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The standard scale of the guqin. The qin is one of a few instruments which changes the pitch tunings in order to change the key.The qin is tuned using the tuning pegs to adjust the pitch.
Đàn bầu - monochord zither: often tuned C3, though tuning varies; Đàn đáy - long-necked three-stringed lute with trapezoidal body: tuned G3 C4; Đàn nguyệt (also called nguyệt cầm, đàn kìm or Quân tử cầm) - moon-shaped two-string lute: no fixed tuning; strings are tuned a 4th, 5th, or 7th (minor), derived from the Chinese yueqin
First page / leaf of volume 3 of Shenqi Mipu. From right to left: Full title of tablature collection 【臞仙神奇秘譜】 with volume number 下卷 (lower or third) plus seals of the owner of this copy (if any), title of the volume 霞外神品, the tuning and method of tuning 〈黃鐘調〉, name of the 'modal preface' 〔調意〕, the tablature (shorthand) of the modal preface, [next ...
The sanjo gayageum version of the instrument has closer string spacing and a shorter length to let musicians play the faster passages required for sanjo. [2] The sanjo gayageum is now the most widespread form of gayageum. [3] All traditional gayageum use silk strings, though since the late 20th century, some musicians use nylon.
Traditionally, the strings were wrapped around the goose feet 『雁 足』, [3] but there has been a device that has been invented, which is a block of wood attached to the goose feet, with pins similar to those used to tune the guzheng protruding out at the sides, so one can string and tune the qin using a tuning wrench. This is good for ...
The zheng (pinyin: zhēng; Wade–Giles: cheng), or guzheng (Chinese: 古筝; pinyin: gǔzhēng; lit. 'ancient zheng'), is a Chinese plucked zither. The modern guzheng commonly has 21, 25, or 26 strings, is 64 inches (1.6 m; 5 ft 4 in) long, and is tuned in a major pentatonic scale. It has a large, resonant soundboard made from Paulownia wood ...
"5th Suite" tuning: C 2 G 2 D 3 G 3; Violoncello Europe Many scordatura tunings have been employed by various composers for individual pieces, for example: "Zoltán Kodály" tuning: B 1 F ♯ 2 D 3 A 3 "Whole step down" tuning: B ♭ 1 F 2 C 3 G 3. Celo: 4 strings celovic celloses ginga Croatia Serbia Slovenia This is the modern instrument ...
Unlike other plucked instruments such as guzheng and pipa, plectrums and fake-nails should be avoided. Unlike the guzheng and pipa where one must attack the strings with force, thus, susceptible to fingernail breakage, the qin requires little force to play. Furthermore, fake-nails tend to hinder the fingers or create an unsatisfactory tone.