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Modern konghou
The modern konghou appeared in the 20th century and is different from the ancient konghou. Its shape is similar to Western concert harps.
Modern concert konghous may be contrasted from the Western concert harps by looking at the strings, which are folded over on the konghou to make two rows.[1] This allows players the use of "advanced playing techniques", including vibrato, bending tones and overtones.[1] Paired strings on opposite sides of the instrument are tuned to the same note. They start from a tuning peg and travel over two bridges on opposite sides of the instrument, down through the playing area and are then fixed at the far end to opposite sides of a freely moving lever. Depressing the lever changes the pitch in one of the strings in the pair, raising the pitch of the other. The two rows of strings also make it easier to play swift rhythms.[1]
Today, the classical konghou is usually referred to as shu-konghou in order to differentiate it from the modern konghou.
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Modern konghou
Design:
The modern konghou appeared in the 20th century and is different from the ancient konghou. Its shape is similar to Western concert harps. Concert Modern Konghou normally has 39 strings. The model that showed in the picture is a Phoenix head Konghou that was made in Shenyang, the Hongyun Factory. The design of modern concert konghou borrowed ideas from the western concert grand harp, but the structure still has couple differences. Western concert pedal harp only has one single row of strings, whereas modern concert konghou has double side of strings that are spaced apart and parallel to each other. Instead of placing the resonance box at the end of the strings, modern concert konghou placed the resonance box in between the paralleled strings. The modern konghou also borrowed ideas from another traditional Chinese Instrument Guzheng. On both sides of the resonance box, there are movable bridges (like Guzheng) and can be used for the same techniques thats are used in Guzheng.
Techniques:
Movable bridges allow players the use of "advanced playing techniques", including vibrato, bending tones and overtones.[2] Paired strings on opposite sides of the instrument are tuned to the same note. They start from a tuning peg and travel over two bridges on opposite sides of the instrument, down through the playing area and are then fixed at the far end to opposite sides of a freely moving lever. Depressing the lever changes the pitch in one of the strings in the pair, raising the pitch of the other. The two rows of strings also make it easier to play swift rhythms.[2]
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- ^ a b c "Konghou". Shanghai News and Press Bureau , cultural-china.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
The wo-konghou, or horizontal konghou, was first mentioned in written texts in the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC). The shu-konghou, or vertical konghou first appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220AD). The phoenix-headed konghou was introduced from India in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420 AD).
- ^ a b "Konghou". Shanghai News and Press Bureau , cultural-china.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
The wo-konghou, or horizontal konghou, was first mentioned in written texts in the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC). The shu-konghou, or vertical konghou first appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220AD). The phoenix-headed konghou was introduced from India in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420 AD).