Shanghai Guqin Making Technique

Shanghai
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Guqin making has a very long history. There are a lot of discussions about it in the literature about guqin in all dynasties. The traditional craftsmanship of guqin making reached a high level before the Han and Tang Dynasties. The large number of guqins handed down from the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties that exist today fully reflect its value and significance in the process of human civilization. The traditional craftsmanship of guqin making is extremely complex. In general, it can be divided into ten steps: material selection, shaping, groove belly, guqin assembly, ash base, grinding, fixing the pegs, polishing, foot installation, and stringing. Each step has several detailed methods, and it takes two to five years to make each guqin. The traditional craftsmanship of guqin making in Shanghai integrates the common wisdom of the top guqin making experts in the country. In addition to adhering to traditional techniques in material selection, guqin body making, base making, lacquering and pegs, the main feature is the use of modern scientific and technological means to study the physical acoustic data of the sound properties of famous guqins handed down from generation to generation. After decades of repeated research and practice on guqin making techniques, the company has absorbed and gathered mature techniques and introduced new ones, gradually making the top guqin treasures in the country. It is worth mentioning that the lacquer art technology used on the guqin adopts the polishing lacquer technology of the national arts and crafts master of Shanxi Province and the bodiless lacquerware technology of the inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage lacquer art of Fujian Province, making the guqin made in Shanghai reach a very high level in terms of appearance, texture, timbre, playing feel, etc.

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