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Object Description
| Instrument name | erxian |
| Instrument no. | 281 |
| Alternate image name | E Asian fiddle 11 |
| Country/Area | China |
| K-S Classification No. | C62.22 |
| Short descriptive term | spike fiddle |
| Description | Erxian is the former name for what is now call the erhu. It is a two-string spike fiddle: the long neck pierces the body diametrically and protrudes below the body. A separate piece of wood is attached to the tailpiece to receive the strings. The body is a hexagonal cylinder of dark wood, unvarnished. The front is covered with a python skin and the back is cut in a filigree consisting of six interlocking circles. The neck, also of dark wood, ends above the peg box in a curved leaf pattern. The pegs, inserted from the back, are of light-colored wood, carved in a spiral fluted shape. The strings are thin steel and stand far from the neck. A loop of several strands of twine pulls them toward the neck and serves as the nut. They pass over the skin face on a very small low bridge mounted on the skin face. The bow, of very thin bamboo, is strung with white horsehair knotted in a hole at each end, and the bow string is inserted between the two playing strings. The player fingers both strings at once, and by pressing the bow toward or away from the body, obtains the note from one string or the other. They are tuned a fifth apart. This instrument is smaller than the modern erhu, but may represent the typical size of a century ago. |
| Materials | wood, snake skin, wire strings, bamboo |
| Dimensions | length 63 cm (24.75); width of head 8 cm (3.25 in. in.); depth 11.5 cm (4.5 in.) |
| Accessories | Bow, 64 cm (25.25), hair replaced 2010 |
| Condition | Good, although fragile |
| Page prepared by | RCK |
| Acquisition number | 1900.97 |
| Acquisition information | Given to the Allen Art Museum in 1900. Shown briefly at the inauguration of ethnomusicology courses in 1971. Transferred to Conservatory custody in 2009. |
| Digital Publisher | Oberlin College. Library |
| Repository | Oberlin College. Conservatory of Music |
| Copyright Statement | The images and text in this database may be copied, distributed and transmitted without express permission for personal and educational uses, providing the materials are cited as follows: From the Roderic C. Knight Musical Instrument Collection, Oberlin College ( http://www.oberlin.edu/library/digital/knight ). For all other uses, please write the author at rknight@oberlin.edu. |
| Collection Name | Roderic C. Knight Musical Instrument Collection |
| Type | CompoundObject |
| Format | cpd |
Description
| Instrument name | full view |
| Instrument no. | i281 |
| Digital Publisher | Oberlin College. Library |
| Repository | Oberlin College. Conservatory of Music. |
| Copyright Statement | The images and text in this database may be copied, distributed and transmitted without express permission for personal and educational uses, providing the materials are cited as follows: From the Roderic C. Knight Musical Instrument Collection, Oberlin College ( http://www.oberlin.edu/library/digital/knight ). For all other uses, please write the author at rknight@oberlin.edu. |
| Collection Name | Roderic C. Knight Musical Instrument Collection |
| Digital Master Filename | Knight_i281.tif |
| Type | Image |
| Format | tif |
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