'm interested in learning the traditional 17 pipe sheng. Would I be right that they are not chromatic and come in different tunings, like the dizi?

Which one do they use in Kunqu or Jiangnan sizhu? AFAIK the most common key in both Kunqu and Jiangnan sizhu is D.

theshengplayer said:

Yes, you are correct.
You can purchase a 17-reed D major Sheng but a 21-reed D major Sheng is recommended. Besides playing D major, you can also play in G or C or even A with the D major Sheng.

Currently, I got two new 28-reed D major Sheng(s) for sale but they are quite expensive.
Range: a - f#3 (e1 - a2 is fully chromatic)
Feel free to contact me if you need help in purchasing a Sheng.