THE ETHERWAVE PRO THEREMIN
AND
THE GU-ZHENG
The Chinese gu-zheng is the parent instrument of all the Asian zithers and dates back to the 6th century B.C. It consists of a long hollow wooden sounding box with movable bridges over which anywhere from 21 to 25 strings are stretched. In ancient time, the bridges were of jade and the strings made of silk. It is usually tuned to a pentatonic scale, although modern Chinese gu-zheng players are producing some very beautiful effects by tuning their instruments in new and original ways.
Although I have never studied Chinese music, I find the gu-zheng a lot of fun to play. The spacing between its strings is the same as the modern concert harp (about half an inch) so I find it fairly easy to adapt.
If these two can get along - why not a theremin and a gu-zheng? Here's a little mp3 composition I called JADE PRINCESS.