don't call me singer

Chapter 1444 Guzheng, Hanguan Tangyue

Where Wang Haixia stretched out his finger was a guzheng!
It lay quietly in an inconspicuous place in the corner, without too many decorations, simple and unadorned, placed together with several other guzhengs that looked more gorgeous, even a little deliberately hidden.

"Guzheng? It's a bit too ruthless!"

"This is too difficult!"

In the folk music circle, Guzheng is a bit like a piano, belonging to the "king of musical instruments" level.

First of all, it has a wide range of four octaves. Although it is not as good as the highest eight octaves of the piano, it is already a leader among folk music instruments.

And its greater advantage is that you can play with both hands and accompany yourself.

Therefore, it is the most expressive and almost none of the solo instruments in folk music.

It has a wide range of sounds, complex techniques, high acceptance by the public, a large number of people who have learned it, a high level of development, and many famous artists, which means... this instrument is the same as the piano, easy to learn but difficult to master, and even more difficult to excel!
For example, Gu Xiaobai's piano level is barely close to the master level. After all, the competition in this field is too fierce and there are too many masters.

With such a casual gesture, Wang Haixia gave Gu Xiaobai an instrument with SSS difficulty!
Little Xiazi is so ruthless!

But Wang Haixia's thoughts are also normal.

Wind instruments are nothing to Gu Xiaobai, he can just learn it casually.

Percussion... Can that be called an instrument?To Xiaobai, it was just a toy!
What Gu Xiaobai is not good at is playing stringed instruments.

There are several major categories of plucked instruments, one is the guitar and lute that originated in the Middle East, or the plucked plucked instrument such as the native Chinese lute, all belong to the genus Lute.

One is the guzheng and guqin, which are played horizontally.

Another category is the percussion instrument like the dulcimer, and its sounding method is a close relative of the piano.

Among the plucked instruments, it is estimated that the guzheng is also the one with the difficulty of max.

Of course, if it wasn't difficult, Wang Haixia wouldn't choose either.

Wang Haixia stretched out his hand, but the musical instrument owner next to him gave a wry smile and said, "This little brother really knows the goods... This room is full of musical instruments, and this may be the best one..."

"Ah?" Wang Haixia stared wide-eyed, "I think this guzheng looks the most ordinary, so I specially chose this one..."

He paused: "After all, everything else seems so expensive...You guys are giving away musical instruments for free...Is it free?"

The staff next to him nodded.

When they wanted to squeeze in, they had already stated that they wanted to donate.

After all, if you ask Xiaobai to advertise for them, you will earn money for nothing!
The list of sponsored musical instrument manufacturers has been screened many times, and many musical instrument manufacturers can't get it.

"Free gift, free gift..." The owner of the musical instrument smiled wryly as he said, and looked at a gray-haired old man beside him, and said, "However, don't look at these guzhengs, each one looks more gorgeous than the other, and it may add up. , is not as valuable as the violin you have in mind..."

"Ah, Xiaobai...then let's change one?" Wang Haixia said.

It is not their habit to take advantage of others.

Just as the boss was about to speak, the gray-haired old man next to him said: "No, I guess it's God's will. This piano has been covered in dust for too long, and I can't wait."

The musical instrument owner quickly introduced: "This is our violin maker, He Tianlei."

"Hello, old man." Gu Xiaobai respected these old musicians and craftsmen very much.

Although their "Qinchuan Musical Instruments", to some extent, has revolutionized the lives of many veteran craftsmen.

"Our master is here, let the master introduce you personally."

The instrument boss gets out of the way.

A group of people gathered around the guzheng, which looked ordinary and not gorgeous.

The old master looked at Gu Xiaobai and said: "The two most important factors in the pronunciation of the guzheng are the strings and the panel. Look at this panel. It is old Lankao paulownia wood. Don't look at the scars and knots on it. , such a panel is the real good panel, with crisp and bright pronunciation, not fleshy or heavy."

"Others, such as the frame, the headstock, etc., have little effect on the sound, but they cannot be ignored..."

"Look at the piece of red sandalwood on the head of the zither. I have kept it privately. It has been handed down in my family for several generations. It was not until last year that I found a good panel that is worthy of it..."

Speaking of this, the old master said with emotion: "This piece of wood was given to him by a friend of my great-grandfather. In the late Qing Dynasty, this friend of my great-grandfather used to be a first-class official residence. He got this piece of good wood. I planned to make a town ruler, but thought it was too wasteful, so I gave it to my great-grandfather. Later, my great-grandfather carried this piece of wood back to his hometown, but he was never willing to use it. Later, it was passed on to my grandfather. , and passed it on to my father. In my father’s generation, one year the Yellow River flooded, and he dragged his family to escape. My father carried three corned heads and a piece of wood, and took my two brothers and two sisters away. At that time, my mother was seriously ill, paralyzed in bed and could not leave home... My father bid farewell to my mother in tears, and took four children all the way to the south to beg. When he came back three years later, one elder brother, two All the elder sisters died of starvation on the way to escape, and they were not willing to exchange this piece of wood for money..."

Speaking of this, the old man's eyes turned red.

"This piece of wood has been handed down in my family for more than 100 years. I didn't find this paulownia board until ten years ago... It's just that in the past ten years, I have never been willing to take it out except for monthly maintenance... Today , probably because it met its owner.”

Gu Xiaobai was even more stunned, he hurriedly waved his hands and said:

"Thank you, it's too expensive. I'm just a beginner. I deserve to use such a good violin. It's definitely a waste. Let's choose another violin."

"Xiaobai, why don't I buy it for you?" Wang Haixia said, "After all, it's my fault!"

When Wang Haixia heard the old man say this piano so well, his heart was already moved.

Moreover, he chose this piano at the beginning, and it was really a coincidence.

No matter how expensive this piano is, how much will it cost to die? 306 people, how much is an album, a performance?

"Not good." Gu Xiaobai shook his head, "If a good piano doesn't have a musician who understands it, what's the difference between it and a pearl covered in dust?"

"This piano is not for sale." The old man glared at Wang Haixia and shook his head.

Then he looked at Gu Xiaobai and said, "Only give it away!"

Seeing that Gu Xiaobai still refused, the old man said: "But I have conditions!"

"Our He family has been making violins for 600 years. We live and die for violins, and we are crazy about violins. No violin is so important... I am old, and if I don't find an owner for it, I don't know who will buy it in the end. Now, my useless children... oh... you are the most gifted musician I have ever seen in my life, don't let it get dusted, let your voice resound all over the world, on the best stages! Then my father and my elder brothers' traveling thousands of miles, and my ancestors' inheritance from generation to generation, are worth it!"

Gu Xiaobai was never a hypocritical person. He looked down at the piano, nodded, and asked, "Does it have a name?"

"No... such a piano, of course only someone who is worthy of it can name it." The old man paused, and suddenly a trace of tenderness appeared on his face, "However, I call it Yue'er..."

It's like calling the woman you love the most.

"Then...it's called Hanguan Tangyue."

Gu Xiaobai said.

(End of this chapter)