May 23, 2018
EM Session #7: Shang Hao De Qing Chun In our 7th EM session, we covered a song by Sun Yan Zi (Stephanie Sun) that was released […]
January 3, 2018
We have been receiving quite a number of inquiries about what to do when the snakeskin on the Erhu becomes dry. As with our own skin, […]
August 16, 2017
How to Prevent Sticky Strings on Erhu In one of the discussion threads in our closed Erhu Facebook group, one of the members was said that […]
July 7, 2017
An Alternative to Banhu During my recent visit to YKM’s factory in XinChang Zhejiang, I had the pleasure of enjoying the fruits of his labor, quite […]
June 18, 2017
Sheng: Maintenance Considering investing on a Sheng of your own? Shengs do not require tuning each and every time you want to play it, unlike some […]
May 12, 2017
Choosing the Perfect Guzheng Nails Guzheng nails are just as important as the instrument itself – not only do they affect the touch of the performer […]
April 9, 2017
How to Prevent Tuning Pegs From Slipping A common problem amongs Chinese instrumentalists is the slipping of the tuning pegs. Such friction pegs are not uncommon […]
March 25, 2017
White Bamboo Dizi vs Purple Bamboo Dizi When it comes to choosing Dizis, we often differentiate them based on the makers, keys, or types of Dizis […]
March 15, 2017
How to Take Apart Your Erhu (And Put it Back Again) As instrumentalists, we often find ourselves worrying about transporting our instruments when going overseas. More […]