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Post by acsco on Apr 13, 2006 15:22:26 GMT
What is your opinion about the best nails
Its hardiness or its durability perhaps?
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Post by carol on Apr 13, 2006 16:57:14 GMT
That's hard to answer. I guess all players have their own preference. Some just like picks to be really thin, and some like them to be really thick.
The quality I'm looking for is well-shaped and well-filed ones. I love well-filed ones, because no matter how hard I try to file the picks, they still make noise. It's better to buy ones that have rounded well-filed edges. Then, the shape of the thumb pick will affect how you do tremelo. The shape of finger picks dertermine where you exert power. Some are more pointy, and some are fatty looking.
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Post by bryan on Apr 14, 2006 2:17:49 GMT
I don't use nails, I just use finger nails. haha
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Post by Charlie Huang on Apr 14, 2006 9:20:29 GMT
I don't use nails, I just use finger nails. haha You're gonna end up destroying your fingers...  |
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Post by bryan on Apr 14, 2006 14:01:54 GMT
Well, my nails havent broke yet =D
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Post by acsco on Apr 15, 2006 11:48:41 GMT
that's no disappointment...my guzheng teacher uses nails too...more like claws actually...
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Post by bryan on Apr 16, 2006 0:23:58 GMT
Haha. Who's ur teacher?
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Post by acsco on Apr 16, 2006 10:26:47 GMT
It's Chua Yew Siang. He's a little old fashioned, and his own unique style of playing
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Post by bryan on Apr 17, 2006 12:23:37 GMT
Whats his style?
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Post by acsco on Apr 21, 2006 12:16:53 GMT
he has several:
1. He plays without nails (but i do)
2.he insists on proper flavour of the songs
3.he insits on the qi flowing from the fingertips to the instrument
4.the score is always right at first,but not necessarily after you have played it for 10 times or so
U might get the picture by now
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Post by bryan on Apr 21, 2006 14:37:39 GMT
LOL! Mine is Yin qun! She rocks!!!!
1) Proper flavour
2) Emotion
3) Presentation
4) Fingular movement
5) Level of sound...
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Post by yeohj on Dec 26, 2010 4:24:29 GMT
I also used to learn from Yun Qin! she's awesome!
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Post by thegreatpipaist on Feb 11, 2013 2:05:45 GMT
ummm I have a Question
I'm now having a very thick guzheng pick. it's very annoying when the others are playing 'hisi'- a very very traditional songs and very fast tempo - I'm always left behind because my picks are too thick. can anybody tells me about a good quality pick? Thanks
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Post by yudingbon on May 15, 2013 15:00:59 GMT
Thick picks can always be sanded down using a fine grit sandpaper. 800 grit is good to start, as it will sand slowly and smoothly. Move up in grit to get the mirror polish you want.
I prefer to have thick pick that taper quickly to a sharp point. It gives strength to the tone, but a good sharp attack. Its less of a matter of thickness, and more to the shape. As well, you must also be aware of how hard your strokes are. I have a particularly strong stroke, which requires the thicker picks; I have a thin one snap on me. You may not need it that thick. But once again, the shape is more important. The best, I believe, is close to that of an apple seed, but more flat.
These days, though, I use my bare fingers or my natural nails more so than the picks. The style of music I am playing lately is not about speed, but about tone, and without the picks I have more control over that.
Anyway, try reshaping the picks with sandpaper first, thinning the tip and narrowing the sides. Only thin the entire nail if you are sure it is too thick overall, lest you risk breaking on during playing.
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