I bought one and self taught myself. Im no master but i can play with backing tracks or with people and if you have a basic understanding of music theory for stringed instruments its just passing the hurdle of bowing correctly. Thats the hardest part. You can find them for 100 USD on amazon and ebay that will help you learn these techniques. You dont wanna go play a concert with them but you can hone your skill untill you can afford an upgrade. Plus its one of the funnest instruments ive learned. One of the favorite i own
1:01 in Betawi culture (Jakarta) we have 3 musical instruments that are the same as this because of the acculturation of Chinese culture in the past but a little different because at the ends we use coconut shells and we call them Tehyan, Kongahyan and Sukong ❤️
Hi Sung Wah, the problem I have with my erhu is that when I try to play it, it just makes a screeching/scratching noise. What could be the problem? Rosin? I am not sure how much rosin I am supposed to put on it. This is my first Erhu I have ever owned. If anyone else has any advice for me on how to get my erhu to play, I would be grateful. I have the strings tuned, the string tied properly around the two wires, and the bridge is properly in place at the resonator.
Joel Akeldama I don't know about the erhu but I think all stringed instruments take a lot of practice to get a decent sound. Sorry my comment is late, hope I helped☺
I agree with Joel, if you've ever heard a person playing the violin for the first time, oh boy you would not want to be in the same room. These rules apply. As long as sound is coming out of the instrument you have put enough rosin on.
omggg I need one x.x it reminds me of the violin and the cello I've played both , I would so love to learn this instrument and the Guqin and the flute.
I love all Chinese instruments.. Currently, I'm learning the guzheng, since it's easier and thus I can be semi-self-taught. Semi because I won't have a teacher, but I am using TH-cam videos and other sources. But someday, I'd like to learn the erhu as well. So beautiful. Also, for anyone wondering, I don't have a teacher because there's very few of them in Texas. Unfortunately not many people know of or use Asian instruments in the US, so it's hard to find teachers for erhus and guzhengs. There are online teachers for the guzheng, though, and probably the erhu too.. So I may look into those eventually. :)
If you live in or near a city with a Chinatown or a large Chinese-American population, you could ask around. You never know...there might just be a local teacher you can hire.
Yo this takes me back to 2008 with The Last Airbender and Kung Fu Panda using this instrument. I have always wonderd what instrument they used to make it sound so old-timey and now I know thanks to this video.
Thinking of getting one to try. My ancestry is from Guangzhou, and my grandmother loved to listen to Cantonese opera. A few years ago when I was 50 I started playing violin and viola, so what's another string instrument?
Just found one at a thrift store. The bow looks wrong and it’s missing some pieces but if I can make it make a sound it’s worth it. Looking forward to learning.
They are like the equivalent of a violin in sound but they are build more like a drum (skin) and a guitar. Kind of a cool instrument for sure very neat sounding and very interesting shape. Definitely beautiful.
So the three instruments shown in the video would be called, in Renaissance parlance, the huqin consort; a lot of instruments in Europe back then were made in consorts, with different sizes of instruments at different pitches
Hi Mr Tan, the new erhu you recommend in the clip sounds great! 3 months ago I bought one that looks and sounds quite similar to the one on demo. After practising for sometime I feel the sound is not as good as before, sounds very coarse. I was told my erhu is still not seasoned yet. Please advise.
seasoned can mean that the snake skin is still changing the more you play. Your instrument will go through stages of sounding different and better as you play but I'm not sure it should be getting worse than before.
Thinking of getting one of these as opposed to a violin. I’ve seen one on sale for £32 brand new on eBay. It’s made in China, but but honest with me... it’s bound to be crap, isn’t it? What sort of price should I expect to pay for my first one? I’m very poor, and can’t afford much. Also, am I right in thinking that the string doesn’t actually come into contact with the neck (equivalent of fret board)?
There are a lot of cheap options on e-bay. I guess they'd work for a beginner. But if you're looking for something with a bit better quality gurantee check out a site called soundofmountain. Their stuff looks quite good and also has very good reviews. They also have sample videos on here under the same name (i think)
Thank you for this wonderful introduction. Just bought an ehru but... cannot make any sound, please make a lesson to explain how to get a sound. maybe the strings are not tight enough? maybe the angle of the bow is wrong? this ehru does not sing
On mine it didn't make a sound because I forgot to add rosin. And to get it to work you need to scratch the top of the rosin with a penny or something to get the dust up. Rub the rosin on both sides of the bow string, directly from the block of rosin. If it's a first time, you need to rub it on the bow for a long time, I read that it was 3 to 5 minutes of rubbing rosin on the bow. Hope this helps.
