Byzaanchy

The byzaanchy is a four-stringed vertical spike fiddle used in the traditional music of Tuva. It is similar to the Chinese ''sihu''. However, the ''byzaanchy'''s soundbox is generally made of wood whereas the ''sihu'' usually has a metal soundbox. The ''byzaanchy'''s soundbox may be cylindrical or, more rarely, cubical.

The instrument's four strings are in courses of two, one of each pair tuned together, to the interval of a fifth. The horsehair bow is divided into two portions of hair. A carved horse's head generally features at the top of the instrument's wooden neck.

Haegeum

The haegeum is a traditional Korean string instrument, resembling a fiddle. It has a rodlike neck, a hollow wooden soundbox, and two silk strings, and is held vertically on the knee of the performer and played with a bow.

The ''haegeum'' is related to similar Chinese instruments in the ''huqin'' family of instruments, such as the ''erhu''. Of these, it is most closely related to the ancient ''xiqin'', as well as the ''erxian'' used in ''nanguan'' and Cantonese music.

The ''sohaegeum'' is a modernized fiddle with four strings, used only in North Korea.

List of erhu players

This is a list of erhu performers and contains a non-exhaustive list of some of the more notable players. The erhu, sometimes referred to as the Chinese violin, is a musical instrument with two strings.

The erhu produces a characteristic sound due to the skin covering its resonator. As with all bowed string instruments, sound is produced by a bow pulled across the strings to vibrate the soundbox. The erhu does not have a fingerboard as on a violin, stopped notes are produced by the left hand fingers pressing on the strings.

The erhu is most popular in Chinese societies and cultures, therefore, many notable erhu players are ethnically .

Erhu performers

The list is organized alphabetically, by surname.

*Chen Chunyuan
*Jiebing Chen
*Chen Zhenduo
*Deng Jiandong
*Ding Lufeng
*Duan Aiai
*Gan Bolin
*George Gao
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* “Hsu-nami”
*Hua Yanjun
*Huang Haihuai
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*Jiang Fengzhi
*Jiang Jianhua
*Jiang Qing
*Eyvind Kang
*Lang Guoren
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*Lei Qiang
*Li Chi
*Liu Beimao
*Liu Changfu
*Liu Mingyuan
*Liu Tianhua (刘天华 or 劉天華）
*Lu Xiutang
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*Min Huifen
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* (大倉めぐみ）
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*Shen Sinyan
*Sing Su
*Song Fei (宋飞）
*Song Guosheng
*Sun Wenming
*Sunung, "The Bloody String"
*Tang Liangde
*Tan Yan Cong
*Wang Guotong
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*Francis Wong
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*Xiao Baiyong
*Xu Ke
*Yan Shi
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*Zhang Shao
*Zhang Yu Ming
*Zhao Hanyang
*Rongchun Zhao
*Zhou Shaomei
*Zhou Yaokun
*Zhu Changyao