Adoption of Instruments: #Heirlooms Gao Hu | The innovation of the Cantonese Gaohu can be largely attributed to Lü Wencheng, who experimented replacing the silk strings on his Erhu with steel ones....
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![Chinese strings and woodwind: Huch'in (erhu or fiddle), Sheng (reed mouth organ), San-hsien (three-string banjo) and Pipa (balloon guitar or lute). Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Chinese strings and woodwind: Huch'in (erhu or fiddle), Sheng (reed mouth organ), San-hsien (three-string banjo) and Pipa (balloon guitar or lute). Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P5NJDX/chinese-strings-and-woodwind-huchin-erhu-or-fiddle-sheng-reed-mouth-organ-san-hsien-three-string-banjo-and-pipa-balloon-guitar-or-lute-chromolithograph-from-an-illustration-by-william-gibb-from-aj-hipkins-musical-instruments-historic-rare-and-unique-adam-and-charles-black-edinburgh-1888-alfred-james-hipkins-1826-1903-was-an-english-musicologist-who-specialized-in-the-history-of-the-pianoforte-and-other-instruments-william-gibb-was-a-master-illustrator-and-chromolithographer-and-illustrated-the-royal-house-of-stuart-1890-naval-and-military-trophies-1896-and-P5NJDX.jpg)
Chinese strings and woodwind: Huch'in (erhu or fiddle), Sheng (reed mouth organ), San-hsien (three-string banjo) and Pipa (balloon guitar or lute). Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical
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