I love how it has a lot of treble in the tone making it sound like it is played through a singing card speaker also I am attempting to make one from a soupcan any advice
Thanks for sharing your skills on playing Erhu but I am completely new to such instrument. What impressed me most is its’s beautiful sound it makes when played. Though you have played its notes like Do, Re, Me, Fa, So, La and Thi almost before the end of your video, but I am still lost about what fingers to use whether on inner or outer strings. If you could help me on this, I would greatly appreciate!
Hi can I check for Zhonghu and Gaohu, what are the equivalent notes based on the Erhu? For example, in D调, the open string notes of Erhu is 1 and 5. What are the open string notes of Zhonghu and Gaohu for D调？ Thanks
I purchased one a few weeks ago. I'm learning as I go. I did take notice how you are controlling the pitch of the sound. I can't tell if you are pressing downward or to the side of the string? I noticed that when I press down on the string, the string is pulled away from the 'string' that's wrapped around the neck to D and A string. It didn't seem to do that with you. I feel like I am pressing down on it incorrectly. Or maybe too hard. Anyways. Thank you for the demonstration.
Gardevoir Sans buy the book《中国二胡考级曲集上下册》，you can practice song from level one to level ten by following the song script. Different finger technics are required in each level.
Can someone help me? I am absolutely enamored with the song he is playing at 4:16, but I can’t quite make out what he is saying the title of the tune is.
so i am understanding this right, the 3 different erhu that you present, are just erhuhs but with different tuning? i like the last one the deep sounded how much it cost to buy one and sent it to Germany?
Very good ！二胡精品。想有一把好二胡。谢谢 ！ (玩)与(樂)！拉二胡~享受音乐~其乐无穷！ 拉二胡是项综合运动，动静结合适合高龄者，选用座姿或站姿拉琴，左右手联动有利肢体运动，看谱听音有利眼和耳健康，頭脑控制节奏努力记谱，协调各器官功能完成音乐过程，唤起音乐感知是一种心灵享受 ! 有利老者延迟衰老，愉悦身心健康！ 工作流程：选曲~练习~选景~服装~配光~配文~叙事~录像~电脑上传视频~回放~观众交流等，有利老者综合思维能力和身体健康。 一家之言，仅供参考！八旬老人学二胡。2022年8月20日。
You probably know that a guitar string is plucked and the sound decays over time. What happens is that the plucking action sends the string into a rotational movement, if you look very closely, the string goes in circles. Because you put your finger behind a fret, the flesh of your finger does not stop that movement and the result is the sound you know! You also know that putting your fleshy finger mutes that movement very quickly. An Erhu, or any stringed instrument, uses a different principle. The bow hair has rosin applied and has very tiny hair extensions. Pulling the bow across the string continuously grasps the string and moves it horizontally, but because it can't go any further, the little hair extension releases causing the string to snap back horizontally. Then it's pulled again and this cycle repeats. The movement is continuously horizontal, so you can think of this like plucking the string very rapidly! That's why the flesh of a finger is not enough to mute the sound, the string keeps getting grasped and released so quickly it never stops vibrating even with your finger on it. The same applies to any stringed instrument (violin, viola, cello, etc).
Seems very similar to a violin in many regards. Just with a more limted tonal range. I guess if you can play the violin, you have a relatively easy time picking this up. My hands are actually twitching when I think about that...
The sound of erhu is amazing and beautiful, thank you for demonstrating these instruments!
In NYC in Chinatown old Asain men play/busk the Erhu on the streets and down in the Subways, it’s so incredibly beautifully haunting and emotional.
I love the sound of the erhu.
I'd like to play this instrument... is magic. But I think is hard to find a teacher here in Switzerland! XD
KyuubiNo Kitsune Same Problem
TH-cam is the greatest teacher
I bought one and self taught myself. Im no master but i can play with backing tracks or with people and if you have a basic understanding of music theory for stringed instruments its just passing the hurdle of bowing correctly. Thats the hardest part. You can find them for 100 USD on amazon and ebay that will help you learn these techniques. You dont wanna go play a concert with them but you can hone your skill untill you can afford an upgrade. Plus its one of the funnest instruments ive learned. One of the favorite i own
@@please.stop.coping Youll love it then. I wouldnt recomend for a first instrument but if you have string experience youll love it.
Come to Singapore haha!
