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| Posted: Mon Oct 9th, 2006 06:13 pm |
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My teacher is from Guangdong and grew up loving music on the gaohu. I have recordings of some tunes like "Ping Hu Qiu Yue" that are fun on erhu but sound better on gaohu. Even a guzheng tune "Yu Zhou Chang Wan" sounds great on gaohu. I hope to have my new Guangdong-style gaohu by the end of the month. My technique is somewhat less than professional, but hopefully my family will not be too exasperated with me as I learn to play it. <g> Best wishes, David
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| Posted: Mon Oct 9th, 2006 10:14 pm |
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God bless Last edited on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 08:54 pm by Clyde |
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| Posted: Tue Oct 10th, 2006 08:11 pm |
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God Bless Attachment: Gaohu and Erhu sound box III.jpg (Downloaded 115 times) Last edited on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 08:55 pm by Clyde |
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15th, 2006 04:50 pm |
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God Bless Last edited on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 08:56 pm by Clyde |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19th, 2006 02:10 pm |
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abcdefg Approved
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Erhus with six sides are those from South china and those with eight sides are mostly from north china. six sided erhu have softer but nicer sound while eight sided ones have louder but flatter sound. The bamboo tube within the sound box is to make the highest notes appear louder but it is not commmon now already
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19th, 2006 02:45 pm |
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God Bless Last edited on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 08:57 pm by Clyde |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19th, 2006 08:10 pm |
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davidmdahl Approved
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My teacher's erhu has a resonator similar to the one on the right side in the photo accompanying the post on Tue Oct 10th, 2006 01:11 pm. There was a cylinder in the resonator but my teacher removed it, and the sound was better. It is difficult for me to compare the sound of this erhu to mine of six sides since the strings and wood are very different, but I love the eight sided one. The projection is good without being harsh. I suspect that erhus are being made to be louder nowdays for playing in an orchestra or otherwise in situations where they need to be heard in a larger hall with noisy instruments. It does not take a loud erhu to be heard well enough in a small ensemble in a small room. I hope that too much of the sweet and rich sound of the erhu is not lost in the push to be louder. Best wishes, David
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19th, 2006 10:42 pm |
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God Bless Last edited on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 08:59 pm by Clyde |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 30th, 2006 05:20 pm |
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God Bless Last edited on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 09:02 pm by Clyde |
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| Posted: Tue Oct 31st, 2006 09:02 pm |
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God Bless Last edited on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 09:03 pm by Clyde |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 3rd, 2006 12:42 pm |
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abcdefg Approved
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Erhu orgin from ancient North Korean instrument xiqin about 1000 years ago. Jinghu and Banhu are descendents of it and appeared only about 700 years after erhu to play local operas. Anyway eight sided erhus are decreasing and six sided are becoming more popular. However gaohu and zhonghu must be eight sided or round in terms of sound physics. Got a question, for the snake skin to be of the same quality, whats the difference between the size of scales.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 3rd, 2006 12:42 pm |
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abcdefg Approved
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Jinghu is very established and is widely used in orchestra solos and beijing operas and has far more solo pieces than gaohu+zhonghu. It should be cheap and fun to learn suggest u try one Last edited on Fri Nov 3rd, 2006 12:56 pm by abcdefg |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 3rd, 2006 01:36 pm |
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God Bless Last edited on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 09:04 pm by Clyde |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 3rd, 2006 01:40 pm |
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God Bless Last edited on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 09:04 pm by Clyde |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 3rd, 2006 04:32 pm |
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davidmdahl Approved
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I have not played a jinhu yet. I saw a couple in a San Francisco music store, but they did not have bridges. From what I understand, the jinghu is only played in first position. I think that gaohu is a better instrument for me considering the music I enjoy. Maybe some day if I wish to learn more about opera I will consider a jinghu. I just got a four DVD set of the Peony Pavilion, so we will see. Regarding scale size on the snake skin, I have been told that better skins have larger scales. This is not the only determining factor for good sound of course. Certainly the skin thickness is important as well. Perhaps the thickness is the important characteristic and scale size is an indication of that. For jinghu, I believe that python skin is not necessarily used, so the indicators may be different. Since the jinghu requires such a small skin, relative to the erhu, it seems that it should be easier to find a high quality section. Best wishes, David
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| Posted: Fri Nov 3rd, 2006 07:24 pm |
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God Bless Attachment: student Erhu 2.jpg (Downloaded 140 times) Last edited on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 09:05 pm by Clyde |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 8th, 2006 06:03 am |
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yulim Approved
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Hello Clyde! Please check this links: http://cgi.ebay.com/Wonderful-Professional-Suzhou-Aged-Rosewood-Erhu_W0QQitemZ7420923913QQihZ016QQcategoryZ308QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem is it really costs that expensive?and how do i know the maker is really Master Wan Xi Qing or not? please advice where can i get the cheaper price with the same quality. thanks for your help.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 8th, 2006 08:13 am |
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God Bless Attachment: Dragon head Erhu Rose wood.jpg (Downloaded 132 times) Last edited on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 09:06 pm by Clyde |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 8th, 2006 09:20 am |
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God Bless Attachment: erhu with case.jpg (Downloaded 135 times) Last edited on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 09:07 pm by Clyde |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 8th, 2006 05:07 pm |
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davidmdahl Approved
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I have purchased several erhu-family instruments (huqin) from Cadenza Music in Singapore in the $400-$500 range and have been very happy with the quality. I would be hesitant to purchase an erhu for under $200 but maybe the sweet spot starts around $300 depending on the supplier. Some of the more expensive erhus are made of exotic wood, such as gold sandalwood. I am not convinced that these are necessarily better than rosewood. If a better skin and workmanship is used in addition to the expensive wood a better erhu will be the result. Low quality sandalwood might be used to justify a high price on Ebay when it is no better than or inferior to old rosewood. While I have not ordered instruments from Sung Wah (Eason) in Singapore, I have ordered supplies. Based on my experience with Sung Wah, I would be confident recommending him as a reliable and knowledgable source. My primary source for Chinese instruments is Cadenza. Best wishes, David
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