New Chinese High-quality Hulusi/Huluxiao (Professional) Start Price USD 170.00 Current Price USD 170.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, August 22, 2008 End Time Monday, September 01, 2008 Location Xiamen See more about 'New Chinese High-quality Hulusi/Huluxiao (Professional)' Description 无标题文档 New Chinese High-quality Hulusi/Huluxiao (Professional) Grade: Place of production: Beijing, China Condition: Brand New Material: Gourd, Bamboo Brand: Yuhua Size: Professional Size Package Size: D:40cm*10cm*9cm C:40cm*9cm*9cm bB:44cm*10cm*10cm G:51cm*13cm*13cm Key : bB (find other keys in my store) P/N: 384009 This product comes with: Protective, plush-lined case Product Details This Brand of Hulusi is made of real gourd and bamboo; so it has better timbre and is welcome by the mass of traditional musical instruments lovers and it also becomes the collector's admiring fondings because of their unique artistic and elegant styles.. Introduction of Hulusi: The hulusi (Traditional Chinese 葫蘆絲, Simplified Chinese 葫芦丝, which means "gourd silk", referring to the instrument's silky tone) or huluxiao (Traditional Chinese 葫蘆簫, Simplified Chinese 葫芦簫, translating roughly as "gourd vertical flute") is an end-blown free reed pipe with gourd windchest. Single pipe specimens are rare, most hulusi having a melody pipe and at least one drone pipe. More common are those with a melody pipe and two shorter drone pipes, such as this one. The hulusi is most commonly associated with the Dai minority (who call it bilangdao, 筚朗叨), but it is also found amongst other minority groups of Southern China such as the Achang, Jingpo and Wa. Each pipe has a triangular free reed made of brass and the fingering of the melody pipe is that same as that of the Bawu.     Features Carved with Chinese traditional patterns " 淵明愛菊". Lovely small gourd accouterment.     Accessories Protective , plush-lined case. Notes: Because we have not only one piece of item under an item no. in our stock, the item you got is not exactly the same as pictures shown here.   Payment methods accepted echinamusic@yahoo.com.cn   or : Money order/Cashiers check     Shipping   All packages are carefully packed and shipped directly from China. We do our best to dispatch items ASAP by the DHL, EMS, UPS, TNT, FEDEX and most items are shipped out within 24 hours of receiving payment in normal working days.     Return Policy   Only in the following two conditions, customers could return the instruments: 1. The instruments are damaged by incorrect shipment. We promise all instruments will be checked thoroughly before being dispatched. We pay for the return shipping charges. Original shipping fees are non-refundable 2. It could be returned within 72 hours after you receive it if you do not like it for any reason(this must be in the condition in which it was sent out). Please double check items are in perfect working order when you send them back. And, buyers pay for the return shipping cost. All instruments that are damaged by incorrect shipment must be identified in the presence of the carriers' delivery person. Please ask the carriers' delivery person to call our manager 's cell phone number that showed on the shipping waybill for emergency . And then send back the items along with the packing slip and the reason for your return to the address showed on the waybill. Before you bid on this item, please make sure that you agree with this policy. Thanks for your cooperation.   Copyright by eChinaMusic Place a Bid!