The structure of the zither

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The Korean people have their own language and characters, and the traditional music and musical instruments are basically the same as those of neighboring North Korea. The people are good at singing and dancing, and they love to play music. The folk musical instruments are colorful and unique. Folk singing style. Yazheng is one of the stringed instruments that the Korean people love to see and hear.

The structure of the zither

The modern zither consists of a sound box, a mountain, a column, a string and a bow.

sound box
A horizontal rectangular arch. The panel is made of two rectangular planks, the panel is made of light and soft wood, and the folks are mostly made of sycamore wood or fish scale spruce. Made of wood, the folks mostly use rosewood, chestnut, colored wood or locust wood, and there is a rectangular, circular or crescent-shaped sound hole in the center of the bottom plate.

Yueshan
On the front and rear ends of the surface of the piano box, there are respectively a hardwood arched Yueshan, and the outer side of the Yueshan is provided with string holes corresponding to the strings.

qin column (qin horse)
Wooden, mostly made of mahogany, red sandalwood or rosewood, with a herringbone shape, one string and one column, placed obliquely in the middle of the piano surface.

strings
Using silk strings, the head of the string is tied in the string hole of the head, and the tail of the string is tied with a dark brown silk or kapok string, called the dyed tail, which is passed through and tied between the two thick string holes of the piano tail, and the elasticity of the dyed tail can be adjusted. Tuning level. Some tooth zithers also use copper or steel strings, instead of using dyed tails, they set up pegs for tuning, erect metal pegs (commonly used for dulcimer pegs) on the head, and use double strings.

bow
The bow shaft is composed of a bow shaft and a bow hair. The bow shaft is made of bamboo or wood. Both ends are tied with horsetails as bow hair. The tension of the bow hair can be adjusted.

Reference materials and contributors
牙筝-百度百科
牙筝-搜狗百科
牙筝-维基百科

Involving musical instruments

Yazheng (pinyin: yá zhēng) is a Korean bow and stringed musical instrument. It has a long history, similar in shape to the zheng, and has a round and broad tone, which can be used for ensemble or opera accompaniment. It is popular in Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and other provinces, especially in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Jilin Province.

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To play the zither, it is mostly performed by women. The bigger ones can be placed on a specially made piano stand or table case; the smaller ones are supported by the player's left hand (the fingers are inserted into the sound holes of the bottom plate), and the piano body is placed diagonally across the left arm or in front of the left chest, and the right hand holds the violin. The bow is played on the string section on the right side of the column, and the strings are rubbed for pronunciation.
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