The structure of the Tajik Aichi

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Tajik Ace is composed of a resonance box, a headstock, a shaft, a peg, a bridge, a string and a bow. It has a unique shape and a crisp sound, which can be used for solo, ensemble or singing and dancing accompaniment. Popular in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and its adjacent areas.

The structure of the Tajik Aichi

sound box
It is flat and rectangular, and is made by bending lead iron plates. The box is 24 cm long, 18.5 cm wide, and 11 cm high. The front side of the piano box has a through hole for installing the piano rod, and there is a circular sound hole in the middle of the right box wall with a diameter of 3.5 cm.

headstock, stem
It is made of a piece of wood, usually made of pine or willow, with a thin top and a thick bottom, conical shape, and a total length of 56 cm. The top of the headstock is slightly thinner, the string groove is opened at the back, and there are two to four walnut wood T-shaped pegs on both sides. The piano bar is a circular column body without a fingerboard, the upper end is provided with a ring-shaped mountain support string, and the lower end is installed in the piano box and exposed outside the box.

bridge
The front of the piano box is equipped with a stringed bridge. The bridge is made of walnut or apricot wood and is in the shape of a round arch bridge. The horse is 3.3 cm long, 1.9 cm high and 0.5 cm wide.

strings
Zhang two to four steel strings, the inner string is the thickest, tapering in turn, and the outer string is the thinnest.

bow
The bow rod is made of willow or poplar, and a bundle of horsetails is tied at both ends for bow hair, and the length of the bow is 45 cm.

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The Tajik Aijik (pinyin: tǎ jí kè àijié kè) is the only bow-drawn stringed musical instrument of the Tajik people. Unique shape, crisp sound, can be used for solo, ensemble or singing and dancing accompaniment. Popular in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and its adjacent areas.

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The Tajik Aichi is the only bow-drawn stringed musical instrument of the Tajik people. Unique shape, crisp sound, can be used for solo, ensemble or singing and dancing accompaniment. Popular in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and its adjacent areas.
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