Sheng 笙 series - Jean Joseph Marie Amiot - 錢德明 - 18th cet CE

Joseph Marie Amiot was a French Jesuit who was sent on a mission to China in the 18th century, where he remained until his death.

He was one of the first Europeans to have serious scientific insights into Chinese music culture.

His description of the Sheng in Mémoire sur la musique des Chinois, tant anciens que modernes
is probably the most accurate and detailed that existed in Europe up to that time.
Amiot recognized the unique Free Reed technique, which was still unknown in Europe at the time.

In his book, first published in Europe in 1779 and 1780, there are descriptions of 4 Sheng variants, with their tunings, pipe lengths, and arrangements.

I have tried to reproduce these 4 variants (24,19,19,13) as 3 D models as they are described.

For the calculation of the indicated lengths I have used the French unit of measurement that was current at the time of Amiot until the French Revolution.

If you open the pictures of the Sheng variants with the descriptions in an extra window you can read the details

Thank you for your time, Michael

约瑟夫-玛丽-阿米奥（Joseph Marie Amiot）是法国耶稣会士钱德明，18 世纪被派往中国传教，直至去世。

他是最早对中国音乐文化有严肃科学见解的欧洲人之一。

他在《中国古今音乐备忘录》中对笙的描述
中对笙的描述可能是当时欧洲最准确、最详细的。
阿米奥认识到了当时在欧洲尚不为人知的独特自由簧技术。

他的书于 1779 年和 1780 年首次在欧洲出版，书中描述了 4 种笙的变体，以及它们的调音、管子长度和排列方式。

我试图按照书中的描述将这 4 个变体（24、19、19、13）复制为 3 D 模型。

在计算所标注的长度时，我使用了法国大革命之前阿米奥时期的法国计量单位。

如果您在一个额外的窗口中打开带有说明的笙变体图片，您就可以阅读到详细内容。

感谢您的宝贵时间，迈克尔