Chinese Violin Bamboo Legrest 竹筒二胡 琴托

竹筒二胡琴托 Bamboo legrest for the Chinese violin

The bamboo legrest sits underneath the Chinese violin (erhu) and rests on the leg (left usually) of the Chinese violin player.  The instrument becomes more free to vibrate so both clarity and loudness of the erhu sound is greatly improved.

Picture shows my 1980 Shanghai Dun-huan erhu上海敦煌牌二胡 resting on the bamboo legrest.

Bottom view of the Bamboo Chinese violin legrest.  4 small bamboo sticks glued to the bamboo cup further isolate the musical instrument from the player, which make the erhu sound slightly richer.

They have different effect.  The tallest sounds more high-pitch than other two.  The middle one has the most mellow sound.  Cracks on the bamboo knot 竹節 were created on purpose.  However, I am not totally sure they made the sound more mellow.

This is the platform on which I work to make organic coffee.  Shown in the left corner are home-roasted Ethiopian coffee bean.