Building or repairing èrhús in the US...

[huashandreams]

I am curious if there is interest in replace ment of snake skin tops on their cherished instruments or making U.S. èrhú?
I am a woodworker and I live in South Florida where Burmese Python are an evasive species. More research is need to know the rules
of repairing instruments from abroad but I believe you could replace a skin top with Florida Burmese Python for repairs in U.S.

I have been wanting to build Pear wood or Haiwiian Koa èrhús. There is a lot of beautiful wood to experiment. Now I see you might be able
to use these snakes if killed humanely. 

Here is a link to from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission:https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/nonnatives/python/?redirect=python 

Any Thoughts?

[edcat7]

I think that's a good idea but I doubt the erhu makers in China would be willing to give away their secrets of glueing the python skin to the resonator.

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Feb 8, 2020 9:06:57 GMT edcat7 said:

I think that's a good idea but I doubt the erhu makers in China would be willing to give away their secrets of glueing the python skin to the resonator.

I don’t think it’s a secret.... there are many articles and vids on the internet about it

yang0612.pixnet.net/blog/post/43842705-傳統二胡蒙皮工法

zhidao.baidu.com/question/1429990420031928019.html

youtu.be/y542pN-86E0