Any didgeridoo (yidaki) players amoungst us?

[MauiRob]

I've played for years..since 1997or8. Have a bunch of didges. Eucalyptus from Oz and bamboo handmade by yours truly from Maui bamboo. I even have one made from Purple Heart with rawhide bound ends from Oregon. I play a few times a week these days.

So, anyone play here?

By the way playing has been shown to be good for those folks who suffer from sleep apnea....

 

[ferguson]

Heck, I had to google it to find out what it was. That's a cool instrument. :thumbup:

Steve

 

[MauiRob]

http://www.laoutback.com/music/shop/store5.html

Steve, click on Rafael's CD (first one shown on page) down below it where it says "listen" and you can hear what one sounds like Of course that's like saying that John Hiatt's style of playing is what a guitar "sounds like"---you might get an argument from some folks....

 

[Yvsa]

I have a very beautiful and large Bamboo Didj that Uwinv Rob made and sent to me long ago. I can make a few interesting noises on it but not anything anyone could deem playing. :foot:
However a lot of folks say I'm not too bad on the ndn Flute.

 

[CallsThunder]

MauiRob,
I have had a didj for a few years now and love to play. I haven't yet mastered circular breathing though.
DanR

 

[H2o buffalo]

I play on sticks of three inch steel and pvc conduit announcing lunch to my fellow electricians and countless startled and confused office workers.

My pal had one made of eucalyptas(SP) that he had as a prop in the corner of his apartment. It blew him away when i showed him how to play it. He had no idea what it was. He thought it was a walking stick from africa. Ha!

The neighbors obviously had no sense of adventure and quickly called the building management.

You Gotta love the didjies'

 

[MauiRob]

MauiRob,
I have had a didj for a few years now and love to play. I haven't yet mastered circular breathing though.
DanR

It took me quite a while to master it, but it makes all the difference! I have a few tricks and tips on how to get it if you're interested.

I play on sticks of three inch steel and pvc conduit announcing lunch to my fellow electricians and countless startled and confused office workers.

It's amazing how good PVC can sound (never played steel!) In fact, I learned to circular breathe on a PVC didge that had amazing backpressure which makes all the difference

My pal had one made of eucalyptas(SP) that he had as a prop in the corner of his apartment. It blew him away when i showed him how to play it. He had no idea what it was. He thought it was a walking stick from africa. Ha!

:thumbup:

 

[jmings]

I love the didgeridoo and would really like to see some instructions.
It is my understanding that it is not traditionally considered a solo instrument in its native habitat.

I was in a computer store when a hippie type appeared with a back-pack and a couple of didgeridoo and started to play. After some traditional sounding playing he started with some weird soulding material. I know a weird sounding didgeridoo in oxymoronic :foot: Anyway the clerk at the store said after the playing "Was that thing talking to me?"
"Oh, you caught that."
"Are those for sale?"
"Everything's for sale, man."
"Hold on while I go in back and get my wallet."

I started looking in the display case at some computer gear, but the clerk came back and asked "Where'd he go?"
We looked outside, but the mysterous stranger had vanished as quietly as he had appeared.



Yvsa, edutsi, I bet the didgeridoo and ndn flute would make a mean duet or even better throw in a drum. When I was at Knotts Berry Farm I heard a concert by a group of percussion instruments (drum, gourd, scraper) with ndn flutes. I was so impressed I bought their CD and a flute.
The CD had been recorded in a studio and was dead, dead, dead. The flute had a rotten tone and was off-scale. Huge disappointment, but I retain the memory of the life and excitement of the live performance. Most amazing was the tiny three-hole flute that played over several entire octaves of what seemed to be quarter-time scales. It transported my spirit over time and space to an ancient canyon at dawn with petroglyphs on the walls and polen in the air.
:grumpy: :thumbup: :thumbdn:

 

[namaarie]

Yeah, I love to play the didge. Problem is, my roommates always complained about either the noise or the space that the damn thing took up in the dorm. Some people just don't understand!

Chris

 

[MauiRob]

http://www.laoutback.com/didgeridoo/education/SeanWolfeGuide.htm

This has some good information on how to play, as well as resources for all sorts of things didg. The site, LAoutback is an awesome company that is very concerned with fair trade and representation for the aboriginal (Yolgnu) people that make many of their didges.

Yeah, I love to play the didge. Problem is, my roommates always complained about either the noise or the space that the damn thing took up in the dorm. Some people just don't understand!

