EMTV Ep 30 - How to tune the Zhongruan, Liuqin, and Pipa 

Excellent and well done, your video was very informative. I have had a Pipa and Liuqin for many years now. I am retired and one of my projects is to play them more. Thank you.

There are also 5 String Pipas which have a 5th String tuned to extend the range to complete 4 Octaves (E2, A2, D3, E3, A3) 31 frets in Total (Range of the 5 String 31 Fret Pipa is E2-E6 which is in fact the same as a Standard Guitar).

Standard Tuning on Pipa Single String: A³ 2 String: E³ A³ 3 String: D³ E³ A³ or B² E³ A³ 4 String: A² D³ E³ A³ or A² B² E³ A³ 5 String: E² A² D³ E³ A³ or E² A² B² E³ A³ 6 String: B¹ E² A² D³ E³ A³ or B¹ E² A² B² E³ A³ 7 String: A¹ B¹ E² A² D³ E³ A³ or A¹ B¹ E² A² B² E³ A³

Thanks very Much for share this video!!!!

The 1st string of Liuqin is giving me nightmares omg thanks for your demo video

Can you teach us how to play Megadeth on those?

The 5 String version of the Liuqin (small Pear shaped Mandolin) also exists, but I'm not yet sure how it's tuned cause they're figuring it out.

Is there a video for tuning the Yangqin?

Can someone please help me? I bought one of these months ago and I’ve been trying tirelessly just to tune it and every time I try to tune it it immediately goes out of tune. No matter how hard I hulk strength it in it pops back out. I’ll push it in with every muscle in my body until I feel like I’m about to pass out and still it refuses to stay. It seems like no one else online has this problem. What am I doing wrong? Are they all this hard to tune? I want to start playing it so bad but I can’t even figure out how to tune it.

Hi, im wondering, where is the sound hole on the pipa?

Can you share us how to tune yueqin ? Thank so much .

Thank you for the video, I have 2 questions. I am so glad I found this channel that is specially explaining about these fantastic music instruments. Question one: what kind of glue can I use to put the little piece of wood back on my luiqin? Yiu k ow the pieces of wood that I press with my left hand to change notes or accords while holding the picker in my right hand to play on to make the various notes? One of these woods came off. Question two: please what strings I can buy, I broke the lowest string while turning my luiqin? They seem to be very fragile and break easily. Guurmtar string? Erhu strings? Which strings please? Thank you🙏

I have my pipa but i want to repaint it but i dont have idea how to paint it

I have a question, how can I tune my pipa in tone of D? because I have a tuner but I have no idea how can I use it, Thanks!

I have a pipa and a short neck moon guitar are they tuned the same do they use the same strings , can I use regular guitar strings ? , I also have an erhu do you know what thickness strings I need and how do I tune it ?