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Taiyin Daquanji 1 太音大全集
Folio "6", Part 1: Specific steps for getting started; 卷六:名數發端第一、右手指法第二         I/94 
           . . . . Part 2: Right hand finger techniques (compare Cheng Yujian)

From here to the end of some versions of this handbook is a section (see QQJC I/94 - 103) that is considered either as a continuation of Folio 5 or the beginning of Folio 6. From pp. 94-101 it has a section with no overall title but with 24 numbered entries on a variety of themes, including finger techniques and rules that should be followed.
Explanations provided by the translator may be in italics, brackets ( ) or footnotes.
2)

Begins at far right of top page with:

#1. Specific steps for getting started (名數發端第一; I/94)

Extend the qin with phoenix crop at right and dragon's beard at left...."
置琴者鳳嗉在右,龍鬚在左,軫居案外,去案一寸有半。比肩而坐,心應五徽,氣和體正,然後扣弦而鼓之。 凡學者先習數弦,數之則自大弦始。一曰宮,二曰商,三曰角,四曰徴,五曰羽,六曰少宮,七曰少商。近岳為一徽,至尾為十三徽。出十三徽一指間曰徽外。 徽,美也,亦繩直也。傳曰:琴瑟之專一,誰能聽之。故不為專一而致其美者,徽之義也,弦數小大之不齊,而堅然應指,為始少有參差者,繩直之義也。莊子曰:「吾奏之以人,徽之以天。」或者乃以義當為徽,何其弦數也。 按弦而引之向岳曰:上,向尾曰下。審絃而扣之向外曰出,向內曰入。大弦之表為外,大向之裡為內。放此譜字竝左指者徽鼓也。右指者弦數也。

大食中名左指也。

乇尸末乚勾__丁__右指也。

如__則九為徽數,四為弦數,餘字同。

 

#2. Right hand finger techniques (右手指法第二; I/94)
See * in image top right: 8 short forms, 45 explanations, then 47 short forms; no indication of source.

Begins on 6th column from left on top left page with the title 右手指法第二, then it has the 8 short forms followed by the first five of the 45 explanations (plus the title of the 6th). Ideally the explanatory text of these 45 right hand clusters (which cannot be typed) will eventually be typed out and translated, perhaps starting here below. However, the text itself is often unclear (the edition in Qin Fu is better) and the explanations themselves often confusing. In addition, most are no longer used.

手指法第二 Fingering methods #2

八字調領 Outline of eight stroke indicators

乇:托字,大指入也。 tuo thumb goes in; this and pi are sometimes reversed
尸:擘字,大指出也。 pi/bo thumb goes out (also 劈 pi)
木:抹字,食指入也。 mo index finger in
乚:挑字,食指出也。 tiao index finger out
勾:勾字,中指入也。 gou middle finger in
__:剔字,中指出也。 ti middle finger out
丁:打字,名指入也。 da ring finger in
__:摘字,名指出也。 zhai ring finger out
Alternate shorthands then given forand 抹 .

  1. ____   :    並蠲字
    右抹勾相聯謂之蠲。
    如「   」(即蠲三)謂先抹次勾,食指屈起,中指著四弦上,須令兩聲相
    (continuing on page at right)  
    續,不可抹自一聲,勾自一聲也。蓋抹勾雖有先後,而下指正須相 逐,勢舅逸驥攢蹄為善。與見疊蠲釋。
    (The You Lan finger technique explanations include two brief explanations for 蠲 juan followed by one for "相接蠲又曰連蠲", although for its finger diagrams there is a special illustration for "曡蠲" [next]. Here, though, there are in all explanations for 6 more types of "蠲 juan".)

  2. ____   :    並曡蠲字
    右抹兩絃,勾兩絃,後抹與前勾相續曰疊蠲(且如__),即先抹三
    絃,次抹四絃勾三相逐,次勾四絃九四聲而中間兩聲相聯也。
    大抵正蠲二疊蠲三,故譜中言蠲三。勾四者正蠲也,言蠲三四雖
    無田字即疊蠲也,且疊字從畾從冝非從畾也,近世譜中有言
    倚蠲者,盖第一聲,少息,而後三聲相續有言双倚蠲者,則第三
    聲少息而獨出勾聲也,然此乃疾徐踈數之節,有自然而非使
    然,不可書之於譜以爲一定之規。
    (This is the longest explanation I know of for any finger technique.)

