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my country had chime bells as early as the Shang Dynasty 3500 years ago, but at that time most chime bells were in sets of three.

Later, with the development of the times, the number of chime bells in each set also increased.

The ancient chime bells were mostly used for playing in the court, and they were rarely spread among the people. They were played every time during battles, court meetings or sacrificial activities.

With such an important status and a very famous Chime Bell, it will naturally be valued.

Therefore, there is a very complicated set of chimes inside, which were repaired and hung up.

It was also at this time that Chen Wenzhe saw the complexity of this music system. It was just a bell frame, and it was very troublesome to make.

The bell frame of this set of chime bells is tall, and it is vertically intersected by two facades of different lengths.

The entire bell frame is in the shape of a curved ruler, and the two ends of 7 painted wooden beams are reinforced with copper sleeves with dragon patterns.

Supported by 6 saber warrior-shaped copper pillars and 8 pillars, it constitutes the upper, middle and lower floors.

There are 246 bell frames and hooks, including detachable components.

The short frame (left) is 335 cm long and 273 cm high, and the long frame (middle and right) is 748 cm long and 265 cm high.

There are 65 pieces of chimes in this set, which are divided into eight groups.

The upper three groups are button bells, 3 pieces;

The third group in the middle layer is Nanzhong, with 3 pieces, divided into three styles: short bell, no bell and long bell;

The lower layer is two groups of large long bells, 12 pieces, and another wrestling piece.

The largest piece is 1 cm high and weighs 152.3 kg;

The smallest piece is 20.2 cm high and weighs 2.4 kg.

The total weight of the bell body is 2567 kg, plus the copper part of the bell frame (including the hook), the total weight is 4421.48 kg.

There are three ways to hang chime bells, the lower bells are hung by rings, the hooks are two kinds of hanging tiger rings and double pole rings, the middle bells are hung by hooks, and the hooks are frame hooks and welding hooks;

The upper clock is of the plug-in type, which uses the pins to swing and hook the bell buttons.

There are a total of 3755 characters of inscriptions on the bell, frame, and hook, which include serial numbers, notes, phonetic notation, and musical temperament theory.

Most of the inscriptions are in gold, and the inscriptions of all Yongzhong's memorandum are the five characters "xxx Zuozhi", indicating who made and enjoyed the bell.

It's a pity that they didn't know who the family really didn't understand, or if they did it on purpose. They didn't mark who owned these things.

However, someone who was buried with such a set of chime bells must not be lowered.

Looking at the annotation next to the photo, Chen Wenzhe was full of amazement.

They even deciphered the inscription on Bo Zhong, which records the casting of Zong Yi.

Zong Yi refers to the wine vessels used in the ancestral temple sacrifices, and also refers to the images of tigers and dragons embroidered on the emperor's sacrificial clothes.

Because Zongyi often decorated with tigers and cockroaches, it was borrowed from the name.

蜼, a long-tailed ape, was said to have a filial nature by the ancients, and the ancients embroidered its shape on the clothes.

The inscription on the chime bells records that Zongyi was cast, so it is naturally a wine vessel.

Naturally, this kind of wine vessel was also obtained by the stall owner's family, but he didn't see the photos for a while, because they recorded a lot in this album.

The chimes are only seen now, and there must be more bronzes behind.

Another page was turned, and this photo was still a chime.

It seems that they will definitely sell this set of chimes for a sky-high price, because there are a lot of records on it.

For example, the phonetic notation on a chime bell clearly indicates the position of the bell's hanging technique, or the name of the striking part and its pronunciation, which constitute the twelve-semitone appellation system.

The rhythm theory describes the corresponding relationship between Zeng Guo and Chu, Jin, Qi, Shen, Zhou and other countries.

Zhong Ming saw 28 law names and 66 class names, most of which were new materials that were previously unknown.

The inscription of this set of chime bells is an important monograph on the theory of rhythm in ancient my country.

However, it is not the only one. The stall owner was very caring. At this time, he actually gave a mobile phone. There is a concert on it?

After a little inspection, Chen Wenzhe knew that this was a large-scale performance held in Shendu using chime bells.

And that set of chime bells came from the land of Qilu, which is Chen Wenzhe's hometown, so he has naturally heard of it.

However, he hadn't actually heard it himself.

It was a large tomb accidentally discovered on the land of Qilu, and a complete set of chime bells was also unearthed inside.

It is by using that set of chime bells that modern people have restored the use of chime bells.

Such a set of chime bells has a wide range of sounds, a full range of sounds, and beautiful timbre.

Each bell has two musical tones in a third interval, which can be fired separately without interfering with each other, or they can be fired simultaneously to form a pleasant harmony.

This proves the law of double tones per bell in ancient Chinese chime bells.

The whole set of chimes has deep and thick bass, round and honest midrange and crisp and clear treble.

Its range is from c2 to d7, and there are twelve semitones in the center range. It can be rotated and tuned to play various music of seven-tone scale.

Of course, Chen Wenzhe didn't know these things at first, but got it from the introduction.

People let him watch this video, it must be because they have a set of chime bells, which is definitely not inferior to the set unearthed by Qilu.

Of course Chen Wenzhe is very clear about this, he even knows very well how these chime bells are made.

The bell and the copper components of the bell frame are copper, tin and lead alloys, and the proportion of the alloy varies according to the application.

It is made by wave casting, separate casting, soldering, brazing, casting, gold embedding, and grinding, with exquisite craftsmanship.

The assembly and layout of the chimes are very reasonable in terms of mechanics, aesthetics and practical operation.

The whole set of clocks is decorated with human, beast, dragon, flower and geometric patterns, using various techniques such as round withering, floating withering, intaglio, and color painting.

With red, black, yellow and the true color of bronze against each other, it looks solemn and solemn, exquisite and magnificent.

There are 6 T-shaped painted wooden poles, and 2 painted bell-strike wooden sticks come out together with the clock.

Based on this and determined by experiments, a total of 5 people are needed to use this set of clocks.

3 people hold small molds in both hands and play the middle and upper bells;

The 2 people each hold a bell striking wooden stick and play the lower bell.

Of course, these contents were discovered by him through backtracking.

You can see those bronze chime bells through the photos, and if you continue to look back, you can see the process of casting, playing and burial of the chime bells.

In ancient my country, chime bells were musical instruments dedicated to the upper class and a symbol of rank and power.

There are also inscriptions related to the melody on this set of chime bells, with more than 2800 characters.

Although most of these inscriptions are unknown to Chen Wenzhe, he still knows that there are many musical terms recorded on them.

The most important thing is that this set of chime bells is the best, top-notch, otherwise it would not be buried with a prince.

Through retrospect, Chen Wenzhe knew that the chime bell music is crisp and bright, melodious and pleasant, and can play the same melody as singing, so it is also called the singing bell.

Although chime bells are an ancient percussion instrument, their sound quality, intonation, and timbre are by no means inferior to those of national percussion instruments such as drums, big drums, big gongs, small gongs, big cymbals, small cymbals, and bowls.

It is not inferior to Western percussion instruments such as timpani, marimba, banjo, snare drum and snare drum.

It is not inferior to jazz percussion instruments such as drums. If it is not a bit troublesome to use, the main reason is that this thing is too expensive and few people can afford it.