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| Posted: Wed May 27th, 2009 04:15 pm |
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Hi everyone! I just joined this forum because I got a new Erhu and I don't really know much about the maintenance and care this instrument requires. So if there is any really basic knowledge that all erhu players should know in order to take care of their instrument I would be really grateful if you could post that info here. Thanks!
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| Posted: Wed May 27th, 2009 04:31 pm |
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Den Approved 
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welcome zere0 you have come to a good place for anything erhu , from serious to fun and everything in between. there are hundreds of posts here and cover a very wide range of subjects related to erhu help. Take some time to read through all of the posts here, you will be surprised to discover how much is already been discussed. Not all the helps are logically behind the topic heading, so you would do well to go through each topic and you will discover lots of things you might not even had thought of yet. Den
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| Posted: Wed May 27th, 2009 07:18 pm |
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Zero0 Approved
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What is proper bowing and playing technique??? I go the bow hold down and I can play the inner string just fine, but when I try to play the outer string it doesn't sound as strong or as full as in the inner string. Any suggestions??? Am I placing the erhu wrong or is my hand technique messed up???
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| Posted: Wed May 27th, 2009 07:41 pm |
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Zero0 Approved
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I also have a couple of questions about cases. When I recieved my erhu it came in a case that didn't match the erhu because the erhu originally didn't have a case. What kind of case should I get. I won't be traveling with my erhu and it will mostly just be kept at home.
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| Posted: Sun May 31st, 2009 07:44 am |
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hsie Approved
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I think the most important one is to play the erhu often and another thing is to loosen the strings and move the bridge up after the playing.
____________________ Erhu | Pipa | Guqin | Guzheng | Dizi Erhu | Chinese Fiddle |
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| Posted: Sun May 31st, 2009 03:08 pm |
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Den Approved
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hsie, I ran across your animated pic in your post of aug 8 2007, I had forgotten about it, that is really neat how you did that presentation ! tying the qianjin Den
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| Posted: Sun May 31st, 2009 03:40 pm |
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tansungwah Approved 
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Hi Zero, Welcome to the forum. I've written something about erhu maintenance sometime back: http://www.eason.com.sg/resources/maintenance/string.jsp And feel free to check out our cases here: http://www.eason.com.sg/products/products_new.jsp What kind of erhu do you have at the moment? Not all erhus fit all cases. Some beijing erhus are particularly long...
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| Posted: Mon Jun 1st, 2009 12:57 am |
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Zero0 Approved
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Thanks Sung Wah. I have no idea what kind of erhu I have. My mom bought it for me when she went back to Taiwan for a visit.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 1st, 2009 03:00 am |
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ychent Approved 
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Can you post some pictures? That way we can get a better idea. Few close-up pictures of the qianjin, the bridge, and the pegs, from various angles, would be very helpful!
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| Posted: Mon Jun 1st, 2009 03:48 pm |
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Zero0 Approved
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Sure but I have no idea how to post pictures. I'll just post a link of my facebook page with the pictures. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/album.php?aid=82310&id=580963830
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| Posted: Mon Jun 1st, 2009 05:06 pm |
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ychent Approved
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Your content was marked as "unavailable" when I tried to view it. Can you check?
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| Posted: Mon Jun 1st, 2009 06:27 pm |
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davidmdahl Approved
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Zero0 wrote: Sure but I have no idea how to post pictures. I'll just post a link of my facebook page with the pictures. I posted instructions on the "Bowing Problems" thread. Did you not see it, or were they unclear? David
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| Posted: Mon Jun 1st, 2009 08:43 pm |
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Zero0 Approved
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Ok hopefully this link to my msn profile will work. http://cid-9b67c8777d0b0bd1.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/%e6%88%91%e7%9a%84%e4%ba%8c%e8%83%a1
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| Posted: Mon Jun 1st, 2009 10:16 pm |
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huqiner Approved
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The case looks like a normal erhu case to me, I've got one that's the same. If the erhu is loose when it's inside the case, you can stick some pieces of foam rubber to the inside of the case which should stop the erhu shaking around inside the case. It also helps to protect the erhu because these old-fashion cases often don't have any padding inside. The bow hair should be resting on the erhu when you're playing, your right arm shouldn't be holding the bow as if it is in mid-air. As far as I can tell from the pics; the erhu strings, bridge and pad seems to be set up correctly. Last edited on Mon Jun 1st, 2009 10:56 pm by huqiner |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 1st, 2009 11:10 pm |
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tansungwah Approved
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Yeah its an old type of erhu case that rocks when you carry it around. Interesting, the velvet covered baseplate. They don't make such things anymore. The bridge can be adjusted a little lower and seems to be very slightly skewed to the right. The bow looks over tightened and its suppose to be between the 2 strings.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 1st, 2009 11:12 pm |
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davidmdahl Approved
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I can see the photos on the Windows Live site. The erhu looks okay, although the bridge could be better centered. Did you remove the bow to take the photos? It is hard to tell, but in Photo 5 it does not appear that the bow hair is between the strings as it should be. Best wishes, David
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| Posted: Mon Jun 1st, 2009 11:45 pm |
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Den Approved
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photo 5 looks also like the bow itself is dangerously close to touching the A string itself. and try lowering the contact spot of the bow hair to the string. glide the string on the resonator box itself.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 2nd, 2009 01:15 am |
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Zero0 Approved
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Yeah I figured out that I had put the bow between the strings the wrong way. Now that I have put it in the right way it is all right!
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| Posted: Tue Jun 2nd, 2009 02:47 am |
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ychent Approved
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No wonder they say that "a picture is worth a thousand words".
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| Posted: Tue Jun 2nd, 2009 04:17 pm |
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dsouthwood Approved 
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Actually, because of inflation a picture is now worth two thousand words  Dennis
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