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Post by nakedcellist on Jun 7, 2006 14:49:41 GMT
Hi all, I just got a new erhu (I normally play the cello) but while unpacking it I accidently cut the rope around the neck and the strings. Does anyone know how I should tie them? Should I tie them around the neck and then loop them around both strings? There is also some loose rope at the bottom, any ideas for what that is? Thanks in advance..
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Post by davidmdahl on Jun 7, 2006 15:36:20 GMT
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Post by nakedcellist on Jun 7, 2006 15:57:13 GMT
Thank you very much for the advice! I will try it this week.
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Post by nakedcellist on Jun 8, 2006 13:36:16 GMT
Right, fixed (Sort of..) the qianjin.. starting to play.. still quite difficult, I have a cheap bow and the rosin (Hill and sons violin rosin) does not seem to stick.. yet.. so I guess I will be rosining my bow for the next days.. but I am very excited about having an erhu. I had a wish list of instruments: a musical saw, a theremin and an erhu, and I now have the erhu.. now to find a teacher here in Amsterdam..
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Post by paulv on Jun 8, 2006 18:03:38 GMT
nakedcellist,
Is the bow hair white or black? Is does make a difference as the black hair is not suitable for erhu (but works great for jinghu).
By the way, the distance between the strings and the erhu stick (the neck) should be enough to pass your index finger's knuckle through -- if not , adjust the qianjin accordingly.
Regards,
paul...
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Post by calden on Jun 8, 2006 19:12:55 GMT
Note about that rosin...
Sometimes, with a new bow, you really have to pulverize the rosin and massage it into the hair. So you might need to really get some in there. Rubbing it on with the rosin cake isn't effective. After you've got some in there you can refresh the rosin every week or so, though.
Carlos
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Post by notmadeinzhongguo on Jun 9, 2006 0:46:44 GMT
yeah I had to use some sand paper to get some rosin dust on a sheet of paper and then take the bow hair off and pretty much give it a rosin bath before it would sound good.
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Post by maaltan on Jun 9, 2006 2:48:56 GMT
hmm pulverizing rosin. never thought of that.
i just kept rubbing (about 50 times on each side) until it got scratchy. then removed the excess with alcohol, then added more and removed, etc. then i gave up and decided to just practice and learn how the bow felt. After i made the most of that i got a better bow.
You will eventually learn how to control the bow with different levels of rosin and when it needs it.
I like the feel of a newly rosined bow. It has a grip and power that feels like driving a race car. When you push it you know somethings going to happen. The less rosin the more "bald the tires" get. You can slide around and make some interesting sounds, but I cant seem to control it yet.
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Post by nakedcellist on Jun 13, 2006 10:17:11 GMT
Ah great tips again. The bowhair is white, and should be fit for erhu. I will try the rosin bath, it has not taken the rosin up very well, just like any new bow I guess.
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