Whenever you first did the slide that was what I wanted to hear. Such great sound
Legend of Korra man.
.
How?
Yoo Song Won dude just listen to that soundtrack. The rehung sound is so obvious.
avatar last air bender is way better just saying...
YES
smh lol dude come one man this isn’t the place or video to start that. Both soundtracks have the instrument so just stop
1:01 in Betawi culture (Jakarta) we have 3 musical instruments that are the same as this because of the acculturation of Chinese culture in the past but a little different because at the ends we use coconut shells and we call them Tehyan, Kongahyan and Sukong ❤️
A wonderful example of cultural exchange.
I love this instrument it’s in my fav soundtracks like avatar and Korra and Kung fu panda. So relaxing
the guy who played erhu on all of those shows has a TH-cam
@@jackb2503 way to not link it
@@CoveringFish th-cam.com/channels/_DhRvl6Vuvk3Wach7TH8tA.html sorry, thought everyone who actually cared already knew about him.
Hi Sung Wah, the problem I have with my erhu is that when I try to play it, it just makes a screeching/scratching noise.
What could be the problem? Rosin? I am not sure how much rosin I am supposed to put on it. This is my first Erhu I have ever owned.
If anyone else has any advice for me on how to get my erhu to play, I would be grateful. I have the strings tuned, the string tied properly around the two wires, and the bridge is properly in place at the resonator.
its how u are using the bow
Joel Akeldama I don't know about the erhu but I think all stringed instruments take a lot of practice to get a decent sound. Sorry my comment is late, hope I helped☺
I agree with Joel, if you've ever heard a person playing the violin for the first time, oh boy you would not want to be in the same room. These rules apply. As long as sound is coming out of the instrument you have put enough rosin on.
Ur not completely on one string/change angle of bow, not applying right amount of pressure, be confident
Put ur bow on both strings. Gently put hand towards u, one string. Reset on both, push away other string. Of course make sure ur in middle of bow
Fascinating. I heard this instrument's soothing sound in songs, but never knew the components. Thanks!
Damn, that *slide* action though...
omggg I need one x.x it reminds me of the violin and the cello I've played both , I would so love to learn this instrument and the Guqin and the flute.
What a beautiful instrument and beautifully played.
I love all Chinese instruments.. Currently, I'm learning the guzheng, since it's easier and thus I can be semi-self-taught. Semi because I won't have a teacher, but I am using TH-cam videos and other sources. But someday, I'd like to learn the erhu as well. So beautiful.
Also, for anyone wondering, I don't have a teacher because there's very few of them in Texas. Unfortunately not many people know of or use Asian instruments in the US, so it's hard to find teachers for erhus and guzhengs. There are online teachers for the guzheng, though, and probably the erhu too.. So I may look into those eventually. :)
If you live in or near a city with a Chinatown or a large Chinese-American population, you could ask around. You never know...there might just be a local teacher you can hire.
@@miaomiaochanagree. There could be teachers around bellaire
the video taught me a lot more about the erhu
Yo this takes me back to 2008 with The Last Airbender and Kung Fu Panda using this instrument. I have always wonderd what instrument they used to make it sound so old-timey and now I know thanks to this video.
My Erhu just got here today can't wait to play
My dad bougth that in cambodia and thought it was a rare tribal instrument in cambodia until today
Same here, the one my dad has a circular base instead of a hexagonal base though.
Buona sera Maestro.
Grazie mille per la bella e interessante condivisione🙏
Saluti dall Italia 👋🇮🇹
Thinking of getting one to try. My ancestry is from Guangzhou, and my grandmother loved to listen to Cantonese opera. A few years ago when I was 50 I started playing violin and viola, so what's another string instrument?
Just found one at a thrift store. The bow looks wrong and it’s missing some pieces but if I can make it make a sound it’s worth it. Looking forward to learning.
Interesting! Thank you for introducing them to us.
Beautiful instrument
They are like the equivalent of a violin in sound but they are build more like a drum (skin) and a guitar. Kind of a cool instrument for sure very neat sounding and very interesting shape. Definitely beautiful.
Who'd have thought that an instrument with only two strings could make such a broad range of sounds?
Thank you so much for this demonstration of art! 🙏
I love this . Reminders me of my grandfather.
So the three instruments shown in the video would be called, in Renaissance parlance, the huqin consort; a lot of instruments in Europe back then were made in consorts, with different sizes of instruments at different pitches
Hi Mr Tan, the new erhu you recommend in the clip sounds great!
