In Japanese songs I have heard this really very pretty instrument playing. It sounds kind of like a violin but very high pitched. You will here it a lot in Oriental restaurants, but I can never find out what it is.
Help?
2007-02-02 01:10:22 · 4 answers · asked by Swiper 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
A koto? A shamisen?
Google them to find pictures ;-)
2007-02-02 01:15:06 · answer #1 · answered by Diomedes 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's the Erhu. It's the most popular traditional Chinese instrument, but they may mistake it for Japanese and play it in Japanese restaurants.
http://www.shef.ac.uk/music/staff/js/AbErhu.html
wow...
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2007-02-02 01:55:37 · answer #2 · answered by Lisa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
er-hu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhu
Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_musical_instruments
2007-02-02 01:15:46 · answer #3 · answered by $Sun King$ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be a mandolin
2007-02-02 01:17:37 · answer #4 · answered by kerfitz 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