Where can I find high-quality guqin？

The external features of a guqin include the body, surface, shaft, and string axis. The body of a guqin is the main part, which can be divided into three types: long body, short body, and small body, with the long body being the mainstream. The visible part on the piano surface has seven string tracks and thirteen badges. The shaft refers to the axle used for the strings, and buyers need to check if it is in good condition and if there is excessive wear. The chord axis refers to the mechanical part used for tuning and also needs to be checked for completeness.
Guqin can be divided into cedar and tung wood qin (Wutong, not Paulownia from Henan). These two materials are not necessarily good or bad, but due to the difficulty in finding old Chinese parasol wood, most of the so-called tung wood qin nowadays is replaced by paulownia. Paulownia has an extremely fast growth cycle, so although the wood is loose and treated, its unstable wood properties greatly reduce its collection value. The price of Laoshan Qin is relatively expensive, but its wood quality is stable, and its timbre can also play better, which has high practical and collectible value. The famous Tang Dynasty Lei Qin was made of cedar wood. According to the Record of Langyi (14), Lei Wei plays the qin, without having to use all the trees. When encountering a strong wind and snow, he goes to Emei alone to drink, wearing a straw hat, and enters the deep pine. He who listens to its continuous and melodious sound cuts it down, using it as a qin, which is better than the trees. The pine here refers to Emei pine, which is also known as the Emei fir. Most of the top quality of modern pianists are made of old cedar wood. Among the ancient qin styles that exist today, there are Fuxi, Lingji, Shennong, Lianzhu, Zhongni, Shikuang, Luoxia, Jiaoye, and other qin styles, among which the most common are Zhongni, Lianzhu, Fuxi, and so on. The names of Qin style are often derived from myths, historical allusions, or natural phenomena, and each name is a symbol.
With the spread of the Guqin culture, countless people yearn for it and start learning to play it. What is the first step? It must be choosing a good guqin. As the saying goes, To do a good job, one must first sharpen one is tools and A skilled woman cannot cook without rice, it shows how important a good guqin is to a pianist! So what kind of guqin is better? So how do you choose a satisfactory guqin? I believe those who have some understanding of ancient qin know that almost all good qin are handmade by Zhuo qin masters using traditional craftsmanship. On the one hand, manual carving involves slow work and meticulous craftsmanship, which can avoid quality issues caused by mass production and rough manufacturing. On the other hand, it is truly commendable for people like Li Yifan and Ni Shiyun who can both play and chop the qin. When they chop the qin, they will incorporate their own playing skills into the ancient qin they make, giving it a unique charm.