The pitch range of a Pipa
The most common Pipa has a "pear-shaped " body with a short neck and a woodenbelly. There are typically 6 "ledges" on the neck of the instrument and between 19 to 26
bamboo frets on the belly, producing a wide range of possible pitches. The strings are either
steel-wire or silk and the most common tuning is A, D, F, A. With the PIPA held vertically
in the lap, the musician uses a variety of complicated playing techniques, some of which
include: fretted pitch-bends, tremolos, various double and triple, and a continuous strumming
of the strings with the four fingers.
Source: http://pgh-net.com/pipa/pipa.pdf
posted by Jael™ @ 1:57 AM
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