I have been in contact with guqin for less than half a year, and I have heard of the gathering and beautiful and bright timbre of "Clay Qin", and lacquer art is unique. When I came to Teacher Ni's house, I saw more than a dozen pianos in the corner of the living room, which was the painstaking work of Teacher Ni: from traditional black paint to chestnut shell color with modern classical charm, to red and black-as if telling each other their own stories, the ancient rhyme was full of modern publicity, and there was an indescribable fusion taste that brought out the best in each other.

After a brief greeting with Teacher Ni, Chu Yao and Teacher Ni began to choose the piano, pointing to the latest stringed paulownia xylophone, saying that this is a batch that has just come out. Come and choose. Say that finish, he picked up a Fuxi-style piano table and played it, followed by running water operation-Teacher Ni first, Demon Chu second and third.

See Chu Yao and Cai Wenji try overtones with plum blossoms, lower accuracy with Dongting, harmony and upper accuracy with Pu 'an mantra. And choose the piano in your own way, I really envy it. When can I ...

While they were playing the piano one by one, I chatted with Teacher Ni. Because I like folk music and studied pipa as a child, I naturally talked about Mr. Ni's teacher, Mr. Guqin Pipa. On the fingering of pipa and guqin, there are two different kinds of wheel fingers: the finger of pipa is pointed out from the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, little finger and thumb in turn, which requires a hand-shaped hollow fist, uniform output and time. All fingers are pronounced at one point on the string. The timbre should be crisp, bright and clean. Guqin Wheel Finger: Fingers extend from ring finger, middle finger and index finger in turn. The three fingers of the hand are required to be flush and slightly inclined (preferably at about 45 degrees with the chord), and the chord points should be concentrated on one point, and the three tones should strive for equal strength and unified timbre. Timbre requirements, even, there are. Although the technique is different, the music is similar, so we had a good chat.

Speaking of the rise, Teacher Ni came with the music of Mei 'an piano score-the introduction of wind and thunder? Demonstrate the fast-paced tunes rarely seen in guqin, and tell that there are many such ditties in Mei 'an's musical score, all of which are very distinctive. Personally, I think this not only enriches the taste of guqin, but also is suitable for practicing fingering.

Chatting about the piano, choosing the piano, drinking tea, and chatting with Mrs. Ni about surfing the Internet, Taobao, shopping malls and so on. For an hour and a half, Chu Yao chose the eight-string Fuxi paulownia xylophone and the two-string Zhong Ni paulownia xylophone, which were really eye-catching ... Just as the photos lined up, Teacher Ni turned over one of them and left his Haimen Niyun in Longchi.

Looking at a row of guqin with silk strings by the wall, I wonder if the pipa also has silk strings. Chatted with Teacher Ni about stringed instruments. In the past, all the pianos contacted by literati were stringed instruments. Are they still on sale? Teacher Ni said that some piano factories should have them, but they should also look at the piano. Nowadays, pianos are basically steel strings, not silk strings. Different strings have their own characteristics. Recently, Teacher Ni has been developing a piano suitable for silk strings. When he said this, he pointed to this batch of paulownia xylophones and said: This batch of steel strings and silk strings are suitable. I think the skill of silk string has been passed down for thousands of years, although there are inheritors in modern times, and then the replacement of dynasties and the changes of years make the skill incomplete. I also heard that many famous musicians in piano are discussing the development skills of gusixian, which shows that the old artists' persistence and love for the traditional culture of China generation is touching.

Just before we left, Mrs. Ni sent us some sketches of interior decoration, which were very warm and lovely. It turned out that Teacher Ni's precious daughter bought it for home decoration. During this trip to Haimen, I learned not only about Ni Qin, but also about Teacher Ni, a simple family, a kind teacher, a person who loves the art and craft of Guqin piano, and a person who inherits it.

Once back in Hangzhou, we got the timbre evaluation in Yin Da Lab for the first time. The feedback we received two days ago was: these pianos were quite pleasant surprises. Pale, simple, uniform, heavy and heavy, with long lasting appeal, good tension and graininess. The audition of changing steel strings is relatively simple and rare. His hand feeling continues the consistent style of Ni's works, which is very comfortable and relaxed. In short, its timbre can be summarized in eight words: gentle and elegant, vigorous and simple.