How to tune the guzheng

873 views · Organized by 拙 on 2022-04-15

Guzheng is a traditional national musical instrument unique to China. The timbre is often beautiful and full of charm. It often needs to be tuned when using it. Therefore, every guzheng player must master the tuning. Being able to play a beautiful chapter will make the music lose its charm, which is very unfavorable for the playing of music.

How to tune the guzheng

The way to tune the guzheng is to first tighten the loose strings, then press the horses onto the strings, and keep the distance at an even distance of fifteen centimeters. Use the tuner to adjust the volume of each string to In the right position, because the adjustment is made to the loose, there is no way to adjust the appropriate volume if it is tightened, so you need to tighten the strings first.

Since the guzheng code and the panel are not completely in contact, such a structure determines that the guzheng is a non-fixed-pitch instrument and often needs to be fine-tuned. Especially for new guzheng, it is generally stable after a month of fine-tuning every day. will get smaller.

And often tuning has two advantages: 1. The timbre of the guzheng will get better and better. 2. Let you have a pair of ears to understand Guzheng music - you can tune the Guzheng without using a tuner.

Note: In tuning, the distinction of intervals depends on the acuity of the ear. When tuning a pair of strings, you must wait for the remainder of one note to finish before tuning the second.

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Guzheng (pinyin: Gǔ Zhēng), also known as Hanzheng and Qinzheng, is an ancient national musical instrument of the Han nationality and is popular all over China. It is often used for solo, duet, instrumental ensemble and accompaniment of song and dance, opera and folk art. Because of its wide range, beautiful timbre, rich playing skills and strong expressiveness, it is known as the "King of Music", also known as "Oriental Piano", and is one of the unique and important national musical instruments in China.

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