r/Guqin

hi! i found a guzheng secondhand for a good price i think? and i really want to buy and start playing, but i have gel nails. my left hand i super short so i can play instruments like i have a banjo and zhongruan i can play with my nails and my right hand length is like in the picture. so i'm just wondering if having my right hand have long nails will be an issue when playing? or if it won't really matter and maybe will act almost as finger picks? because when i play banjo i just pick with my nails instead of using finger picks. i really want to pick up the guzheng but i love my nails and don't want to get rid of them. advice or thoughts are welcome! thanks :)

Long time ago i did ask this question if its fine to make a custom Guqin based on my RL style and lifestyle and play it how i like it + traditional songs after i did i got some lets say not good responses that i should not do it to cherrish the tradition but i saw ppl make out of a old one a electric one or changing the wood colors or colorgrade a Guqin so i think i finaly had the power too poste my Guqin and ask how much of a Evil person i am letting it look Fully Gothic styled.

Short awnser to the obv's questions =

Yes it still plays like a normal Guqin

Yes its a TON of stickers but with a coating above around it so it makes it smooth and does not interupt with finger movement .

Yes its Hard to see the Strings / Dots i marked to play but u get used to it since u want to learn to play without looking anyway :D