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| ErHu ABC--- Beginners exchange and discuss here | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 31st, 2009 12:45 pm |
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yunkangliu Approved
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We are erhu enthusiasts and beginners. Here, we discuss and exchange all relevant aspects of the Erhu, eager to everyone's participation. I come from China, and is willing to do something for everyone.
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| Posted: Sat Oct 31st, 2009 12:53 pm |
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yunkangliu Approved
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This is a structural map of Erhu Attachment: erhu_parts.jpg (Downloaded 106 times)
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| Posted: Sat Oct 31st, 2009 08:56 pm |
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Thank you, yunkangliu, for this very helpful entry. In a few months, when I have finished the work I am doing now, converting the existing pages of the ezFolk site, I should like to add a section for the erhu. This helpful information is just the sort of thing I will be looking for. I hope you will consent to helping us to provide this kind of helpful information for others on the site. Thank you,
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| Posted: Sat Oct 31st, 2009 09:42 pm |
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Mr. Tony I am a member of EZFolk. This is what I should to do.I like EZFolk. I hope Ezfolk change more and more good in tomorrow. Everyone all like visit there. Last edited on Sat Oct 31st, 2009 10:14 pm by yunkangliu |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 31st, 2009 10:10 pm |
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Erhu has a wide musical range (3 octaves), so it gives the instrument tremendous tonal flexibility and powerful expression, to voice the temperaments and feelings of human. Erhu often use six keys. This picture comes from other website Attachment: erhu_pitch.gif (Downloaded 92 times) Last edited on Sun Nov 1st, 2009 06:08 am by yunkangliu |
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| Posted: Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:00 am |
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In the first part of disassembly we'll take a good look at the bow There are two different designs mainly that are popular first the Shanghi and next the Beijing Most noticable difference between the two is the way they are anchored the Beijing bow has a hook like feature that holds the bow hair and is ditachable quite easy from the anchor all you have to do is turn the adjusting bolt counter clock wise the bow hair will slack and you can then remove the bow hair from the anchor point. Oh and yes the bow goes between the strings Now the Shanghi bow is a little bit different the bow hair is attcahed to the anchor so the adjustment screw has to be removed as shown here is these pictures below. God Bless Attachment: EI-06.jpg (Downloaded 95 times) Last edited on Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:15 am by Clyde |
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| Posted: Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:02 am |
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This next picture shows another illistration of the Shanghi bow now notice how the bow hair is attached to the anchor. God Bless Attachment: EI-04.jpg (Downloaded 96 times) Last edited on Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:02 am by Clyde |
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| Posted: Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:10 am |
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Most beginers have a big problem with the Qain Jing Cord ! this cord is not for packing the instrument and sometimes is comes to you on your new instrument as a string or even leather. Well it is supposed to be a very fine woven cord now the number of raps make a big difference in sound and tone as well as the type of Cord used. Now if you like many others have cut this cord or unravaled it well it is not the end of the world you can learn here how to replace it and adjust it for your personal preference. If however you know all about this cord and are puzzeled on how to change your strings without tying and new cord then this subject and pictures are for you. first take a piece of painters tape (green of blue) and rape it around the cord and the neck as shown. Once it is securly holding the Qain Jing Cord you can then remove the strings and once you have done so you can then remove the tape God Bless Attachment: EI-07.jpg (Downloaded 96 times)
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| Posted: Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:11 am |
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Rap the tape around the Cord Attachment: EI-10.jpg (Downloaded 96 times)
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| Posted: Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:13 am |
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#3 Attachment: EI-11.jpg (Downloaded 95 times)
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| Posted: Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:13 am |
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This is how it should look God Bless Attachment: EI-12.jpg (Downloaded 97 times)
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| Posted: Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:20 am |
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Now this next section are for those that are well familar with their instrument and have the need to understand how there instrument is made and why it is made. Now this is important if you do not need to take your Erhu apart then don't, But if you must be very carely of the snake skin We are now going to take apart our Erhu first by releacing the tension on both strings and removing them. Next the remove the pegs Then gently pull on the neck evenly outward, Now this should be a tight fit, all well made Erhu's are snugly fitted so that the sound carries throughout the instrument infact this has long been a securit with soloist. just one of the methods I have run across was a fiber glass like substance used in the joints very hard material so that the vibration travels thoughout the instrument God Bless Attachment: EI-17.jpg (Downloaded 95 times) Last edited on Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:56 am by Clyde |
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| Posted: Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:22 am |
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After you have removed the neck from the body you can now slide the Qain Jing Cord off the neck Attachment: EI-23.jpg (Downloaded 96 times)
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| Posted: Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:25 am |
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IF you look closely you'll notcie a small screw in the base wood block this screw may help you remove the neck at times in some instruments however it should not be necessary Take a look at the base here Notice how the string anchor pins are mounted Attachment: EI-18.jpg (Downloaded 94 times)
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| Posted: Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:26 am |
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Here is a picture of that mounting screw Attachment: EI-19.jpg (Downloaded 95 times)
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| Posted: Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:27 am |
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We will now remover this screw most are a commen screw Attachment: EI-20.jpg (Downloaded 96 times)
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| Posted: Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:29 am |
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Now you are looking at the base block and if you look very closely you'll see a round lead weight this is for balance and some are very large in size DO NOT TOUCH or remove this weight. Attachment: EI-21.jpg (Downloaded 94 times)
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| Posted: Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:32 am |
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Clyde Approved
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Once you have removed this block you'll then notice the bottom of the boddy has a square cut in it but the base block has a round cut in it. This is not the chariteristics of all Erhu's. However all of the finer made ones are like this to be snug fitted Attachment: EI-22.jpg (Downloaded 94 times)
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| Posted: Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:47 am |
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Tony Provencher Administrator
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This is excellent! Thank you, Clyde!
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| Posted: Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:49 am |
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Clyde Approved
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Lets take a look at the tuning pegs. Now most Erhu's come with a veriety of types of tuners however most are devided into two catagorys traditional and mechanical. This picture below shows two traditional young rose wood tuners these pegs allow the musician to tune the strings musch easier and also allow the strings to stay in tune longer. This instrument is a student instrument and it is made from aged rose wood so the soft rose wood tuner pegs provides a good combination for a working instrument God Bless Attachment: EI-24.jpg (Downloaded 93 times) Last edited on Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:52 am by Clyde |
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