November 9, 2015
How to Tie the Bindings on Your Chinese Dizi If you have noticed, there are string/fishing line bindings on most Chinese Dizis. Some of the Dizis […]
November 6, 2015
Yangqin: Rubber Tubings Have you ever wondered why Yangqin rubber tubings come in various colours? Contrary to what people think, the colour differences are not just […]
November 4, 2015
Suzhou Erhus from MMK Suzhou Erhu maker MMK and us go back a long way. We met him quite a few years ago in Shanghai […]
October 29, 2015
Your Optimal Qianjin Position Every Erhu player has different arm and finger length. Some have short fingers and some have rather long fingers. The position of […]
October 27, 2015
Dimo vs. Tape: Understanding the Impact on Sound Quality Mastering the art of affixing dimo on a dizi can be a challenge for beginners. The struggle […]
October 22, 2015
2 Ways to Fine Tune Your Erhu About 95% of Erhus come with friction pegs, and all the good/expensive/valuable Erhu come with friction pegs.If you have […]
October 20, 2015
Types of Dizi Today, there are numerous types of Chinese dizi available to musicians. For the amateur, this may prove confusing – what are the differences […]
October 9, 2015
Types of Shengs When people think of Chinese instruments, the first ones that comes to mind is usually the erhu, pipa, or dizi. The only instrument […]
October 8, 2015
Marking Your Erhu for Better Intonation Good intonation on the Erhu is always a struggle for Erhu players, especially beginners. Unlike fretted instruments such as the […]