Arrangement of erhu data

The popular erhu can be roughly divided into two types: hard miscellaneous wood and fragrant mahogany. Hard miscellaneous wood includes beech wood, Tokyo wood, Kundian wood and colored wood. It's ok to have a straight texture, but hard and miscellaneous wood is the most common erhu, which is suitable for students' most basic practice and general performance. The wood color of fragrant mahogany is similar to that of new mahogany. Although it has been stored for a long time and dried, the color of the wood remains unchanged. The structure is slightly looser than mahogany, and the material is thicker. The wood is not as hard and heavy as mahogany. The technical quality and timbre of rosewood erhu are better, and the production process and style are similar to those of rosewood erhu, which is suitable for students' primary practice and general performance.

Professional erhu is more particular about the selection of materials, using more expensive mahogany and python skin. The production process is different, and many processes are made by hand. This kind of erhu has certain requirements for sound quality.

The sapwood of mahogany is yellowish brown or grayish yellow with cyan, the heartwood is reddish brown or dark brown, and the wood is shiny; The wood rays are thin, the texture is oblique or staggered, the structure is fine and uniform, and the wood is deep and hard. Logs will turn dark reddish brown when stored for a long time. In the case of climate change, their flexibility is poor, and they are one of the best wood for making professional erhu. Can adapt to all levels of playing and learning.

Erhu made of ebony belongs to the professional refined category, with light sapwood color, black heartwood and luster; The texture is oblique and the wood line is very thin; The structure is fine and uniform, and the hardness of the texture is second to that of mahogany, which is heavy. Wood is easy to crack and shrink after drying. The nature of wood is not as stable as mahogany.

The old rosewood erhu is one of the top erhu, and its production and material selection requirements are completely based on the requirements of professional performance. The technology is very strict and the process is very complicated, which requires high requirements on the dryness of wood, the texture of wood itself, and the quality and thickness of python skin.