3 months ago I bought one that looks and sounds quite similar to the one on demo. After practising for sometime I feel the sound is not as good as before, sounds very coarse. I was told my erhu is still not seasoned yet.
Please advise.
Try to change the strings and the bow.
seasoned can mean that the snake skin is still changing the more you play. Your instrument will go through stages of sounding different and better as you play but I'm not sure it should be getting worse than before.
I Bought the Gao Hu Thank you Again ! From Very old Man .
Ok that does it, I'm in love, I'm getting an erhu😍 be proud of me master Oogway
i hope you did get it and are still in love!
Beautiful, thank you very much
Thinking of getting one of these as opposed to a violin. I’ve seen one on sale for £32 brand new on eBay. It’s made in China, but but honest with me... it’s bound to be crap, isn’t it? What sort of price should I expect to pay for my first one? I’m very poor, and can’t afford much. Also, am I right in thinking that the string doesn’t actually come into contact with the neck (equivalent of fret board)?
My sister will buy me one and the price is 88€(In Germany)
Hope it is helpfull :)
Hey ich bin aus Deutschland. Welche/wo hat deine Schwester die Erhu gekauft? Und hat sie einen Lehrer gefunden? :)
Sabi Sc Wir kaufen es in Eason Music:) Und nein leider haben wir keinen Lehrer gefunden 😅
I want to play Erhu but I think it’s hard to find a teacher and a good erhu where I live.
oh hell yeah I need one
which ones the best for beginners
There are a lot of cheap options on e-bay. I guess they'd work for a beginner. But if you're looking for something with a bit better quality gurantee check out a site called soundofmountain. Their stuff looks quite good and also has very good reviews. They also have sample videos on here under the same name (i think)
@@wrongcontainer This'll be a very late reply but I think he meant which of the three instruments is best for beginners
I would love to know about your instrument, but would also like to know about all the others in the video !!! ..... They look amazing!!!!!
I would love to learn how to play the Erhu but it's so hard to find a teacher in the U.S.
I love the sound of the slide.
Wow you can hear he is a master of his craft
I love playing the Erhu!
Thank you for this wonderful introduction. Just bought an ehru but... cannot make any sound, please make a lesson to explain how to get a sound. maybe the strings are not tight enough? maybe the angle of the bow is wrong? this ehru does not sing
On mine it didn't make a sound because I forgot to add rosin. And to get it to work you need to scratch the top of the rosin with a penny or something to get the dust up. Rub the rosin on both sides of the bow string, directly from the block of rosin. If it's a first time, you need to rub it on the bow for a long time, I read that it was 3 to 5 minutes of rubbing rosin on the bow. Hope this helps.
If you dont know the "huqin family" huqin is like the chinese instrumwnt with the hu inside the word
I have been studing in violin school for 7 years. Erhu sound is pretty much the same!
I love how it has a lot of treble in the tone making it sound like it is played through a singing card speaker also I am attempting to make one from a soupcan any advice
Can I directly from you? How much is the one your playing with now?
is the bow constantly rubbing against both strings all the time? Or only one at a time?
Gaohu is a Chinese (Cajun Tuned) Violin
That sounds beautiful
3:29 that's the one im looking for
Thanks for sharing your skills on playing Erhu but I am completely new to such instrument. What impressed me most is its’s beautiful sound it makes when played.
Though you have played its notes like Do, Re, Me, Fa, So, La and Thi almost before the end of your video, but I am still lost about what fingers to use whether on inner or outer strings. If you could help me on this, I would greatly appreciate!
So uh, but late finding this video, but do you know where one would buy these? In the US specifically
Hi can I check for Zhonghu and Gaohu, what are the equivalent notes based on the Erhu?
For example, in D调, the open string notes of Erhu is 1 and 5. What are the open string notes of Zhonghu and Gaohu for D调？
Thanks
4 and 1
I purchased one a few weeks ago. I'm learning as I go. I did take notice how you are controlling the pitch of the sound. I can't tell if you are pressing downward or to the side of the string? I noticed that when I press down on the string, the string is pulled away from the 'string' that's wrapped around the neck to D and A string. It didn't seem to do that with you. I feel like I am pressing down on it incorrectly. Or maybe too hard. Anyways. Thank you for the demonstration.
I'm going to get a Erhu, how it where can I get lessons?
Gardevoir Sans buy the book《中国二胡考级曲集上下册》，you can practice song from level one to level ten by following the song script. Different finger technics are required in each level.
fuck lessons, learn by yourself! :D
abel Chiu where can i get that book??? Is it in english?
