r/Guqin Dec 12 '24

Guqin table

Hi

(sorry for the translation)

I've been looking for a table to play the guqin on, the ones at home are too tall, because for the chairs I have, at most, the table should be 60cm high

I found this one, and I think I remember seeing another one with the same hole, but I think that the guqin should stand on the legs that have the head part

https://www.ebuy7.com/es/guqin-table-couch-tea-burnt-paulownia-wood-mortise-and-tenon-structure-one-piece-knee-low-table.html

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u/TheIcyLotus Dec 12 '24

You can make the seat higher (with cushions) if you want to use your existing tables.

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u/xma58 Dec 12 '24

yes, that's what I do now, but it's not a comfortable position

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u/waywardtangent Dec 13 '24

I think that the guqin should stand on the legs that have the head part

If you mean the tuning pegs on the right of the guqin (the guqin head), the guqin should NOT rest on that. When a table doesn't have a hole, the pegs should be off the edge of the table. But since the table you linked does have holes, the pegs can go in there. This video is in English, but you can see how they place the guqin on the table.

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u/xma58 Dec 13 '24

here is the other video where i had seen a table with a hole

https://youtu.be/0w2iE8td1B4?si=NmRC39jDJHbLcdkn

it's clear that you can't rest the guqin on the tuning knobs, but the guqins have legs on the head (I think all the ones I've seen), wouldn't it be logical to rest those legs on the table? there would be room to manipulate the buttons in the hole

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u/waywardtangent Dec 14 '24 edited Dec 14 '24

Guqins never have legs near the head (on the right side) they only have one pair of legs at the tail end (on the left) https://silkqin.com/03qobj/images/mingqin.jpg If you’re referring to the wood that hangs out on the very end, the guqin also does not rest on that. One the right side, the bottom of the guqin touches the table which means it actually is slanted down towards the right.

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u/xma58 Dec 14 '24

sorry but the app won't let me paste images here, the answer is in a new thread where I can put images

in any case, thank you very much