Making skills of lusheng

The production process of Lusheng is as follows:

Lusheng is one of the traditional folk musical instruments in China. The production process requires experienced technology and exquisite materials. Common in southern China, especially in areas where ethnic minorities live in concentrated communities. It is a bamboo wind instrument with strong folk characteristics. The skill of making Lusheng requires profound traditional skills and understanding of music.

I. Material preparation

Selection of bamboo: Choose high-quality, tough, strong and tough bamboo to ensure the sound of the instrument is clear.

Slub treatment: remove the slubs and keep the neat and smooth slubs as the material for making Lusheng.

Second, the production process

Sectional cutting: cut the bamboo into sections of appropriate length, and scrape off the bamboo joints on the inner and outer walls of each section.

Manufacture of pipe body: select the middle part of bamboo joint, and cut and polish the pipe body to ensure the smooth inside and outside of the pipe body.

Blow nozzle manufacturing: one end of the pipe body is processed into a suitable blow nozzle part. This step needs to consider the influence of the size and shape of the mouthpiece on the timbre.

Sound hole drill: the sound hole drill is located in the proper position of the pipe body, and the position and size of the sound hole will affect the timbre.

Tuning: Fine-tune the mouthpiece and sound hole of Lusheng to ensure that the instrument can emit accurate tones.

Third, decoration and retouching.

Appearance decoration: Lusheng is generally decorated on the surface, such as drawing patterns and carving patterns. , increase the sense of art and appreciation.

Touch-up treatment: Touch-up the Lusheng with specific oil or paint to protect the instrument and enhance its texture.

Fourth, key skills and experience.

Treatment of bamboo: It is very important to master the characteristics of bamboo and know how to choose and treat different kinds of bamboo.

Handicraft skills: Skilled manual operation skills, such as cutting, polishing and carving, are needed to ensure the quality and sound quality of Lusheng.

Experience and feelings: Producers need to adjust the sound and timbre of Lusheng according to their own experience and feelings, which is the key to superb skills.

Making Lusheng is a complicated and delicate process, which requires the inheritance of traditional skills and the ingenuity of producers. In addition to technical skills, understanding of music and sensitivity to the sound of Lusheng are also important factors in making high-quality Lusheng. This process is not only a technology, but also an art, which requires constant practice and experience accumulation to master the essence.