Ouyang Copperware Production Skill Level: City Level Region: Xiangcheng County Dynasty: Northern Song Dynasty The production and manufacturing of Ouyang's copper musical instruments began in the Northern Song Dynasty, flourished in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and prospered in the present. After nearly a thousand years of development, the products are finely processed, radiant, crisp, and mellow. After national technical appraisal, the quality has reached the Ministry of Excellent and Provincial Excellent. It is a qualified enterprise of the Ministry of Agriculture, a credit enterprise of Henan Province, and won the gold medal of the 87 Expo. At present, Xiangcheng County Seagull Musical Instruments Co., Ltd., which mainly produces Ouyang copper musical instruments, has strong technical strength and unparalleled craftsmanship. The products include: community fire copper instruments, stage copper instruments, percussion instruments, drums, Buddhist supplies and other musical instruments. Ouyang's copper musical instruments have the characteristics of beautiful timbre, large amplitude without noise, and durability. Its production process mainly includes: melting copper, injection molding, beating, shaping, quenching, trimming, and tuning. For a long time, the production skills of copper musical instruments have been taught by teachers and apprentices. Although the process of copper musical instruments has been seen in many books, the true essence of the skills still needs to be mastered by intuition and long-term practice. It is difficult to express and write. The product has no specific physical and chemical indicators and is mastered by experience. In particular, tuning is the most technical, and the tone of the gong is determined by hearing. The hammer must be skillful and the weight must be balanced. Through the hammer strike, the difference in the internal structure of the gong piece can be heard. Especially the last hammer, it must have a deep foundation and use the right force to accurately tune the tone. Therefore, the production of copper gongs has always been said to be "a thousand hammers and a hammer to determine the tone". This difficult-to-describe skill is precisely the essence of Ouying copperware, the crystallization of wisdom summed up by the people in long-term labor, and an extremely precious historical heritage. "Ouying copperware production skills" was included in the list of Xuchang City's intangible cultural heritage in 2016. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)