  3. ____   :    並連蠲字
    右連蠲有二法,當視絃數為之,就如連(蠲)即謂先正蠲而就加背
    蠲也。《離騷》中有連蠲則先抹三四五絃如一聲,而就勾四五絃如
    疊蠲法也。蓋食指才抹五弦即隨下中指勾四絃令與抹五(絃)
    相續,總成五聲,第五聲與六聲相聯也。餘見「背蠲」。
    (An example is given from
    Li Sao but no surviving version has a 蠲/㳙. Ends with "also see bei juan; there is no such explantion here but perhaps elsewhere?)

  4. ____   :    並反蠲字
    右打勾相連為反蠲指法,與正蠲同,但(改)抹為打而聲比正蠲
    差急切耳。《
    履霜》、《烏夜啼》是也。
    A comment explains these are two melody names.

  5. ____   :    並半蠲字
    右,如半蠲三,謂以食指急抹二三,中指隨下着在二絃上,只令
    二絃有三聲。又法,食指才抹中指急勾,是也。

  6. ____   :    並双蠲字
      (Continue right hand finger technique 「双蠲」)    I/95     
    右正蠲聲者兩聲双蠲即以抹勾之間添一抹。

  7. ____   :    並散双蠲字
    其法蠲弌即急抹一二,勾一都作一聲,須急作。

  8. 双勹   :    並双勾字;   You Lan #10
    右先抹次勾急作兩聲,中指着四弦上。右別譜云:双抹、双勾其理皆同,但異名也。

  9. 日勹   :    間勾字 jian gou;   You Lan #7
    假令散打四(大九挑六)間勾不動,即是大九按六不動,散打四挑五按六間勾,有八聲,凣譜中云大間勾。打六、勾五、勾六、打五、挑七,此五聲名為大間勾。
    (This should be a mistake: if da jian gou has 8 notes, then the one with 5 notes should be jian gou; #11 xiao jian gou has 3 notes.)

  10. 大日勹 :    大間勾字
    其法先打三此勾二三又挑四。
    (This seems as though the explanations for #9 and #10 have been reversed.)

  11. 小日勹 :    小間勾字
    先勾三,次勾二,又挑四,三聲。又法,先勾六,次勾五,復挑七,此三聲名為小間勾。

  12. 西日勹 :    覆間勾字;   You Lan #9 ?
    假令散打四,大十挑六,覆間勾不動,即是大九按六不動,散打三四,挑按六不動,勾四五打四,挑按六是也。

  13. 口/委 厶婁字 :    員婁 (圓摟 ?)

     

  14. ____   :    大員字(大圓?)
    (#14 continues on page at right)  

  15. ____   :    間婁員字

  16. ____   :    發刺字(撥剌、潑剌?)

  17. ____   :    全扶字

  18. ____   :    半扶字

  19. ____   :    顯扶字

  20. ____   :    暗扶字

  21. ____   :    彈字

      (Continue right hand finger techniques)    I/96     

  22. ____  :    並舟彈字 (?)

  23. ____  :    並双彈字

  24. ____  :    並三彈字

  25. ____  :    並合彈字

  26. ____  :    鎖字

  27. ____  :    小鎖字

  28. ____  :    長鎖字

  29. ____  :    急鎖字

  30. ____  :    三鎖字:大指食指,先歷,後抹,又歷一聲。
    Compare
    Cheng Yujian: 即短璅法也....以大指搯食指第一,節文上近指面急先抹入,又急挑出,又急抹入相連,共三聲也。"

  31. ____  :    換指鎖字

  32. ____  :    捻起字

  33. ____  :    齪測 角反

  34. ____  :    背齪字

  35. ____  :    齊齪字

  36. ____  :    拂字

  37. ____  :    拂起字

  38. ____  :    連拂字

  39. ____  :    歷字

      (Continue right hand finger techniques)    I/97a     

  40. ____  :    急歷字

  41. ____  :    輪字

  42. ____  :    輪歷字

  43. ____  :    並度字

  44. ____  :    齊撮字

  45. ____  :    搗字
 
右手譜字偏傍釋 Explanation of right hand shorthand forms

Contue to next section: Left hand finger techniques

 
Footnotes (Shorthand references are explained on a separate page)

1.Taiyin Daquanji
See comments with right hand technique explanations. QF 100-1
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2. Explanations by translator
See comments concerning the structure of the original text.
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