To my knowledge, the dahu (a bass instrument) is still produced in Shanghai, but I am not sure if dihu (a contrabass instrument) are still made. If a dihu is found, it will probably be a rare antique. For dahu or dihu, they usually have 2 strings and you can tune them however you want, depending on the string gauge, keeping in mind that the dahu is a bass instrument (similar to the range of a cello) and the dihu is a contrabass instrument (similar to the range of a double bass).
I don't think that is a dihu, as it is being plucked. It seems to be some kind of diyin ruan with 7-equidistant fretting, probably made for use as a bass plucked string instrument in Cantonese ensembles of the 1970s. The video you found was filmed in Hong Kong in 1979 or 1980, and the the singer's name is Tsuih Lau Seen (徐柳仙, Mandarin: Xu Liuxian; 1917-1985). She is performing non-staged Cantonese opera (Yue qu, 粤曲) in this performance.
@@johnho964 In my opinion, the low-pitched huqin visible at 3:37 is a dahu rather than a dihu. Although the one in the video has a fairly wide resonator, a dihu will usually have an even larger resonator, and will be so large, heavy, and long that the resonator needs to be placed on the floor while playing. A dahu is a bass-range instrument, and the dihu is a contrabass-range instrument. You can refer to the extensive "Huge huqins" album at my Facebook page (my name is David Badagnani) for further examples of dahus and dihus.
where to buy dihu?! also what is lowest ? d3 or d2?
To my knowledge, the dahu (a bass instrument) is still produced in Shanghai, but I am not sure if dihu (a contrabass instrument) are still made. If a dihu is found, it will probably be a rare antique. For dahu or dihu, they usually have 2 strings and you can tune them however you want, depending on the string gauge, keeping in mind that the dahu is a bass instrument (similar to the range of a cello) and the dihu is a contrabass instrument (similar to the range of a double bass).
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影片中有一個低胡，可惜我聽不出它的音色
I don't think that is a dihu, as it is being plucked. It seems to be some kind of diyin ruan with 7-equidistant fretting, probably made for use as a bass plucked string instrument in Cantonese ensembles of the 1970s. The video you found was filmed in Hong Kong in 1979 or 1980, and the the singer's name is Tsuih Lau Seen (徐柳仙, Mandarin: Xu Liuxian; 1917-1985). She is performing non-staged Cantonese opera (Yue qu, 粤曲) in this performance.
@@dbadagna 在粵曲的影片中的3:37顯示了一個巨大的二胡，用馬尾弓拉奏的
@@johnho964 In my opinion, the low-pitched huqin visible at 3:37 is a dahu rather than a dihu. Although the one in the video has a fairly wide resonator, a dihu will usually have an even larger resonator, and will be so large, heavy, and long that the resonator needs to be placed on the floor while playing. A dahu is a bass-range instrument, and the dihu is a contrabass-range instrument.
You can refer to the extensive "Huge huqins" album at my Facebook page (my name is David Badagnani) for further examples of dahus and dihus.
@@dbadagna 我看到了，謝謝。