Chinese musical instruments?

Question:I am tired of some of my family members buying and giving me chinese instruments from eBay. Can someone please give me a list of all or most of the chinese brands (not taiwan, yamaha is a reliable brand), maybe a website that lists all known chinese brands so I can give to my relatives?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I am tired of some of my family members buying and giving me chinese instruments from eBay. Can someone please give me a list of all or most of the chinese brands (not taiwan, yamaha is a reliable brand), maybe a website that lists all known chinese brands so I can give to my relatives?

Give them a list of well-made instruments. You'll get better results. Those piss-poor companies change names all the time.

Are you talking about musical instruments made in china? Or about musical instruments of chinese cultural origins?
Why not just create a list of the brands that are ok?

It may be shorter and more specific...

Do you mean Japanese instruments?

Yamaha
Kawai (pianos)
Fender (Some Fender guitars that are made in Japan are actually better made than the American made Fenders!)
Gibson and Epiphone guitars
Ibanez
Suzuki (violins)
Vito
Pearl