The artistic rebirth of engineering women

Chapter 14
Yue Wenjing is not a person with a strong sense of direction, so it was not until Cen Xi parked the car in a place completely unfamiliar to her that she realized that this was not the way to the piano hall.

After she finished the two stance trainings this morning, she took a short rest before recovering.Although there is still some soreness in the body, it is better than before.Then Cen Xi took her around the yard for a while.It's October, and the climate at this moment is not the moodiness she remembers most in her previous life. In addition, today's sunshine is just right, and the scenery in the courtyard is more magnificent than spring in autumn. She is reminded to correct herself at any time. While looking at the red-dyed frost leaves under his guidance, and sniffing the fragrance of osmanthus, he completely forgot about the discomfort in his body.

After breakfast, it was already past eight o'clock.

She thought that today's itinerary was the same as before, but at this moment, standing in front of this strange building, she couldn't help but look at Cen Xi suspiciously.

"I won't be teaching piano today. Did you bring the keys I gave you a while ago?" Yue asked Jing Wenyan to take out the keys from his coat pocket, and spread his palms, "I have."

"This is the key to the violin workshop. These days, I will take you to make violins. It's not that people who don't know how to make violins can't play well. The violin is an instrument, and it's also a friend of the violinist. It doesn't hurt to know more about your partner. He took the key and opened the door, and said again: "Actually, I should have brought you here before I formally learned the piano. It's just that it took a long time to learn the piano. It's a bit inconvenient for you to rush here from home. It's better now."

Perhaps it was because no one cared about it for a long time, the moment the door was pushed open, the heavy wooden door made a "squeak" sound, bringing out an inexplicable sense of solemnity.

"Guqin has the saying of 'Miantong Dizi'. It is mentioned in "Bi Luozi Chaiqin Fa": "The husband Qin is a tool, it can communicate with the virtues of the gods, and it is the harmony of heaven and earth, so it can be made by extraordinary wood." And There is a saying: "There is no material in the world that is as gentle as a tung tree, and as firm as a catalpa. The emptiness of a tung tree, the reality of a catalpa, the combination of hardness and softness, the way of heaven and earth, and the righteousness of yin and yang." Only when yin and yang are in harmony can a good tone be produced. Qin." Turning to the table by the wall, there are more than ten kinds of tools for cutting pianos on the table, and the various blades are even more dazzling.

"It took more than two years to make the violin in the ancient method, with more than [-] processes. It was called 'ten violins and nine wastes' in ancient times, which shows the hardships. The first step is to choose the bottom of the violin. Look here." He led her to another wall.There were many boards leaning against the walls, and quite a few were stacked on the floor. "These are some woods I have collected. There are paulownia, fir, and catalpa. The bottom of the piano should be a hundred-year-old catalpa, pinched with nails, so it is firm and not intrusive." After finishing speaking, he took a piece of catalpa, "feel it .”

Yue Wenjing then approached, stretched out his hand, and pinched it with his nails, slightly surprised.In the pharmacognosy experiment class, she also saw a lot of stem medicinal materials described as "hard quality", and she always wanted to pinch and break them without giving up, and then came to a conclusion that "it is quite difficult to break". conclusion.Hard ones like this are rare.

When she regained her senses, Cen Xi had already taken the piece of catalpa and walked towards the desk by the window.

"The next step is the law. After the Han Dynasty, the length of the qin was set to be three feet six inches and six minutes, but the reality is different, so you don't have to stick to it." Taking a pencil and a ruler, I made a rough gesture with my palm and began to draw on the wood. From the description above, "the length of the qin is closely related to the sound of the qin. If it is short, the sound will be high and focused, and if it is long, it will be diffuse and muddy. The style of the qin also has a certain influence on the qin, which can be felt slowly in the future. The qin made today is formal. Come over here."

She saw that under his outline, Zhenchi, Longchi, Foothole, and Fengmao were arranged in an orderly manner, and the structure of the bottom of the piano gradually became clear. After measuring the distance, she drew out the edge of the proper bottom of the piano, and the whole The testimonial process is basically over.

It was almost noon at this time, and the two went back first.After a simple wash and lunch, they went back to their rooms for a lunch break.Until three o'clock in the afternoon, Fu returned to the piano workshop.

"The next step is chopping. Making the prototype of the piano is also a kind of processing." This step consumes a lot of energy, and there is not much to explain about the process. Compared with before, Cen Xi talked a lot less.The usually gentle and refined man stepped on the table and saw the excess scraps with both hands.It's clearly a carpentry job, but he doesn't look rude, but has a different kind of chic.

During this time, Yue Wenjing besides watching from the sidelines, also helped to wipe off the sweat oozing from his face from time to time, and handed him the prepared water.

The time spent so far is not small. After Cen Xi completes the prototype of the bottom of the piano, plus refining and polishing, it will be over in a day.

"Let's stop here, let's go back to rest first, and come back tomorrow." Before leaving, he leaned the bottom of the piano against the wall.

I came back here after the morning exercise the next day, continued yesterday's work, and the next step was to make piano noodles.Sure enough, Cen Xi led her to those logs again.

"The surface of the piano is different from the bottom of the piano. The commonly used material is paulownia, especially the lonely paulownia that was born in the stone, and fir is also used. The sound of the piano is related to the nature of the wood. The sound of the piano is better when the wood is exhausted. Tong is easier to lift, it is light, it is loose when struck, it is brittle when folded, and it is slippery when stroked, so the first choice is old Tong.

After the test, chopping the qin, beveling and polishing, the surface of the qin is initially completed.

"The key to the production of the surface of the piano lies in the belly of the piano. There are very few records in the books, and most of the predecessors passed it down from master to apprentice. The thickness distribution is recorded in "Qin Ji", and the specifics vary from piano to piano. The structure of "Nayin" is Lei It was created by Su Dongpo, and it is described in detail in "Su Dongpo's Notes." As for the untold secret, Yue Wenjing stared at it intently.Cen Xi's movements are very smooth and familiar, and after a while, the belly of the piano is completed.

"Then comes the accessories. The material is mostly ivory, followed by red sandalwood. Jujube wood was used in ancient times, and I am also accustomed to using jujube wood." It was busy again, and the accessories such as Yueshan and Longjian were also finished.

"Then for the harp, one is glued together with lacquer, and the other is glued with fish skin. After gluing, tie them tightly with soft ropes and put them in a darkroom for seven days." Then he pulled down the heavy curtain by the window, "Come back in seven days. "

Making pianos is undoubtedly a brand new experience for Yue Wenjing.In the previous life, I studied the piano for several years, and the time spent with it was not short, but I never thought that making a piano was so difficult.It only took two days to repair the wood to the prototype of the qin. This speed is still based on the premise of Cen Xi's skill in making qin.A piano is not too big, but the length of time and the complexity of the process are simply jaw-dropping!It is hard to imagine what kind of genius created such a divine weapon.

Looking at the sky outside the window, it was really dark.Although it was almost late autumn and it got dark earlier, it took almost a day.Looking at the flowing clouds and flowing water when Cen Xi made the piano, he didn't know the passage of time.Thinking about it at this time, I feel quite a feeling that "one day in the cave is a thousand years in the world".

Watching for two days is quite rewarding.

(End of this chapter)