Part 4: Adding the Bridge, Felt, and Bow; Applying Rosin 

Do not separate the bow from the instrument. It stays attached unless you need to change a string. Pull horizontally the bow to the tip, then lift up the frog of the bow, making sure the bow tip does not get caught in the strings, then hook the frog over the tuning pegs. No need to loosen the strings unless you are packing away the erhu for a long time. The bow hair should not be tight normally. You should either remove the bridge or put something like a short pencil/dowel between the strings and the snake skin near the top edge of the sound box. This will relieve the constant pressure of the bridge against the snake skin (and hopefully extend the life of the skin).

@@pattychan5683 Thank you!!!

@@niarbriar5097 you're welcome! Happy practicing!

Most left-handed players set up their erhus the same way as right-handed players (left hand plays the notes and right hand holds the bow). This is especially true for orchestra or ensemble-playing.

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If the strings feel sticky from the rosin, you can remove the excess by wiping the strings with a dry cloth. As for rosin on the bow hair, just playing for a while will remove the excess. Hope that helps!

@@pattychan5683 thanks Patty! I appreciate it. 😄

If you over-rosin the bow, it will feel and sound gritty when you play. However, this is temporary - as you keep playing, the sound will improve after a little while.

Yes I do! I have been teaching for over 25 years :)

Do you mean the grooves on the bridge?

@@pattychan5683 yes which groove ..and is the bridge really.small?..because what i think is the bridge in my case there are two of..looks smaller or like a broken version of what is in the video

@@leif1075 The erhu bridge is very small. Just make sure that each string fits into each groove.

@@pattychan5683 butndoesnt it matter which string goesnin which groove..that's what they said in another video by eason music limited in erhu set up

@@leif1075 I've never noticed a difference with my bridges.