Name and Country |
What shape or features do you think a didgeridoo should have so it can be used for 'traditional style' playing? |
| Abad Enriquez from Mexico |
Long and slim |
| Anonymous |
Straight with a gradule taper. |
| Andrew from Canada |
I honestly don't know |
| Beverley from USA |
I do not know. |
| Brandon Barnard from USA |
Relatively straight, with gradual widening as it follows down the base of the shaft. |
| Anonymous |
Curved |
| Anonymous |
Hollowed out by termites for a start, and given only to black koori men to learn |
| Dan from Canada |
Don't know - in the right key? |
| Derek from USA |
Not sure |
| Gary Lockwood from USA |
Shapes vary but all are smaller at the mouth piece some are belled some are almost straight. |
| Giacomo from Italy |
I'm a newbie... |
| Anonymous |
4-5 feet in length |
| James from USA |
Slim |
| James Miller from USA |
Natural shape, since they were trees. |
| Anonymous |
I have no idea |
| Jennifer from USA |
Traditionally the didj should be made naturally from termites or "white ants" as many natives call them. The instrument should be strong enough to handle the intense vibrations yet thin enough to make the sound louder. Thick walls don't allow enough vibrations therefore doesn't produce as high quality a sound. When picking which tree to use, the craftsman taps on the hollowed trunk to see how well it vibrates. A traditional didj should still have a roughness to it, showing how natural it is. |
| Anonymous from USA |
Not sure |
| Jeremy from USA |
Traditional, authentic, Aboriginal, genuine |
| Jessica from USA |
Long and hollow, decorated a certain way and maybe even a special type of wood |
| Anonymous from Mexico |
It has to be large |
| Anonymous from USA |
Long. |
| Koleen from France |
All sorts of didj could be used for traditional playing...mother nature is inventive! |
| Anonymous |
I am not as familiar with traditional style playing as I would like to be, but the yidaki that I have seen tend to have a fairly thick wall, a bit of a variation from a straight line, and a bit of a bell shape at the end. They must be naturally occurring material, and hollowed out by termites. |
| Matthew from USA |
Probably a longer didgeridoo, with a bell on the end for more projection |
| Anonymous |
Many shapes are possible, but straight and of moderate length |
| Michael Murphy from USA |
Cylindrical/tubular with beeswax mouthpiece |
| Nate from USA |
Taper from mouthpiece to opening? Don't really know am just getting introduced. |
| Nathan from USA |
Fairly straight with a large bell end |
| Nevin Fisher from USA |
Roughly the length equal to the shoulder height of the person playing, and a slight bend so can be comfortable be played while sitting and having the end facing forward while resting on the ground. |
| Anonymous from USA |
A nice large opening |
| Anonymous |
Not a clear question. |
| Randy Schuster from Canada |
I believe that it is up to the individual player to pick a didge that suites his own style of playing. the didge is a very personal instrument |
| Robert Whitten from USA |
No idea |
| Roy Ross from USA |
Play a key, be at least 47" long, have about 1.25" to 1.5" mouth piece, with a big bell is nice. |
| Steve Barrett from United Kingdom |
Any shape or style, as long as it has been created in the traditional method; no two didj's are the same. As long as the sound and playability is there it should be fine. |
| Susan from USA |
It can range from plain unmarked to decorated but should be hollowed by termites and the wood be any elongated natural shape |
| Thomas Buchanan from USA |
Long and round |
| Victor from USA |
Don't know. |
| Wayne Freeman from USA |
Straight, 4 to 6ft long |
| Xanthe from Australia |
I do not know enough about didgeridoos to be able to answer this question. |
