Dark rosewood posses the mellow qualities of the rosewood, yet when properly dried and paired with the correct membrane, produces a very clear sensitive tone sought after by many traditional erhu players. Its crystal clear high registers are resonant and balanced with the mellow midtones, and coupled with the traditional sweet tone, this erhu is often referred to as that of the "Aged Rosewood", commonly sold for 3 times the listed price, if it is well made. The key to making one is simple, though the process is tedious. Every piece and slab of material is weighed, measured and carefully selected to have a perfect match with the specific membrane, and thus we can achieve the best resonances possible in every instrument. EcoErhu started as a project in 2009 to replace the snake skin membrane in Jinghu, the Peking Opera fiddle, as it was prone to weather conditions and split whenever the weather got too dry. As we progressed, we realised that the sound of the instrument can be improved upon by fully mimicking the natural structure of the snake skin. The project slowly expanded to include Erhu, Gaohu, Zhonghu and Shamisen. As required by the international markets, Erhu became the focus of our research and in 2011, EcoErhu was formed, with specialists in material engineering, chemistry, Erhu performers, composers and musical experts leading the way. The first Patent for EcoErhu Version 7 was filed in late 2013 - EcoErhu Membrane with the unmistakable Erhu timbre, and yet no requirements for the unnecessary killing of animals, spared from the unpredictable weather, and for the first time, we can fully replicate the actual details of the python skin membrane structurally and at the cellular level for its making on the erhu and other instruments.
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