My latest quandry (original) (raw)

When you press the strings on an erhu, you get a different sound depending on the amount of pressure. On most stringed instruments, you press the string to the neck and make jolly sounds. This isn't the case with the erhu. The further you press the strings, the more the sound changes, so I'm trying to find the "sweet spot" and learn to keep the pressure constant as I change notes. It's like playing in 3D. Currently, it sounds a bit like a theramin...but not as pleasant. It would seem we're back to the murdered cat sounds for awhile...:-D

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