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Proper Way to Tie Your Qianjin

TanSungWahAdmin — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 09:36:13 +0000

How to properly tie Qianjin The Qianjin is the piece of string that goes around the neck of the Erhu, pulling the 2 steel strings towards […]

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Basic Erhu Setup

TanSungWahAdmin — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 15:01:14 +0000

Basic Erhu Setup Having your Erhu set up properly can make a world of difference in how it sounds. Sometimes, things that are obvious to experienced […]

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How to take apart your Erhu (and put it back again)

TanSungWahAdmin — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 11:41:35 +0000

How to Take Apart Your Erhu (And Put it Back Again) As instrumentalists, we often find ourselves worrying about transporting our instruments when going overseas. More […]

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Chinese Dizi: Rectifying Flat Pitching

TanSungWahAdmin — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 02:24:22 +0000

Chinese Dizi: Rectifying Flat Pitching Recently, we received an inquiry pertaining to dizi troubleshooting: one of our customers ordered a dizi for recording purposes, but found […]

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Choosing an Erhu Bow

TanSungWahAdmin — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 14:34:07 +0000

Choosing an Erhu Bow The bow is a vital part of the Erhu. A good bow improves the tone of your Erhu and brings out the […]

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How to tie the bindings on your Chinese Dizi

TanSungWahAdmin — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:26:30 +0000

How to Tie the Bindings on Your Chinese Dizi If you have noticed, there are string/fishing line bindings on most Chinese Dizis. Some of the Dizis […]

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Your Optimal Qianjin Position

TanSungWahAdmin — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 06:01:42 +0000

Your Optimal Qianjin Position Every Erhu player has different arm and finger length. Some have short fingers and some have rather long fingers. The position of […]

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2 Ways to Fine Tune Your Erhu

TanSungWahAdmin — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 10:06:56 +0000

2 Ways to Fine Tune Your Erhu About 95% of Erhus come with friction pegs, and all the good/expensive/valuable Erhu come with friction pegs.If you have […]

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Marking your Erhu for better intonation

TanSungWahAdmin — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 01:47:25 +0000

Marking Your Erhu for Better Intonation Good intonation on the Erhu is always a struggle for Erhu players, especially beginners. Unlike fretted instruments such as the […]

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Assessing an Erhu from pictures

TanSungWahAdmin — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 03:27:08 +0000

Assessing an Erhu from Pictures Recently, I received an email from a customer saying that his old erhu sounded grainy even after applying rosin on the […]

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