The price of erhu python skin is high and low, and the skin of good quality is naturally more expensive. So when you Hu friends want to skin your erhu, should you use those criteria to judge whether the price of the piano skin is worth it?

First of all, only the spine of the entire python skin is left, and all the sides and abdomen are cut off and thrown away, and then cut along the spine into the shape required by the erhu skin. Because it is manual skinning, the cutting diameter is 2-3 cm larger than the machine skinning diameter. The erhu skin change for all Hu friends is to choose among the slippery skins left.

How to tell if it is the best piano skin?

First, the skin and scales of the high-end erhu should be full in shape and uniform in size. If the scales are too large, it may be the abdominal skin, if the scales are not full, it may be the neck skin, and the uneven size may be the split skin. With these flawed piano skins, the price of the erhu will be greatly reduced. We have explained this in detail in the previous article, so I won't repeat it here.

Second, we can look at the thickness of the erhu skin, and we can see whether the thickness of the python skin is uniform when facing the light (the light transmittance of the whole skin is uniform, you can use more erhus to compare). Good python skin is of moderate thickness, can penetrate sunlight softly, has less burrs, smooth and oily skin surface, and has obvious color boundaries but not rigid.

Third, the elasticity of the python skin is related to the sound quality of the erhu. When buying an erhu, you should also pay attention to the elasticity of the python skin.

The fourth is whether the skinning skills of erhu makers are reliable. Note here: some people buy erhu, just listen to the sound, thinking that the sound is thicker. In fact, the thin or loose skin of the erhu python produces a thicker sound. However, over time, such an erhu may become dull, lose the timbre it should have, and the piano skin has a short lifespan and needs to be replaced within a few years. A skilled skinner will cover the skin tightly without dying. The sound of such a new erhu is tight, but it has great potential, and the sound is perfect when it is turned on. Of course, the higher the craftsmanship, the better the reputation and the higher the price.

The above are the criteria for judging the price of piano skins shared for you, I hope it will help you when you change the skins.