When playing the iron piano, the sitting position is mostly used, the piano barrel is placed on the left leg, the left hand is holding the piano and the strings are pressed, and the right hand is holding the bow and playing. Only the first position is used for playing, and generally no replacement is required.

The iron piano is tuned according to the relationship of fifths: bb, f1, range? bb-e2. The sound is soft and bright. The left-hand technique is mainly glissando, and the index finger and middle finger are commonly used for glissando, and the upper glissando is mainly used, and the glissando is less used. The iron piano is good at playing soothing tunes. In the past, it was mostly used to accompany the Tibetan classical song and dance "Nangma" and the folk song and dance "Dui Harmony".
The iron qin is often used together with the Tibetan Jinghu. The iron qin represents the timbre of men, while the Tibetan Jinghu represents the timbre of women. The two are rigid and soft. The combination of rigidity and softness has a strong national color. Nowadays, iron qin is often used for ensemble, ensemble, or accompaniment for singing, dancing and Tibetan opera.

In the accompaniment bands of Nangma and Duixie, the iron piano is an indispensable instrument, especially when playing Nangma's music, the iron piano is one of the most important instruments. As a solo part, very distinctive. Some Nangma pieces are only played with the iron piano and the Zhamunian. Famous iron violin performers include Da Nyima, the qin master of the Tibetan Opera Troupe of the Tibet Autonomous Region, etc.