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Electric Erhu Part 2
I had a previous entry on an electric Erhu I saw at the Beijing music fair.
I managed to contact the maker to get more information about the Erhu.
Below are some sound files recorded using the instrument:
1. 江河水 Jiang He Shui
Effects: Erhu in Overdrive
10`20
2. 小草 Small Grass
Effects: Wah Wah
2`48
3. 好日子 Good Days
Effects: Mid Pitch Banhu
6`59
4. 良宵 Liang Xiao
Effects: Erhu 二胡音色
2`45
5. 天山 Sky Hill
Effects: Violin
5`01
6. 沸腾 Fei Teng
Effects: High Pitched Matouqin
2`04
7. 花儿为什么红 Why are the flowers red?
Effects: Violin
2`43
8. 天涯歌女 Tian Ya Ge Nu
Effects: Erhu
2`42
9. 草原之夜 The night of the grassland
Effects: Violin Ensemble and Erhu
3`58
The Erhu effects pedal contains 50 over different tones.
The product apparently has won the gold award at the 2nd national traditional Chinese music instruments competition.
Don't think I want to keep inventory so I'm taking pre-orders here.
Interested parties please email me at tansungwah@eason.com.sg.
Enjoy the sound clips! (Though some of them made my hair stand)
I managed to contact the maker to get more information about the Erhu.
Below are some sound files recorded using the instrument:
1. 江河水 Jiang He Shui
Effects: Erhu in Overdrive
10`20
2. 小草 Small Grass
Effects: Wah Wah
2`48
3. 好日子 Good Days
Effects: Mid Pitch Banhu
6`59
4. 良宵 Liang Xiao
Effects: Erhu 二胡音色
2`45
5. 天山 Sky Hill
Effects: Violin
5`01
6. 沸腾 Fei Teng
Effects: High Pitched Matouqin
2`04
7. 花儿为什么红 Why are the flowers red?
Effects: Violin
2`43
8. 天涯歌女 Tian Ya Ge Nu
Effects: Erhu
2`42
9. 草原之夜 The night of the grassland
Effects: Violin Ensemble and Erhu
3`58
The Erhu effects pedal contains 50 over different tones.
The product apparently has won the gold award at the 2nd national traditional Chinese music instruments competition.
Don't think I want to keep inventory so I'm taking pre-orders here.
Interested parties please email me at tansungwah@eason.com.sg.
Enjoy the sound clips! (Though some of them made my hair stand)
6 Pack Erhu Utility Bridge Package
I just posted a new product on my website, in case nobody noticed it.
I named it the 6 Pack Erhu Utility Bridge Package.
According to the bridge maker who came up with this package, with this 6 pack in hand you can conquer the world.
Disclaimer: The above are just general guidelines by the maker. Experience tells us that every Erhu is different and what sounds good on one, may not sound good on another.
I named it the 6 Pack Erhu Utility Bridge Package.
According to the bridge maker who came up with this package, with this 6 pack in hand you can conquer the world.
So here they are, the 6 superheroes (clockwise from top left):
1. *Long shaped maple bottom with ebony tip* – All purpose bridge. Responsive.2. *Long shaped Pinewood* – Traditional Beijing Erhu bridge. Reduced noise
3. *Long shaped Sandalwood* – Rich and penetrative tone.
4. *Round shaped wood* – Suitable for new Erhus. Clean clear tone
5. *Round shaped maple* – Same material as violin bridge, gentle and beautiful tone
6. *Round shaped Ebony* – hard material, loud and bright tone, suitable for snakeskin with less tension
The bridges come together with a big piece of damper and some sandpaper - all packed in a box.
Disclaimer: The above are just general guidelines by the maker. Experience tells us that every Erhu is different and what sounds good on one, may not sound good on another.
Electric Erhu with Effects Pedal
This is a new plexiglass Electric Erhu I saw at the Beijing fair.
There are knobs at the bottom of the Erhu which think should be volume and tone.
It has a bridge made of plexiglass as well. Initially I thought the plexiglass bridge is essential till I saw another piece with a normal bridge and a damper!
Ok, the interesting part of the electric Erhu is not the Erhu itself. It is the stuff that comes with it. It comes with a specially designed effects board with presets where your Erhu can sound like an Erhu, Zhonghu, Jinghu, Zhuihu, Cello, Erhu in overdrive etc. It has 60 over different presets.
The Erhu in overdrive.... The guy is played double stop quite clearly. I suspect the bow is modified such that the bamboo part is playable as well.
There are knobs at the bottom of the Erhu which think should be volume and tone.
It has a bridge made of plexiglass as well. Initially I thought the plexiglass bridge is essential till I saw another piece with a normal bridge and a damper!
Ok, the interesting part of the electric Erhu is not the Erhu itself. It is the stuff that comes with it. It comes with a specially designed effects board with presets where your Erhu can sound like an Erhu, Zhonghu, Jinghu, Zhuihu, Cello, Erhu in overdrive etc. It has 60 over different presets.
The Erhu in overdrive.... The guy is played double stop quite clearly. I suspect the bow is modified such that the bamboo part is playable as well.
Alternative Way of Putting Your Damper
Here's another way of putting the damper on your Erhu.
You fold it and insert it in between the strings.
The idea is that the unwanted noise comes from the part of the string between the bridge and the base of the Erhu. So putting the damper there reduces the noise. The Erhu will sound less muted than if you put the damper under the strings because there is much less pressure on the snakeskin.
You fold it and insert it in between the strings.
The idea is that the unwanted noise comes from the part of the string between the bridge and the base of the Erhu. So putting the damper there reduces the noise. The Erhu will sound less muted than if you put the damper under the strings because there is much less pressure on the snakeskin.
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