Reader-built field atlas

Bridge-and-Bend Atlas

A visible left-hand press becomes useful evidence only when it is connected to the right-hand attack and the pitch movement a listener can actually hear.

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The evidence pair

Two photographs that can be compared

Frame 1

A full playing view that keeps the right hand, bridge field and left hand visible

Frame 2

A closer view of the left-hand press or release without losing its string position

What the note must add

Name the recording or setting, instrument configuration and exact timestamp when available. Separate visible gesture from audible result, and do not infer repertoire, tuning, skill or intention from a still image.

Submissions remain private until East Moment reviews the rights, specificity and usefulness of the record.

Editorial founding evidence

A visible baseline, with the gaps left open

These are East Moment editorial records built from authorized or rights-cleared imagery. They are not reader submissions and do not count toward the public record total.

Two hand zones before the audible bend

Partial editorial baseline

Two open-license performance photographs keep the bridge field and both hands visible, establishing where attack and post-attack pressure can occur on a modern guzheng.

Guzheng performer working on both sides of the movable bridges — Visible: both hand zones and bridge field. Missing: the note and its pitch path.

Guzheng performer with right hand near the attack area and left hand beyond the bridges — Visible: separated physical jobs. Missing: matched sound and a confirmed bend.

Still missing: The stills contain no matched audio, timestamp, tuning or confirmed technique label. They cannot prove what pitch moved, how far it moved or whether the visible pressure created the intended sound.

Approved reader records

The Atlas in public

No complete attack-to-bend record has cleared review.

The first approved record will connect both hands to one audible pitch movement. A beautiful press photograph without sound or timing cannot complete the Atlas.

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