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Post by simon18i on Jan 4, 2007 12:27:31 GMT
Sheepskin erhu bow? what is that? i saw it comes with Wan Qi Xing's erhu. what else material is used to make the bow? i know violin bow is made from some part from a whale. the same thing is used in erhu bow?
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Post by davidmdahl on Jan 4, 2007 17:31:58 GMT
I don't know what you read, but the erhu bow is made of reed (bamboo?), horse hair, and a few other plastic and metal parts to hold it all together. Usually the membrane on the front of the erhu resonator is made of python skin. Since this is a problem in some countries, such as Canada, some makers offer erhus using membranes from other materials. One source online offers erhus with deer hide membranes. I understand that the Canadian erhu master George Gao offers similar instruments. I do not know anything of the success of non-traditional membranes.
Best wishes,
David
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