Porcelain Erhu??

[SuLi Sues YU]

A few months ago, I found a shop selling a "porcelain" erhu. Would this make a good sound (I don't want one but I am curious) ? Would the smoothness of the porcelain make the sound? What is your opinion on this:

www.ebay.com/itm/34-Chinese-White-Blue-Porcelain-Dragon-urhheen-urhien-erhu-musical-instrument/321773802486?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D33201%26meid%3D111a245fddc24a389ad6f4881883658e%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D291580374072 

[SuLi Sues YU]

Oct 10, 2015 2:56:55 GMT SuLi Sues YU said:

A few months ago, I found a shop selling a "porcelain" erhu. Would this make a good sound (I don't want one but I am curious) ? Would the smoothness of the porcelain make the sound? What is your opinion on this:

www.ebay.com/itm/34-Chinese-White-Blue-Porcelain-Dragon-urhheen-urhien-erhu-musical-instrument/321773802486?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D33201%26meid%3D111a245fddc24a389ad6f4881883658e%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D291580374072 




However, there are no pictures of the snakeskin, which makes me a bit wary.

[edcat7]

If you are looking for a decent erhu, go to Eason music store based in Singapore. Both Davidmdahl and I have bought our erhus from him.

As for the porcelain erhu: I have no idea how it would sound but I would hazard a guess it sounds dreadful. The tone comes from the quality of the wood and snakeskin. The snakeskin is very poor and well....it's not wood.

[cloudlesszen]

Looks like something one would hang as a decoration, I can't imagine it being actually used for playing. Expensive decoration at that...