Playing the guzheng must be accompanied by fake nails. Compared with our real nails, fake nails are easier to adjust the comfortable touch angle when playing the guzheng, and the sound will be better when playing, so fake nails also become The golden partner of Guzheng.

Most of the current nails are made of natural horn, celluloid and plastic. Although they are very useful, more than a decade ago, there was a kind of nail material that was more widely used. Many guzheng masters are using it, but now we are on the market. The material is barely visible, it's tortoiseshell nails!

Tortoiseshell nails do not damage the strings, and have moderate hardness, high density and good elasticity, which can make the guzheng sound brighter and more transparent. Because tortoiseshell is naturally beautiful and rare, the price is also very high, but because it is so easy to use, people still buy tortoiseshell nails in an endless stream. But we can't see the tortoiseshell products anymore...

Hawksbill is not a material, it is a kind of sea turtle belonging to the sea turtle family. Because the horny plate of the tortoiseshell has a magnificent texture and can be used as decorations, and the nail plate of the tortoiseshell can also be used as medicine, it has been hunted a lot.