Eason Music Store Professional Black Sandalwood Zhonghu By Yu Kai Ming

This is a professional grade Black Sandalwood Zhonghu by YKM from Zhejiang. YKM’s Chinese fiddles are exquisite and of high quality. This Zhonghu is sensitive, sonorous and responsive in the high registers.  Construction and craftsmanship is solid as well.

This is a favourite among orchestras in Singapore.

What it is

A black Sandalwood Zhonghu by Yu Kai Ming. 

At a glance

Warm and mellow with good articulation

Suitable for

• Ensemble and orchestra

Why you should buy it

• Good budget Zhonghu that does the work

Why some might not want it

• High registers could sound clearer

About the Maker

YKM, or Yu Kai Ming, is a renowned maker that was once commissioned by Xi Jinping to make an erhu for the German Chancellor. 

He learned his erhu making under the late Wang Gen Xing – one of the great erhu makers of the 90s.