Talk:Guqin tunings

Relation to marks on guqin
My guqin has a set of marks on it, denoting, I assume, stops along the string. These stops are placed at lengths compared to the total string length of 1/8, 1/6, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3, 2/5, 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, and 7/8. Of these, only 1/8, 1/6, 1/3, 1/4, 1/2, 2/3, and 3/4 correspond to Pythagorean ratios. The article should relate these markings to the tunings. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.104.122.200 (talk) 03:43, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

The marks show the positions of harmonics, not of stopped notes. Stopped note positions are indicated in modern tablatures by decimal numerals following the number of the "mark", with "mark" being nearest the right-hand of the qin.

Octaves??
Would be very nice to know what octave the tuning pitches are in. This could be done by using either scientific pitch notation (e.g., Middle C = C4) or giving a reference frequency (e.g., "lowest string is tuned to C ~ 130.8 Hz".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.249 (talk) 21:22, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Tuning names
It might be better to remove the "English names" from the Table. Ruibin is translated as "lush guest" but when "lush" refers to a person in means the person is persistently drunk. The translation of "wu mei" includes "intermediary", but the primary meaning of "mei" is "matchmaker" (i.e. a person who introduces young people to each other as possible spouses), while "intermediary" means any kind of go-between. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.183.61.59 (talk) 11:53, 14 December 2017 (UTC)