hullo i just watched forbidden kingdom with jackie chan and jet li,,, damn thats a good film!!! however i was wandering if anyone knew the name of the instrument the girl was playing and if theres a poser prop of it ...   or am i gonna have to make one?:P any help would be appriciated even if its just the name...   cheers .. Mike

Think it's called a "Pi Pa."

See 'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipa'

cheeers !! thank you :)

I think there is actually a prop similar to that. Let me look through my runtime. Anytime I see something Asian related around Poser I have to have it!  LOL

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Here you go :)  It's on Yamato's site.

http://www.eurus.dti.ne.jp/%7Emasasi/Service/indexE.html

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi

A Japanes Biwa is related to the Chinese Pi Pa from cross-polination (Japanese culture was heavily influenced by China) but they are different in places.  Note that the headstock of the Biwa is practically perpendicular to the neck whereas the Pi Pa starts that way nearly but curves instead.

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 Dude, that thing is badass! Contact microphones, distortion pedal and a Marshall stack; my neighbors won't know what hit 'em!

cheers guys youve been most helpful !!!!  ... :D