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Post by dawei on Jul 11, 2017 17:35:18 GMT
Does anyone know where I can get a replacement neck for my đàn nhị?
I got it damaged, repaired it several times, and it finally is beyond fixing.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Post by davidmdahl on Jul 11, 2017 21:01:55 GMT
It's not easy to get a specific replacement part for a dan nhi, beyond strings I suppose. If only the head is broken, you might get some help from a violin maker. I had a local violin maker glue a zhonghu head back on, and the cost was reasonable. Fabricating a whole neck might cost you more than simply purchasing a new dan nhi. If your dan nhi is special, you might try to find a new dan nhi that has a compatible neck, and just switch it out. Sound of Asia, near Los Angeles, usually stocks new dan nhi, and you might try Ebay. A erhu neck might work okay, although it may be thicker than what you have now. A violin maker might help you transplant a neck so that it doesn't look too strange. You could also contact Carol Chang at Sound of Asia. She gets most or all of her Vietnamese instruments from Thanh Musical Instruments in Saigon. She might be willing to help you get a replacement neck made from your measurements, and shipped along with her next stock order. Failing that, you could contact Thanh directly via www.thanhvietnam.com . I have not purchased any Thanh instruments, and so have no opinion on the quality or service. Best wishes, David |
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Post by dawei on Jul 11, 2017 22:30:12 GMT
It's not easy to get a specific replacement part for a dan nhi, beyond strings I suppose. If only the head is broken, you might get some help from a violin maker. I had a local violin maker glue a zhonghu head back on, and the cost was reasonable. Fabricating a whole neck might cost you more than simply purchasing a new dan nhi. If your dan nhi is special, you might try to find a new dan nhi that has a compatible neck, and just switch it out. Sound of Asia, near Los Angeles, usually stocks new dan nhi, and you might try Ebay. A erhu neck might work okay, although it may be thicker than what you have now. A violin maker might help you transplant a neck so that it doesn't look too strange. You could also contact Carol Chang at Sound of Asia. She gets most or all of her Vietnamese instruments from Thanh Musical Instruments in Saigon. She might be willing to help you get a replacement neck made from your measurements, and shipped along with her next stock order. Failing that, you could contact Thanh directly via www.thanhvietnam.com . I have not purchased any Thanh instruments, and so have no opinion on the quality or service. Best wishes, David Thanks for the suggestions. The neck was broken through a tuning peg hole. I made it work for a while with a mechanical metal geared tuner plate but when I tried to fit the wooden pegs again, no glue would hold the crack tight as the peg acts as a wedge to open the holes again. I'm pretty sure my instrument is very run-of-the-mill, and I have done enough instrument repair work over the decades that I can make a neck fit the body hole. So it's no special thing, and as you say, an erhu, gaohu, or yehu neck could work too. I saw a bunch of necks for sale a few weeks ago but not so many now, except on sources like Taobao. Which I am not signed up to yet. The Vietnamese parts have that pretty inlay work, though. I'll check with your sources, again, thank you for your advice. |
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