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  2. Guqin construction - Wikipedia

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    There are two sound holes in the bottom board, as the playing techniques of the qin employ the entire surface of the top board which is curved / humped. The inside of the top board is hollowed out to a degree (if the board is too thick, then the sound will be dull and deadened; if the board is too thin, the sound will be too bright and loud).

  3. Sounding board - Wikipedia

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    A sounding board, also known as a tester and abat-voix is a structure placed above and sometimes also behind a pulpit or other speaking platform that helps to project the sound of the speaker. It is usually made of wood.

  4. List of Chinese musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    Chinese musical instruments are traditionally grouped into eight categories (classified by the material from which the instruments were made) known as bā yīn (). [1] The eight categories are silk, bamboo, wood, stone, metal, clay, gourd and skin; other instruments considered traditional exist that may not fit these groups.

  5. Soundboard - Wikipedia

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    Sounding board, an attachment to a pulpit to assist a human speaker; Mixing console, used to combine electronic audio signals; Soundboard (computer program), a web application or computer program with buttons that play short, often humorous sound clips; Soundboard, a quarterly publication of the Guitar Foundation of America

  6. Guqin - Wikipedia

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    The guqin ([kùtɕʰǐn] ⓘ; Chinese: 古琴) is a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument.It has been played since ancient times, and has traditionally been favoured by scholars and literati as an instrument of great subtlety and refinement, as highlighted by the quote "a gentleman does not part with his qin or se without good reason," [1] as well as being associated with the ...

  7. Sound board (music) - Wikipedia

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    The string gently vibrates the board, and despite their differences in size and composition, makes the board vibrate at exactly the same frequency. This produces the same sound as the string alone, differing only in timbre. The string would produce the same amount of energy without the board present, but the greater surface area of the ...

  8. Stringed music in China - Wikipedia

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    Guqin. Guqin is commonly made of paulownia wood, which makes the guqin lighter and its tone sweeter than other woods. In the past, rich families and royalties preferred to use rare woods to make the guqin, such as nanmu, Pterocarpus santalinus, or mahogany.

  9. Board - Wikipedia

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    Board of directors, or a similar governing or advisory committee; Board of selectmen, the executive arm of the government of New England towns in the United States; Board of supervisors, a governmental body that oversees the operation of county government in some U.S. states; Board of trustees, the authority of a nonprofit organization