How many strings does a guzheng have?

At present, the most commonly used unified specification is 2 1 string. At the earliest, the 25-string Zheng was the most popular. It was 13 string in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and then increased to 16, 18, 2 1 string.

1. Guzheng, also known as Han Zheng, Qin Zheng, Yao Zheng and Luan Zheng, is a traditional national musical instrument in China, belonging to plucked instruments. It is one of the important national musical instruments unique to China. It has beautiful timbre, wide range, rich playing skills and strong expressive force, so it is deeply loved by the broad masses of the people.

Second, the unified specifications of guzheng are: 1.63m, 2 1 string. The sound quality of guzheng depends on the panel and strings. The panel is best in the middle part of the front. Front refers to putting the whole paulownia tree into the water, with the side exposed to the water as the front and the truncated end as the middle part. Generally, the paulownia trees with 9- 12 years old are the best, especially the paulownia trees in Lankao, Henan. Sand and pine are good for sound quality transmission.

1. The best panel for professional guzheng performance is through-grain, with the spacing between the through-grain being 5-9 cm in the alto and the spacing between the treble and bass being 1.5-2.5 cm. The panel thickness is generally 9mm, 1 1mm and 10mm. At present, most panels adopt chord cutting technology.

2. The traditional common playing technique of guzheng is to pluck the strings with the four fingers of the right hand, namely the big finger, the middle finger and the ring finger, so as to play the melody and master the rhythm. The left-handed playing method is also to adapt to the tension of strings and control the changes of chords to adjust the pitch and improve the melody. There are many fingerings of the Zheng, such as hook, grip, split, pick, wipe, dial, hit, shake and pinch. Right hand, left hand press, slide, rub and shake.

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