What are the advantages and disadvantages of erhu silver strings?

The advantages of erhu silver strings

1, erhu silver strings have a more pure and beautiful tone, which is relative to the steel wire strings.

2, erhu silver-plated strings can inhibit python noise to some extent during the dry season.

3, silver-plated strings in the erhu pitch, feel, etc. are relatively improved, can enhance the confidence of practicing erhu.

Disadvantages of silver erhu strings

1, silver strings are relatively fragile, to a certain extent easy to wear and tear.

2, the price of silver strings is relatively high compared to steel wire strings, from the price point of view, of course, the silver strings are better, a penny a penny.

Erhu strings is a traditional Chinese stringed instrument, that is, the two-stringed huqin, is the Chinese family of musical instruments in the main bowed stringed instruments (stringed instruments) one. Nowadays, the brands of erhu strings with better quality are: German Red Dragon, Shanghai Dunhuang, Zhejiang Yuanzhen, Beijing Zhongyi Technology and so on.

Erhu has 2 strings, because it has only two strings, so named Erhu, Erhu is a modern name, in the past the folk more called it Nanhu, huqin, etc., Erhu looks like an object, there is no feelings can be expressed, but it is a but after different players in the technical and artistic processing. It will become a thing that knows a lot about feelings.

Expanded Information

Changes in Erhu Strings

In the past, most erhu strings were made of silk strings, which were gradually eliminated by steel strings due to their shortcomings such as large expansion and contraction, short service life, and insufficiently delicate articulation, and the use of steel strings became increasingly common since the 1960s.

The matching steel strings of the erhu should be one thick and one thin, the thick one is called the inner string (also called the old string), and the thin one is called the outer string (also called the sub-string). The inner and outer strings are tied to the corresponding shafts, and the inner strings are usually put on first, then the outer strings. You should pay attention to the matching of the strings you choose, not both strings for the inner or outer strings, and the diameter of the strings should not be too large, and you should not use the strings of other plucked instruments to replace the erhu strings.

The same thickness of internal and external strings will result in an imbalance of tension between the two strings, uncoordinated articulation, and poor sensitivity; the ratio of internal and external strings is too large. It will produce the problem that the tone is not uniform, affecting the finger; use the strings of plucked instruments to replace the erhu strings, the pronunciation is empty and dull, the distortion is large, completely inconsistent with the erhu's articulation needs.

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