Eason Music Store Professional Cypress Gaoyinruan With Steel Frets By Song Guang Ning

What it is

A Professional Grade Gaoyinruan made of Cypress by Song Guang Ning in Beijing, China.

Also known as the High Pitched Ruan, the Gaoyinruan is the smallest in the Ruan family. Currently, Song Guang Ning’s Ruans are the most popular brands of Ruan in China at the moment. His instruments are of a sweet and resonant tone. The frets are in tuned and the colour tone produced of the different strings are very balanced. The steel frets on the Gaoyinruan adds clarity to the sound produced.  

At a glance

A sweet and clear Gaoyinruan. 

Suitable for

• Ruan players looking to explore and play Gaoyinruan.

Why you should buy it

• The quality and workmanship of this Gaoyinruan far exceeds its inexpensive price tag.

Why some might not want it

• Some players might prefer a better grade Liuqin if going long term.

About the Maker

Song Guang Ning was born in 1934 to a family of farmers. Seeking to improve his family’s well-being after years of drought, he ventured to Beijing at the age of 15 and through fate, got into contact with a small chinese instrument workshop. In those days, there were no machinery suitable for making chinese instruments, so every single instrument was hand crafted from start to finish. Only after many long arduous years did he first start a new factory, the “Beijing Chinese Instrument Factory”. Song’s crafts include a vast range of Chinese instruments, with his Zhongruan and Sanxian being the most sought after instruments.