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Speaking of instruments from China / surrounding areas, I happen to play the erhu. I was visiting Christchurch last July, and there was this awesome instrument shop (Gandharva Loka, which is closed ATM due to the September / February earthquakes), which happened to have an erhu, among other things (such as a couple of Tibetan horns). I can ask questions about the erhu, if anyone's interested.
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Jun 12, 2011 01:45
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Right, then, I'll do the best I can. Name: Erhu (duh). Translation: Two-stringed barbarian instrument. Description: It's a spike fiddle, very similar to the violin (but with only two strings instead of five). Cost / availability: I have no idea. I got my one at that store I mentioned (Gandharva Loka, which could possibly re-open in the future - the owners have expressed interest in re-opening) for NZ$250-ish (can't quite remember). Why it's cool to play: Because you can play all sorts of music on it, including some violin music. You play it sitting down, with the instrument on your leg and the bow held horizontally between the two strings. The strings are tuned to D and A above middle C. Pics / videos: Look on Wikipedia or Youtube. This is a good website: http://www.philmultic.com/home/instruments/erhu.html. If anyone has further questions, I'd be happy to have a crack at answering them.
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Jun 12, 2011 09:33
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TapTheForwardAssist posted:Looking at some clips, it can sound relatively similar to the fiddle. Got any comments on what aspects of playing it differ from fiddling, what new perspectives/angles it gives you? What kind of music do you play on yours? In terms of differences compared to playing the violin: - Instead of playing it horizontally, you play the erhu vertically. - There isn't any fingerboard on the erhu. Apart from that, I'm not terribly sure. I usually play stuff from the book my teacher ordered from Beijing.
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Jun 13, 2011 06:36
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