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Post by moki84 on Jan 12, 2018 16:20:56 GMT
So I finally got my Erhu and I’m having some difficulty getting sound to come out. I’m not sure it’s the bow or not. I know that for a new bow you have to put a lot of rosin on it and after running it on both sides at leas 60 times the sound is terrible it sounds like nails on a chalk board can anyone help me fix this issue
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Post by davidmdahl on Jan 12, 2018 17:40:03 GMT
There are so many things that affect the sound of a new erhu, that it is hard to diagnose with little information to go on. Sixty strokes of the rosin on the bow hair might be close to enough, if the rosin has been used before. It might take a lot more than that with new rosin. Also, the rosin may be old and stale, and not a good quality. The rosin that gets bundled with a new erhu is often not very good. Usually I see darker rosin more appropriate for viola or cello. The dark rosin is too sticky. An amber-colored violin rosin is best.
If you think the rosin is okay, try another twenty or so strokes on each side of the bow. If the results are still not good, then photos and video may help us provide more useful advice. I highly recommend the erhu Youtube videos from Eason Music. They provide good advice on setup and first steps for a new erhu player.
Best wishes,
David
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Post by onegod on Jan 23, 2018 2:06:35 GMT
So I finally got my Erhu and I’m having some difficulty getting sound to come out. I’m not sure it’s the bow or not. I know that for a new bow you have to put a lot of rosin on it and after running it on both sides at leas 60 times the sound is terrible it sounds like nails on a chalk board can anyone help me fix this issue So how is your new erhu playing progress getting along? I did 60 times rosin on my new bow from Eason and yet it sound worst than mine old one until got advise from erhu masters here. I crash the rosin to fine powder, put it on a piece of paper and run it over my bow a couple of times. Its prefect now....better than my old bow...hahaha...  |
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