Dunhuang String Type

[violinvampire]

hello guzheng experts,

my next project is to buy my first reserve guzheng strings.

I did some online shopping but which Dunhuang strings to buy

here are my questions

1. i saw a picture with letters A, B and C...

~what does it mean?
~are those letters represent a special sound(bright, warm etc)

those letters are found at the lower right hand portion of the guzheng string envelope.

2. i also saw dunhuang strings "as is" meaning no letter as described in question # 1. how does this set differ from the one with letters


your help will be totally appreciated.


feeling determined,

yujin ~violinvampire~

[violinvampire]

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[davidmdahl]

Carol at Sound of Asia is best equipped to provide a rundown on guzheng strings. I suggest emailing her.

Best wishes,

David

[andyrrgrstevie]

The A strings are the regular strings. B strings are proffesional (hard to bend but they sound good). C strings are diatonic strings (you get fa and si without pressing)

Or you can ask carol she's the expert on this type of matter

[davidmdahl]

Dec 29, 2015 5:37:16 GMT andyrrgrstevie said:

The A strings are the regular strings. B strings are proffesional (hard to bend but they sound good). C strings are pentatonic strings (you get fa and si without pressing)

Or you can ask carol she's the expert on this type of matter

The "C" strings are diatonic. The "A" and "B" strings are pentatonic.

Best wishes,

David

[andyrrgrstevie]

Jan 2, 2016 0:00:57 GMT davidmdahl said:

Dec 29, 2015 5:37:16 GMT andyrrgrstevie said:

The A strings are the regular strings. B strings are proffesional (hard to bend but they sound good). C strings are pentatonic strings (you get fa and si without pressing)

Or you can ask carol she's the expert on this type of matter

The "C" strings are diatonic. The "A" and "B" strings are pentatonic.

Best wishes,

David

Thanks for the correction