628. Public opinion starts! The four major newspapers take turns
A week ago, Qin Jian got rid of the old bartender's team to help him prepare a piano. It was not an ordinary preparation. Qin Jian clearly stated his needs at that time and provided accurate data.
The source of this data is of course Chris's Intermediate Piano Guide. On the one hand, he wanted to feel the texture of the piano under the Chris coefficient.
On the other hand, he also wanted to do a small test. He wanted to see how the old bartender and Liao Linjun, two piano-making experts, would evaluate the 'accurate' data he provided.
Although he was just doing some tricks on an ordinary piano that was in good condition, Qin Jian still had a lot of illusions. After all, it was something Chris left in the guide.
By the way, he really needs to install a piano on the second floor of his cabin. Recently, he has been frustrated by two Chopin concertos. He often cannot touch the piano because his hands are itchy in the middle of the night, and he feels physically and mentally unsatisfied.
"It was just adjusted this afternoon, and I'm about to ask Hawke to inform you."
"bring it on."
The old bartender asked Qin Jian to follow him, and the two of them came to a corner of the shop.
In the corner, an upright piano covered with brown waterproof cloth was waiting quietly.
The old bartender lifted the piano cloth, revealing the dark piano: "You try it, your idea is good."
Qin Jian sat in front of the dark piano and touched the cover. Judging from the appearance, the piano had not changed much. It was still an ordinary Yamah.
Lifting the cover of the piano, Qin Jian gently raised his hand to feel the bass area.
The rich sound made him feel very fulfilled, especially the feedback from the keys to the touch of his left hand.
Then he played the introduction to the first movement of the Pathetique.
The old bartender on the side listened and nodded frequently: "The bass is indeed good, but the treble is not satisfactory. According to the string parameters you imagined, Hawke and I tried the engagement of the tuning pins under different elastic shapes, but the result None of them are good.”
Listening to the old bartender's words, Qin Jian moved his right hand directly to the right end of the piano, crossing a chromatic scale from top to bottom.
His fingers moved slowly, and he carefully listened to the vibration of the strings in the air with every touch of the key.
Indeed, as the old bartender said, the entire treble range is in a semi-tight state, and the resonance of the sound is insufficient.
However, what is worthy of praise is that although the original parameters of Yamah have been changed in the modulation scheme, the original key response of Yamah has not been compromised.
Overall, Qin Jian felt that this small attempt was quite rewarding.
No matter how good the fine-tuning is, it depends on the quality of the instrument itself. This Yamah is a high-end instrument in Taichung.
Qin Jian imagined that if the strings in the high range were replaced with higher-grade steel wires, there would be better results, although Chris did not mention this in the guide.
After running through a few more sets of arpeggios, Qin Jian stopped, turned around and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, sir, that's it..."
Old bartender: "Do you need to change one? I still have an unused 132 in my living room."
Qin Jian stood up and buttoned up the piano cover: "Don't bother. I just use this piano to sharpen my hands at night. The 132 in the piano room is enough for me to use during the day. The competition is about to begin. Teacher Shen suggested that I play different pianos recently. Practice on the piano.”
"That's right," the old bartender nodded, "I'll ask Hawke to find two workers to help you move the piano up later."
Qin Jian: "Excuse me, sir. Finally, I have a small question. If the strings in the treble range of this piano are replaced with steel strings of higher quality, will the problem in the treble range be improved?"
The old bartender thought for a moment, "This problem is too complicated. I can only say that if the strings in the treble area are replaced separately, the sound quality in the treble area may be greatly improved.
"But the balance parameters of the entire piano will be broken, and then it will need to be adjusted in all directions again. After adjustment, you may find that some keys in the midrange or bass area are different from before."
Come to think of it, Qin Jian thought to himself, he still remembers the CF7 press conference, and Takuma Yoshino's wonderful speech at the press conference is still unforgettable to him.
After two months of living in the piano workshop, watching the workers busy in the workshop every day, Qin Jian was influenced by his ears and eyes, and he started to have some old thoughts again. After all, he had some 'special' formulas.
But making a piano is not just about mastering a few sets of parameters to create miracles.
Qin Jian sighed: "I understand, sir."
The old bartender grinned: "Don't be discouraged. The set of parameters you provided this time is already quite interesting. If you are interested, you still have enough time in the future."
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Half an hour later, with the help of Hawke and two workers, the modified Yamah upright piano named "Xiaohei" by Qin Jian was moved to the second floor of his small home.
The piano was placed close to the wall by the window. He could sit on the bed and practice the piano, with the writing desk in his left hand and the sea around his head.
Although the space inside the house is smaller, it feels really good.
After seeing off the workers, Qin Jian was not practicing the piano.
After translating the literature for a while, he went to bed. Duan Ran was still practicing the piano. With nothing to do, he opened up the space again.
His eyes moved to the two golden mysterious medals again.
[Golden Performance Medal]
[Item Introduction]: A badge of honor symbolizing the piano profession, which can only be worn by top pianists.
[How to use]: Not available yet
"Alas~"
During the rescue incident at the Bergen Music Festival, Qin Jian won these two medals in the ossia cadenza.
It can be seen that the two medals are not ordinary items, and the golden light shining in the object frame is dazzling.
However, the functions that have not been opened yet make Qin Jian feel a little itchy.
Ever since he saw the 'discount card' among the four options for the last debris collection reward, Qin Jian knew that there were still a lot of unknowns in this space for him to develop.
But after the Mozart Music Competition, he gradually broke away from the development direction of relying on space upgrades and moved towards a route planned by himself.
But this does not prevent him from still having a strong curiosity about space.
Compared with props that can directly enhance his piano playing ability, he likes the anecdotes in music history provided in the space.
For example, Czerny's letters, Mozart's last wish, and the story of the Queen of the Night. Every time he saw those things, he felt like he was picking up shells in a sea of sand.
It's not bad to play an advanced virtual game that develops a collection style. That's what Qin Jian really thinks.
It's just that he never upgraded.
Originally, he thought it was the lack of adoration points that prevented him from upgrading, but now that he had 45,700+ points in his hand, he still had no intention of upgrading.
"We'll talk about it after the competition is over."
Taking one last look at the two golden medals, Qin Jian opened Chris Piano's Intermediate Guide.