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Qin ch'in, a Chinese ancient stringed instrument, is so unique that its professional players completely disappeared even in its home country, China.
When I was an electric bass player about forty years ago, I happened to meet this instrument at an antique market like a revelation. I didn’t know even its name, besides it was almost moldering. However it somehow impressed me, who was looking for other instruments to express myself straighter with. And it has become exactly a lifelong companion for my music life afterward.