There are many kinds of alto sheng, some are the traditional sheng, and some are the elongated version of the 36-reed sheng. But at present, the alto sheng improved by the principle of reed is the most commonly used. That is to say, no bamboo saplings are used, but all copper resonance tubes, so they look golden. There are three forms of alto Sheng commonly used. In Suzhou, there ...

The alto sheng, a kind of sheng, is the most commonly used traditional sheng with 17 springs. After the liberation, new varieties such as amplifying sheng, plus key sheng, turntable sheng, low-pitched sheng and row sheng were successfully trial-produced, with a variety of reeds. Because the Beijing-style arrangement of the alto sheng is similar to that of the 36-reed high-pitched ...