Eason Music Store Popular Synthetic Skin Black Sandalwood Eco Erhu By Raoyang Beifang

What it is

A Black Sandalwood Erhu made using synthetic materials instead of python skin

At a glance

Loud and clean tone. Richer than the Rosewood version. 

Playability:	Demanding	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Easy
Volume:	Soft	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Loud
*Sweetness:	Brash	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Sweet
Richness:	Thin	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Rich
Articulation:	Muddy	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Articulate
Tone Focus:	Diffused	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Focused
*Warmth:	Brilliant	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Warm
*Cleanness:	Grainy	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Clean
High Notes:	Muffled	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Clear
Threshold:	Weak	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Strong
*Snakeskin:	Loose	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Tight

Suitable for

• People who are queasy about using an instrument with animal parts
• People who want to travel with an erhu – no need to worry about customs
• Beginners or intermediate players

Why you should buy it

• Rich, loud and bold tone coming from a synthetic skin erhu
• All black appearance makes it looks cool

Why some might not buy it

• Tone does not have the sweetness their snakeskin counterpart

About the Maker

Raoyang Beifang is a Chinese Musical Instrument Factory founded in 1985 in Hebei, China. It was initially under the name of “Beijing Instrument Factory (Raoyang Branch)”. Although it still maintains it’s ties to it’s parent company, Xinghai, Raoyang Beifang develops it’s own line of products, ranging from Erhu, Pipa and even Morin Khuur.