Gehu                                  

          The Gehu ( Pinyin: Géhú) May Be A Chinese Instrument Developed Within The Twentieth Century By The Chinese Musician Principle Yusen ( 1926-1980). It's A Fusion Of The Chinese Huqin Family And Therefore The Bowed Stringed Instrument. Its Four Strings Are Tuned (From Low To High) C-G-D-A, Precisely Just Like The Cello's. In Contrast To Most Alternative Musical Instruments Within The Huqin Family, The Bridge Doesn't Contact The Snakeskin, That Faces To The Aspect. 
       There Is Additionally A Contrabass Gehu That Functions As A 

Chinese Bass Viol, Called The Diyingehu, Digehu, Or Beigehu .

          By The Late Twentieth Century The Gehu Had Become A Rare Instrument, Even Among China, Because The Tendency For The Snakeskin To Lose Its Tightness Will Increase With Wetness. Today, It's Used Largely In Port And Taiwan, Though Even There, The Bowed Stringed Instrument Is Starting To Become A Preferred Replacement For It. Additionally, There Ar|Are} Alternative Chinese Instruments That Are Ready To War The Role Bowed Bass Vary Instrument, Like The Laruan (Which Uses The Structure And Acoustics Of The Ruan), The Lapa (Also Called Paqin, Exploitation The Structure Of The Pipa), And Therefore The Bass Matouqin.