The chinese Erhu, 2 string Fiddle

Erhu
This is taken fro my old website from 2003-4 I believe.  Just found it again and thought I would re-post it.

Old damaged cheap erhu made of elm and another light hardwood.  I replaced the broken snakes skin with vellum and made a base of yew wood.  The instrument was then refinished in semi opaque black/brown shellac and restrung.

 

With the new base and painted black

 

 

Sound clip click here

here is a sound clip of a cheap snakeskin erhu I have to to compare
http://www.michaeljking.com/images/erhu_snakeskin.mp3

Wire Strung/Irish Lyre in D minor Tuning by Michael J King

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Irish Lyre plans now also on 2015 Lyre Making CD-ROM:

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Stick Dulcimer made of Mango Wood, D-A-c tuning

Mango Stick Dulcimer,  custom model, 25.5" scale ionian D   =D-A-c tuned,  Ziricote fingerboard with Indian rosewood fingerboard binding  figured American Cherry wood neck, European spruce top, spalted and figured Mango back. K&K pickup internally fitted. MJK Brass tailpiece.



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Shady grove tune except in honour of the late Jean Ritchie,

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Jean Ritchie:Shady Grove original

(Will do a full cover version on the Dulcimer one day)



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