I know what you mean. My mother in law laughs so hard she pees in her pants everytime I play (no kidding!). She thinks it sounds like farts. Real high brow that one

 

[Bladite]

It took me quite a while to master it, but it makes all the difference! I have a few tricks and tips on how to get it if you're interested.

i worked on the straw in a glass of water, blowing bubbles thing - kinda had it for a while. learned mostly "just cuz". have messed around with the dij some - can make interesting sounds and what not, never really jammed though with good players.

on a related note, i also used to practice a lot, and kinda had down, some tuvan throat singing techniques. sometimes i'll practice in a car to the wind - which oddly enough, is kinda tuvan (while riding a horse, the wind)... soothing. i do my best when i have a cold or already sore throat.

bladite

 

[Nimick]

It's amazing how good PVC can sound (never played steel!) In fact, I learned to circular breathe on a PVC didge that had amazing backpressure which makes all the difference
:thumbup:

you would recomend PVC to learn circular breathing then, I have had a bamboo one for years and can't for the life of me figure it out.

then again, I'm consistently stressed out.

 

[MauiRob]

[on a related note, i also used to practice a lot, and kinda had down, some tuvan throat singing techniques. sometimes i'll practice in a car to the wind - which oddly enough, is kinda tuvan (while riding a horse, the wind)... soothing. i do my best when i have a cold or already sore throat.
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I also Throat sing a little bit--the high pitched style not the deep one. I'm not very good--I need to find a teacher. It is fun though!

you would recomend PVC to learn circular breathing then, I have had a bamboo one for years and can't for the life of me figure it out.

The PVC is nice if small in diameter. I think I used a 1.5" pipe (white stuff) with a beeswax mouthpiece. The smaller dia. pipe provides ample backpressure which is sort of resistance to the air flowing down the didg. It will be easier and take less air to get a higher pitch one buzzing so don't leave it too long--try 48" and see what you think. Let me know how it goes and if you need any tips to figure it out

 

[Kevin the grey]

I always liked the mellow tone which I feel as much as hear . I play an Irish whistle mostly to accompany lyrics I have written . I have to exercise a lot of breath control . I get breathless when playing easily . I always presumed such a large instrument would take lungs like an elephant . It would be interesting to play .

 

[MauiRob]

I always liked the mellow tone which I feel as much as hear . I play an Irish whistle mostly to accompany lyrics I have written . I have to exercise a lot of breath control . I get breathless when playing easily . I always presumed such a large instrument would take lungs like an elephant . It would be interesting to play .

To play the basic drone doesn't require much air at all (well, I should say when you're first learning you'll constantly be out of air--but that changes). The vocal effects and rythyms do require more air, but you are constantly snatching breaths while you play so you don't run out.

I have a few irish whistles which I cannot play very well at all. They require alot of breath control!! Love the sound of them though:thumbup:

 

[Kevin the grey]

Irish whistle music may be difficult to play due to the different rhythms . As Gaelic is structured differently so is the music . It is very simple music with deceptive changes .

I think the perfect setting would be 4 or five good whistle players in an amphitheater-like cave , a small fire , a jug of mead and lots of places to go nite-nite after .
I betcha there would even be room for a didgi player in there .

 

[Yvsa]

I think the perfect setting would be 4 or five good whistle players in an amphitheater-like cave , a small fire , a jug of mead and lots of places to go nite-nite after .
I betcha there would even be room for a didgi player in there .

How about an ndn Flute player with a Coyote Flute that has his tongue hanging out one side of his mouth, his ear's laid back and best of all his crossed eyes, and that plays the Blues or Jazz as the case may be. If not then the little Kestrel Flute from www.highspirits.com :thumbup:

 

[Irezumi]

Hey guys..in Australia..we all have didgeridoos. We all play them out the front around Christmas. You should hear the 300 in my street all sound off together. Very nice indeed.

 

[MauiRob]

How about an ndn Flute player with a Coyote Flute that has his tongue hanging out one side of his mouth, his ear's laid back and best of all his crossed eyes, and that plays the Blues or Jazz as the case may be. If not then the little Kestrel Flute from www.highspirits.com

I've got two of Odell's flutes and I love them!! Beautiful craftsmanship and of course beautiful sound too:thumbup: I've got the F# Golden Eagle and I can't remember what the other one is...I think a G? I'd love to get the Kestrel someday too..

 

[MauiRob]

Here are my two apprentice didg players in action--along with my complete collection