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Ney Bakımı ve Oluşabilecek Sorunlar

Ney is made from a kind of knotty reed called "kargı". The Latin name of this cane as a species is Arundo Donax. It grows in the Southeast, Mediterranean and Aegean regions of Turkey. In addition, ney reeds are collected from Egypt (around the Nile), Syria (around the Orontes) and Cyprus (from the south and north).
The ney, which is in various sizes according to its chords, consists of nine knuckles. There are 7 holes in Turkish and Arabic neys, six at the top and one at the bottom. Iranian neys have only 6 holes. The spongy part in the reed, called the pike, is emptied with burners that match the diameter of the knuckles in the reed, and the holes are obtained by drilling with a burner. In order for the Buselik (Natural Si) fret to be played properly, one more hole can be drilled at the bottom, so there are 8 holes.
Metal rings called "Parazvane" are placed on the ends to not to damage theends of the straw. Silver, brass or bafon (alpaca) metals are generally preferred for these parazvanes. An important part that facilitates blowing, which has been added to the ney in the last centuries, is the baspare. Başpares are made from buffalo horn, some hardwoods such as boxwood, and a recently popularized type of hard plastic called delrin, or even a mixture of epoxy. However, epoxy is a carcinogenic substance and should not be used, even though it gives a nice appearance to your thumb. Although materials such as normal plastic and PVC are used in the headpieces of lower quality neys, the first three materials are recommended for a professional. The material well as the reed used are also effective on Ney prices. The most important factors that determine the quality of buffalo horn head piece are that the horn was taken from a buffalo that died at the end of its natural life, that is, at the end of its natural life, that it is tight in its structure without cracks and breaks, and that it is carefully prepared and polished correctly in accordance with the dimensions.
For a ney to be properly tuned, it must consist of 9 knuckles and each of these knuckles must be equal to each other, which is rare to find in a reed. For this reason, ney makers adjust the tuning of the ney at the desired frequencies by using a method called shifting while opening the fret holes. For this reason, two works of the same kind do not match each other, and the tuning of the voice depends on the thickness and diameter of the fleshy part of the reed. Ideally sized neyme is very expensive and hard to find.
Features to look for in a professional quality ney; It is characterized by the fact that the yellow bright colored surface of the reed is smooth and densely fibrous, not very thick or thin, the node lengths are equal and the node widths decrease proportionally from top to bottom. What is thick or thin affects the deepest, low tone, and the thinnest, high-pitched sounds.
In addition, the Ney is a fretless instrument and the note arrangement is made by sliding on the Ney. Because each reed is of different size and quality, it is impossible for a fixed pattern to be the same for each Ney. For this reason, it is very important that the master who plays the Ney is also a Neyzen. The master who opens the ney can only determine the right chord if he is a neyzen himself.
Ney'in Sesinin Değişmesi
Genellikle Neyzen adayları zamanla (1 yıl içinde) Ney'deki ses değişimi ya da Ney'den temiz ses alamaktan şikayet ederler.
Ney'deki ses değişimi farklı sebeplere dayanır.
Öncelikle yeni Ney açıldıktan sonra üflendikçe sesi genellikle dikleşir. Bu sebeple Ney ustaları Neylerini yaklaşık olarak yarım ses kadar pes açarlar. Bu sebeple akord cıhazına baktığınızda ya da oturmuş bir Ney ile kıyaslayınca bu Ney'in daha pest olduğundan şikayet edebilirsiniz ancak bu olması gereken bir durumdur. Yeni açılan bir Ney ancak 1 sene üflendikten sonra tam sesini ve tonunu bulur. Şayet hala pest kalıyorsa ustalar bu Ney'lere tekrar ince akord ayarı yaparlar.
Diğer bir sorun da zamanla Ney'den hırıltılı ses gelmesi ya da ses üretilememesidir. Bu durum genelde yağlanmayan Ney'lerde meydana gelir. Isı ve Nem Ney'in yapısını etkiler. Hava ile temasını en aza indirgeyip mevcut nem oranını daha sabit tutabilmek açısından Ney'ler belirli aralıklarda yağlanmalıdır. Diğer taraftan kullanılan kalitesiz yağ veya ortamın tozlu oluşu da Ney'in sesini etkileyecektir. Özellikle iç yüzeyde birikip katılaşan yağ ve kir tabakası da Ney'inizin sesini değiştirebilir yahut ses alamamanıza sebep olabilir. Bu konuyu Ney Nasıl Yağlanır başlığı altında görebilirsiniz.
Ani ısı değişiklikleri de Ney'inizden istediğiniz sesi alamamanıza sebep olabilir. Neyzenler genelde sahne aldıklarında bir icra yapmadan önce Ney'lerini kısa bir süre üfleyerek ısıtırlar.