Zhongni Style Qin (made between 1995 and 2012) (1)

This qin was made by the student of Choi Chang-sau, Siu Yat-tung between 1995 and 2012. This photo shows the front of Zhongni Style Qin.

Date	1995-2012
Style	Zhongni
Size	Length (Whole 112 cm, Strings 101.5 cm); Width (Forehead 17 cm, Shoulder 18 cm, Tail 12.5 cm); Thickness 5.5 cm
Weight	2.7 kg
Body	Eighty-year-old Chinese fir top (from the door of the Wong's ancestral house in Zhongshan); Kapur bottom
Accessories	Mother-of-pearl inlay markers; Mahogany feet; Ebony tuning pegs, bridge and tail pieces
Maker's Note	In a twist of fate, I acquired two old wooden doors from my secondary school classmate. The doors came from his ancestral home in Zhongshan and were cut into twelve pieces. When knocked upon, the fragrant wood produces a crisp, ringing sound. The qin was 90% complete in mid-1996 before I left Hong Kong for a few years and finally finished in 2012.
People	Siu Yat-tung \| Choi Chang Sau Qin Making Society
Object	Musical instrument
Material Type	Image
Collection	The Legend of Silk and Wood: A Hong Kong Qin Story
Source	Courtesy of Siu Yat-tung
Repository	Siu Yat-tung
Note to Copyright	Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Siu Yat-tung
Accession No.	lcs-hkqs-0167

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