What is the structure of the Cave Shaw? For example, how many holes are there and where are they located?

The dongxiao usually has blowing holes on the edge of the bamboo joints at the upper end of the seal, 6 finger holes (six-hole xiao) or 8 (eight-hole xiao) on the tube, 5 or 7 holes at the front, 1 hole at the back, and 2-5 sounding holes near the end. The bottom end is open. Generally the inner diameter is 16mm, the length from the mouthpiece end to the tuning hole at the lower end is about 520mm, and the overall length is about 800mm.

There are many varieties of xiao, and the most common are the purple bamboo xiao, the nine-section xiao, the black lacquer nine-section xiao, the jade screen xiao, etc.

There are many varieties of xiao.

Purple bamboo pipe body thicker, the number of sections is not limited, the tone is low and bright, mostly used for solo or ensemble.

Nine-section xiao There are nine sections on the pipe body with various patterns or text carvings, and some of them have a cow bone ring embedded in the lower end.

The black lacquer nine-section xiao is named after the black lacquer on the outside of the tube.

These two kinds of nine-jointed xiao, with their simple sound and beautiful tone, are suitable for local opera or light music, and are sometimes used for solo or ensemble.

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