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Post by kdavis1109 on Jan 13, 2010 16:31:18 GMT
 www.georgegao.com/qqqianjinHello, My name is Kelly. I live in the NE USA and i am interested in the erhu. Although there is nobody in my area to help me. (ie. the music stores in my area laughed at me when i had inquired about purchasing an erhu.) I do not own one yet, still in the research phase. Any information would be helpful. What is a qqqianjin and why are they not on al erhus?
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Post by davidmdahl on Jan 13, 2010 19:02:53 GMT
Welcome to the forum, Kelly. I hope that you find something useful here.
The qianjin forms one end of the sounding length of the strings, the other being at the bridge. George Gao has come up with a movable mechanism for the qianjin. The traditional loops of cord work well enough for most people, so I don't think that you can say that Mr. Gao's contraption has exactly caught on. Since I don't have any experience with it, I can't truthfully claim that it isn't a good idea. I suggest that the traditional setup is probably best to start out with. After you have some playing experience, you will be better equipped to judge the value of modifications.
You can order a good erhu from online sources. I recommend Eason Music in Singapore since I have had good luck with them. Sung Wah, the proprieter, knows his business and has a good selection of erhus that fit a range of budgets. There are some resources on the web for learning erhu, including a few videos at the Eason website. They were offering online lessons, but I am not sure where that is at currently. Sung Wah can provide a status if you are interested.
For learning erhu, a teacher is really important, especially at the beginning. The erhu is not a very intuitive instrument to play and a good teacher will get you off to a good start and make sure that your instrument is properly set up and adjusted. Even a terrific erhu can be almost unplayable if not in good adjustment.
I hope that you can arrange for some help on the erhu. Maybe a larger city nearby will have some resources. In the NE, maybe the Boston or NYC areas will have some teachers available. If you are serious about erhu, a trip for a lesson or two once in a while will really help.
That is probably more than you asked for, so I will stop. There is a lot of information on this forum, so I suggest some reading of past threads. Let us know if you have questions.
Best wishes,
David
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Post by paulv on Jan 13, 2010 19:33:56 GMT
www.georgegao.com/qqqianjinHello, My name is Kelly. I live in the NE USA and i am interested in the erhu. Although there is nobody in my area to help me. (ie. the music stores in my area laughed at me when i had inquired about purchasing an erhu.) I do not own one yet, still in the research phase. Any information would be helpful. What is a qqqianjin and why are they not on al erhus? Kelly, If you live around the Boston area, send me a PM with your email and I can hook you up with a teacher. Regards, paul... |
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