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dulcimer operating guide

What musical instrument is called the dulcimer? Yangqin is also known as Yangqin, Daqin, Baixianqin, Bronze Silk Qin, Butterfly Qin, Fanqin, Bat Qin and Yaoqin. When playing, use two bamboos (also known as Qin Jian) to strike the strings. After the strings vibrate and sound, they are transmitted through the piano code, causing the panel and the air in the trapezoidal resonance box to reso...
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Among the national musical instruments, the dulcimer is a delicate and fragile musical instrument, which cannot withstand falling and bumping, so the maintenance of the dulcimer is very important. Tuning before use, and dustproof after use; usually pay attention to keep the piano clean, pay attention to bumps when loading and unloading (transportation), pay attention to sun protection, rainproo...
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In terms of its distribution, the world dulcimer system can be roughly divided into three systems: the European dulcimer system, the West-South Asian dulcimer system, and the Chinese dulcimer system. What is the European dulcimer system like? The European dulcimer system includes all European countries and North America and Oceania, which were formerly European colonies. The...
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The body of the dulcimer is a frame of wooden structure, and when it is subjected to a tensile force of about 2,000 kilograms for a long time, it will generate internal stress, which makes the body easily distorted or deformed. When the body is twisted or deformed, the top is torn. When the shrinkage seam of the piano panel reserved for the dulcimer is deformed and closed by force, the st...
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For the damper installation, the current user should first look at the instructions inside the piano cover, and follow the instructions as much as possible. If possible, don't move the rollers away from the original factory-set point during tuning. Because of the movement of the rollers on the angularly-varying roller plate, the distance between the strings and the damper head changes, and whet...
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In the process of opening the box, taking out the dulcimer and putting it in the box, handle it with care. When picking up the piano, first place the piano frame flat in the desired position, and then open the box to pick up the piano. Two people should cooperate to pick up the piano as much as possible to avoid bumps easily caused by the large size of the dulcimer.  In order to alle...
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To replace the dulcimer strings, first of all, clean up the broken parts of the strings left by the broken strings, and choose suitable new strings. String to the right of the tuning peg. Visually measure the length of the strings, cut off the excess parts, and insert the strings into the string holes of the tuning pins. When the ends of the strings are inserted into the string holes unti...
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Musical instruments are the necessary material conditions for performers to show their artistic talents. It is the common wish of every dulcimer player to get a handy dulcimer. So how can we choose a satisfactory dulcimer and have it for a long time? It is very important to choose and maintain the dulcimer. 1. The choice of dulcimer First of all, it depends on whether the ...
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The 402-type dulcimer has 65 phonemes, and each phoneme has different types and different numbers of strings in groups. There are a total of 144 strings, including 63 bare wires, commonly known as steel wires, and 81 wound strings. Four to five strings are used for each group of notes in the treble region, three strings are used for each group of notes in the middle region, and two strings are ...
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The Chinese dulcimer system, including the dulcimers in Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Thailand and Southeast Asia, all come from the transliteration of Chinese dulcimer. The names of Chinese dulcimer are: dulcimer, knocking qin, butterfly qin, etc. The earliest recorded dulcimer picture and text found so far is in the book "Okinawa and Chinese Performing Arts" written by Ryukyu native Xi Mingsheng Zh...
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