How to tune the liuqin

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Liuqin, a stringed instrument. Also known as willow-leaf qin, diamond legs, earth pipa. Chinese traditional musical instruments. Originally popular in Jiangsu, Shandong, Anhui and other provinces. Now popular all over the country. Below is an introduction to how to tune a liuqin.

How to tune the liuqin

If the tones are very different:

1. There are four piano axes on the top headstock, one string corresponds to one piano axis, rotate it to tune.

If the pitch difference is small:

1. There are four small strings at the bottom of the liuqin, one string corresponds to one string, rotate it to tune.

Specific tuning steps:

The first string, also called the substring, is tuned by the d of the second group of small characters;

The second string, also known as the middle string, is tuned with a small group of g;

Sanxian, also known as rixian, is tuned by a small group of d;

Four strings, also known as winding strings, are tuned with the g of the small character group.

Reference materials and contributors
柳琴怎么调音?柳琴调音介绍(汉程网)

Involving musical instruments

Liuqin (pinyin: Liǔ Qín) is a plucked stringed instrument originated in the Qing Dynasty. The earliest Liuqin has a very simple structure and a very folk-like appearance. Now popular all over the country. It is one of the pear-shaped speakers and stringed instruments that have been circulating among the people since the Tang Dynasty. Its shape, structure and playing method are similar to those of the pipa.

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