Do you sell it? And how much for one Erhu?
precursor to violin?
Im literally falling inlove so hard with this instrument same with guzheng
Looking at one at a local 2nd hand store. How do I know which of the 3 instruments it is? They look the same. Don't want to tune it wrong.
Erhu and violin which is the best for melodious song ?
the last of the 3 instument johu is this just all the same Instrument but with different strings i just wonder i like more the deep tone.
Does the erhu bow have to be semi loose or tightened?
Do you know where I can get one in indonesia
Hola saludos desde Colombia, ese instrumento erhu suena hermoso, me gustaría aprender a tocarlo
Thank you so much❤
Can i make it my home, i wan to try erhu
Where is the ( sensing ? ) suppose to be positioned on the neck ? What is it made of , it looks like some kind of waxed string ?
Greetings teacher, when does one finish playing the Erhu! You have to loosen your strings.
Very Nice Instrument.
Can someone help me? I am absolutely enamored with the song he is playing at 4:16, but I can’t quite make out what he is saying the title of the tune is.
twslegendary “Home” by Kitchen
Beautiful!
so i am understanding this right, the 3 different erhu that you present, are just erhuhs but with different tuning? i like the last one the deep sounded how much it cost to buy one and sent it to Germany?
Thank you! Which are those instruments at the back?
Lutes
Guzheng on the farthest left, then right next to that is a pipa, then on the right are Ruan (the round instruments)
And on the very top are more er hu
idk if to get a violin or an Erhu
Very good ！二胡精品。想有一把好二胡。谢谢 ！
(玩)与(樂)！拉二胡~享受音乐~其乐无穷！
拉二胡是项综合运动，动静结合适合高龄者，选用座姿或站姿拉琴，左右手联动有利肢体运动，看谱听音有利眼和耳健康，頭脑控制节奏努力记谱，协调各器官功能完成音乐过程，唤起音乐感知是一种心灵享受 ! 有利老者延迟衰老，愉悦身心健康！
工作流程：选曲~练习~选景~服装~配光~配文~叙事~录像~电脑上传视频~回放~观众交流等，有利老者综合思维能力和身体健康。
一家之言，仅供参考！八旬老人学二胡。2022年8月20日。
Are there any other natural skins to use outside of python skin I'm just curious
Where can I found it
Thank you for this!
playing in my erhu rampage
Very cool!!!!🔝🔝🔝
This instrument is magic seriously before erhu, violin was my top 1 fav instrument but I guess erhu is much better and sounds heavenly to me
What was the last one of the three? The one with the lowest note?
you're not pressing the strings to the shaft, are you? how is it not muted, as it would be with the guitar?
You probably know that a guitar string is plucked and the sound decays over time. What happens is that the plucking action sends the string into a rotational movement, if you look very closely, the string goes in circles. Because you put your finger behind a fret, the flesh of your finger does not stop that movement and the result is the sound you know! You also know that putting your fleshy finger mutes that movement very quickly. An Erhu, or any stringed instrument, uses a different principle. The bow hair has rosin applied and has very tiny hair extensions. Pulling the bow across the string continuously grasps the string and moves it horizontally, but because it can't go any further, the little hair extension releases causing the string to snap back horizontally. Then it's pulled again and this cycle repeats. The movement is continuously horizontal, so you can think of this like plucking the string very rapidly! That's why the flesh of a finger is not enough to mute the sound, the string keeps getting grasped and released so quickly it never stops vibrating even with your finger on it. The same applies to any stringed instrument (violin, viola, cello, etc).
@@roelvanuden wow. okay, thanks a lot, that clears things up)
Thank you sir
Tenho grande desejo de adquirir esse instrumento.
Is it like a violin?
I love the Chinese.
I also agree with the previous comment - Finding a teacher's is very Hard....
I can play a mean erhu on garage band....
ironically I play better on the real thing... I just got garageband b/c it had it lol
I WANT 2 learn
Ned to press both string?
fred 43 yes
É lindo ❤️
How to play home by kit chan on the erhu
321012
Thank you
Namaskar
I love the sound but I don't how to play by my own.
I think I know what it was called the Chinese violin, two strings are the same as the violin.
آلة ساحرة 🌹
do you teach erhu?
Seems very similar to a violin in many regards.
Just with a more limted tonal range.
I guess if you can play the violin, you have a relatively easy time picking this up.
My hands are actually twitching when I think about that...
wish i could find one here in my country or at least a teacher^^
is this what chthonic uses?