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No, there isn’t such Erhu specially crafted for the children, and it is recommended that the children begin the learning after the school age. ...

when it comes to Guqin selection, the first thing you need to figure out is your local weather condition, as it may affect the Guqin sound quality heavily. As it is relatively hot and humid in south China, so the guqin made there would adapt to such humid condition more easily, and if shipped to ...

The tuning joint (made of copper) can be found in most Dizi and Xiao bamboo flutes in China, while is such joint really necessary?

If the flutes are to be played with other instrument, then such tuning joint can be of help as it can change the valid length of the flute body which in turn ...

For the beginner, the first thing is to choose the key, the most used keys for Xiao flute is key F and G, key F is one tone lower than key G, so the finger holes’ distance for a key F is larger than key G, and to some extent makes a key G one easier to control for the ...

The most used Erhu tuning is: inner string to D1 and outer string to A1.

The reasons behind can be easily understood that the Erhu instruments is used to express the feelings people have and in some cases used to emulate people’s sound, while tune D is the lowest and A the ...

When it comes to choose an Erhu, you need to understand well enough who would play the Erhu and what is his/her playing techniques?

For the beginner, those made of rosewood/redwood by most Chinese makers would be enough, while such an instrument may cost something between usd100 to usd200 ...