The LiuQin is the closest Chinese instrument to the mandolin. I think one of the tunings they use is GDAE. I wonder if anyone has bought one either from an importer in the US or directly from China and if there are some that are decent playable instruments. I don't think I need a professional model like the one this player in the video plays but a decent one to fool around with. It looks and sounds like they bend the strings down toward the fretboard. I just want to try one for old time music.
I was going to post this in one of the regional forums but there are none for Asian instruments or music. I thought there was a general World Music forum but I guess i just dreamt it. This piece seems to be the "Orange Blossom Special" of liuqin music. Lots of YouTube videos of "The Garder After Rain."
This sounds more like bluegrass to me (music starts at 47 seconds):
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