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crows wondering by the stream this can only happen in bright daylight, my feel on this scenario is always a bright sunshine, woackwoack sound of crows.... teacher, this music instrument is dark and deep...
thank you. i knew most of that. my guzheng is air dried, its a white/yellow color. i kind of knew this was a flame dried one. since the soundboard is almost black.
Air-dried guzhengs have a natural wood colored soundboard because the wood had been exposed to the air for a year or more to naturally dry out and these guzhengs sound nice and warm. Oven-dried guzhengs have golden-brown or yellow soundboards bacause they have been dried in a large oven and the sound produced sound crisp and sweet.
CONTINUED... Flamed-dried guzhengs have very dark soundboards because the makers use a fire gun to dry out the soundboards. Flame-dried guzhengs are the loudest, but have a metallic sound to it because the top layer cells on the wood soundboard has been burned. Xi'an Scarlet Bird brand guzhengs and some Henan brands use the air drying method. Shanghai Dunhuang brand guzhengs are known for their oven-dried guzhengs. Yangzhou guzhengs are known for their flame-drying method.
Wow, you are lucky. I had to build my guzheng, but its sound quality sucks and it looks very unprofessional. It took me an entire week to carve out the soundboard! The strings are spun fishing line and the bridges are made out of LEGO blocks. Last year, I got a set of dizis for my birthday, so I'm hoping I can get a guzheng this year.
