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Post by dunhuang on Jan 27, 2017 16:01:47 GMT
I was looking around for the fabled, if not downright mythical, 3-stringed hu called the "sanhu" and I found a user on this forum here, George (chri1753), that mentions he contacted a man in 2010 named Yang Shining to get one. Here is his post. starvoid.proboards.com/post/10713I cannot find ANYTHING on the Sanhu other than this man's mention of it, and an outdated Wikipedia article where all the links are broken. Heck, I don't even know what this thing looks like. But I still love the idea of having a third string... thereby increasing tonal range on a single instrument. Sounds nice in theory, but then again I have never seen it in practice. Though, I do not want to give up. Can anyone help me? Perhaps someone knows the contact info of this "Yang Shining"? Or perhaps another source of Sanhus? At the very least, does anyone have a picture of the darn thing? I'm not talking about the older giant one traditionally played by the Yi people. thanks! |
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Post by davidmdahl on Jan 27, 2017 17:27:29 GMT
I don't know where to find a sanhu, but there is at least one useful Youtube video, such as this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRUnV3amkcgYou might find more on the sanhu by searching with the Chinese name, available in the Wikipedia article. Apparently, the sanhu didn't catch on. My guess is that no one is currently making the sanhu. If you are really determined, you might contact one of the vendors of Chinese music, such as Eason. Maybe Sung Wah could find someone to make a sanhu. My guess is that it is likely to cost more than you want to pay. My impression from the video is that it is rather crude and awkward to play, but maybe the performer is inexperienced. Best wishes, David |
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Post by eugene on Jan 31, 2017 0:42:15 GMT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRUnV3amkcgFYI the person in that video is Liu Chong Zeng. He is first grade erhu player in china. So i dont think he is inexperienced. I think you can still get in from China. But I'm not sure how you going to ship to US. Maybe you can contact Sung Wah from Eason.
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Post by davidmdahl on Jan 31, 2017 2:34:24 GMT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRUnV3amkcgFYI the person in that video is Liu Chong Zeng. He is first grade erhu player in china. So i dont think he is inexperienced. I think you can still get in from China. But I'm not sure how you going to ship to US. Maybe you can contact Sung Wah from Eason. I meant inexperienced with the sanhu. D. |
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Post by yuhongmei123 on Jul 16, 2017 13:57:16 GMT
This is such an interesting instrument! Especially in how the bow hair seems to be split into two sections to play all 3 strings. It must be uch a difficult instrument to play. I wonder why this instrument never because as popular as its cousin the erhu...
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Post by dawei on Jul 16, 2017 21:18:36 GMT
Well I have to admit I never saw a sanhu before.
I've seen the 四胡 sihu, with the 2 pairs of strings and double bow - but not a 3 string member of the huqin family. Thanks for the new info.
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Post by yuhongmei123 on Jul 17, 2017 2:29:24 GMT
Well I have to admit I never saw a sanhu before. I've seen the 四胡 sihu, with the 2 pairs of strings and double bow - but not a 3 string member of the huqin family. Thanks for the new info. I just listened to this video of the sihu! Amazing, 4 strings and one bow in between them? How?! And it sounds even better than the sanhu, less raspy (maybe performer ability varied as well). Dawei, have any idea where I can find myself a sihu? Thanks! |
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Post by yuhongmei123 on Jul 18, 2017 0:42:18 GMT
Thanks!  |
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