How many lines does the guzheng have?

There are many kinds of guzheng. Traditional guzheng is generally thirteen strings. Later, it was improved, 21 strings and 25 strings. But now the most popular in China is the 21-string. At present, the Japanese guzheng is still thirteen strings.

Guzheng is one of the oldest traditional musical instruments in China. It belongs to the plucked instrument in the stringed instrument family, which is widely distributed and has a long history of evolution. As early as 2000 years ago, during the Warring States Period, the Zheng had become an important musical instrument widely circulated at that time. The timbre of guzheng is rich in bass, clear and transparent in treble and beautiful in midrange. When playing, it has a unique charm, and the techniques of pressing, kneading and singing with the left hand make the Zheng music more attractive. Because the guzheng is tuned according to the pentatonic scale, it has the national characteristics of China.

Guzheng is a musical instrument with one string, one column, many strings and many columns in structure, which is divided into two parts: the piano body (composed of a resonance box and a bracket) and the chord system (including strings, chords, front beams, back beams and sound columns).

At present, the number of strings of guzheng is between 19 and 26, and there are many specifications. There are thirteen strings and sixteen strings in common use among the people. The improved Zheng has 18 strings, 19 strings, 2 1 strings, 23 strings and 25 strings.

Materials for making guzheng: paulownia is generally used for the piano body * * * speaker, and wood is used for the bracket; The texture of strings used to be mostly silk, but now they are mostly metal; The front beam, back beam and sound column are mostly made of bamboo.