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Clyde Approved 
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God Bless Last edited on Thu Jul 10th, 2008 06:00 am by Clyde |
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davidmdahl Approved
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I would not recommend using a wood wax or polish on an erhu. It is too easy to get the goop on other parts of the instrument that would cause problems. The bow in particular will not work well with anything slippery on the hairs. A clean dry rag regularly used should be enough for wiping off dust. For cleaning the strings, I sometimes use a little acetone on a rag. Of course, acetone should be used very carefully so as not to get any on the wood or snake skin. My teacher uses the pads for cleaning lens on erhu strings. Erhu strings are not that expensive, so when they are shot it is best to simply replace them. Don't do it just before a performance if you can help it since strings do need a break in period before sounding their best. Best wishes, David
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hsie Approved
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davidmdahl wrote: I would not recommend using a wood wax or polish on an erhu. It is too easy to ..... Maybe finding a good string in countries outside China can't be an easy thing, so those who bought the instrument should ask for more spare strings from he seller.
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davidmdahl Approved
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There are only a few music stores in the USA that are likely to sell erhu strings, such as in San Francisco. Fortunately, it is not that difficult to order strings from Asia via the Internet. There are several sources that I know of in Singapore and Hong Kong that make it relatively easy to order strings, and the shipping cost is not much. I have even seen strings for sale on Ebay. So far, I have purchased my huqin strings from Cadenza in Singapore and pay using Paypal. Best wishes, David
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Shella Approved
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Hi, I play on and off and these days I hear more and more about Erhu's the other day a guy came up to me and asked me if he could play my erhu and he did, he said my strings were old they made to much noise he said I should use sliders. I thought about it and wondered what is sliders and where can I get them? also what can I use on my skin it is I think getting weak and dried out I also see tiny cracks on the edges or corners of the body? Shel/
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davidmdahl Approved
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I don't know what sliders are on an erhu, and have never heard the term. If your strings are old, you can replace them with a potentially big improvement in sound quality and ease of playing. A good new bow can help a lot as well. If your snake skin is loose you can experiment with different bridges to see what works the best. I don't know anything that you can put on a snake skin to tighten it up. As with a lot of things, prevention is the best cure. The typical technique for getting a long life out of the skin is to insert a pencil (cut to the width of the erhu) under the strings just above the bridge to take the pressure of the strings off the bridge and skin when the erhu is not being played. Don't oil the skin as that is more likely to make it even looser. Sometimes it is best to just get a good new instrument. I would expect that there is a music store somewhere in the Los Angeles/Orange County area that sells Chinese instruments. If you can't find one through networking or web surfing, you could order from Asia. Cadenza is one such source (http://www.cadenzamusic.biz) but there are others. Best wishes, David
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Sung Yin Approved
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Ching "Sliders" Term, slang, young generation not folk Chinese though. Rock electric guitar, erhu only or pepa slang for silver wound strings top quality pertaining to certain type of silver erhu strings NOT Chinese but German. Easy to slide fingers and drag notes up or down common with Hip music thus term "Sliders"................. Zai hui
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davidmdahl Approved
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Thanks for clearing up the meaning of 'sliders'. I have only used the Dunhuang/Mudan strings, and now for a few weeks have tried the Thomastik-Infeld strings. I don't think any of them are silver wound. They seem to be easy enough to slide around on anyway. Best wishes, David
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Clyde Approved
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God Bless Last edited on Thu Jul 10th, 2008 06:06 am by Clyde |
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God Bless Last edited on Thu Jul 10th, 2008 06:06 am by Clyde |
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thunderbird Approved 
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AmyDK wrote:Clyde - Amy, If you know how to tune a guitar...pretty well you know how to tune an Erhu...I assume you have one of those "tuners"...please see attached!...hahahaha...seems like we all started out with the "Twinkle"   Attachment: Dscn1851 copy.jpg (Downloaded 129 times)
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woodstock Approved
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Clyde, What happen to the forum that you started. Has it been moved? I had to google to find this forum. What I want to post if that I just received the butterfly to reduce the sound of my gaohu and it really works. Thanks Sung Wah. Will
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tansungwah Approved 
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You're welcome Woodstock.
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yma1985 Approved
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hi! i just bought an erhu in china and am starting to learn to play it. but i can't find any english books for learning the erhu and i will be here for 6 more months. does anyone have any good websites to recommend for beginners?
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Clyde Approved
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God Bless Last edited on Thu Jul 10th, 2008 06:07 am by Clyde |
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erwho? Approved
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Hello- this is my first post here. I have not played for a few years, due mostly to having a small child. I used to take lessons from Mr Li in DC, but I live now in Portland, Or., and have not got my erhu. I'll be getting one soon, though, and am wondering if anyone is in this area and willing to squeek along with a re-starting newbie when the time comes?
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davidmdahl Approved
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Hello erwho? Welcome to the forum. I take erhu lessons in the Portland area, and can refer you. Contact me at the email address below, without the spaces: d a v i d m d a h l @ h o t m a i l . c o m Best wishes, David
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Thanks! As soon as I have one (oh, the money, you know!), I'll be in touch.
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Den Approved
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are there any erhu players here that have recorded some of their playing and practicing? how could they be shared here on the forum?, or would it need to be indirectly available? I think it would be fun to "Hear" some of the work of any skill level, of what the members are up to. maybe we can get some posts here of music samples of the guys and gals own work. Den
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Clyde Approved
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God Bless Last edited on Thu Jul 10th, 2008 06:08 am by Clyde |
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