Anybody play the didge?

I wanted to know if there were any other didgeridoo players out there?
I have been playing for about 2 years now and loving it more and more. definately not an everyday instrument,
Just hoping im not the only other weirdo out there who plays one.haha:D

No you're not the only weirdo...but I know the feeling!

Ondrej Smeykal is one of my favorite players of contemporary style.

I also really love the tradtitional WAL and NEAL styles although I can't play them well :)

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...o/100_2323.jpg

Here is a pic of my new one, it is nice to know im not the only one out there.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...1/DSC00457.jpg

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I am definately into traditional.
I just cant get into all the new age beat boxing and all that kind of stuff

I play but have never been taught.. Just have listened and attempted to duplicate. Mostly I'm just a brass-player who picked up a didj because it was neat.

I haven't played in a while now since my didj is up in Alaska w/my parents, and apartments aren't exactly didj-playing friendly so I'm going to wait until I have my own place before taking it up in any seriousness. I was getting decent at circular breathing and getting a consistent drone as of winter '07.

I play as well.

getting circular breathing is a pain, but as soon as you get it, playing is so much more fun.

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

I play as well.

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No way, there is a small didge army on this site.

Also my mom took up playing(at least for a while) because she heard it helped with snoring. I'm not sure if she's stayed up with it or if it actually helps snoring, but that's the story.

yea i read a report on yahoo about it stopping snoring.
By the way, your mom is the coolest for learning the didge. hahaha.

My brother did a study-abroad in aussieland, I went and visited after his term was up and we took a few weeks and did the tourist thing as a present from the parents. In return my mom asked that we pick up a didgeridoo for her, which we did :D Mine's a knockoff made from some kind of hardwood in the US, but I still love it.

Didgeridoo has been proven to help sleep apnea. It strengthens one of the muscles in the throat; the name of which escapes me right now.

I like some of the European contemporary styles because the rhythms are so fast and dynamic.

I also love the traditional styles for their earthy tones and more systematic rhythms. Its on my bucket list to go to Australia and learn the trad styles directly from the source one day.

Two of my favorite contemporary players

YouTube - Ondrej Smeykal Playing a Chad Butler Didgeridoo

YouTube - ZALEM em Portugal

ondrej is the greatest, he is the one who inspired me to play.

The Kalimba makes the last one just amazing.

Wow....

....so where would one go{online} to purchase didge?

http://www.laoutback.com
good quality and fair trade.

www.laoutback.com without a doubt the best service and selection of quality didgeridoos. Very fair pricing and they supprt people in Australia.

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The Kalimba makes the last one just amazing.

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I was wondering what that thing was called. Thanks Pat!

I agree it really goes well with the didge. Have you also checked out an instrument called the Hang Drum? Its pretty sweet as well.

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I am definately into traditional.
I just cant get into all the new age beat boxing and all that kind of stuff

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Great traditional stuff right here...can you play trad styles like this?

YouTube - Didgeridoo

That is exactly how i play, i also throw in a couple animal calls and yelps.

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I was wondering what that thing was called. Thanks Pat!

I agree it really goes well with the didge. Have you also checked out an instrument called the Hang Drum? Its pretty sweet as well.

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They are amazing drums.....but You have to be on a 7 year waiting list.

I know its such a shame :(

They came out with something called a Hapi Drum here in the states. It comes close and yet it's still so far from a hang its sad.

Isnt it Hung drum, but pronounced Hang drum? Or am I making it up?


I tried to make one out of a propane tank, but sadly does not compare in sound.

I'm pretty sure you have it backwords and that it is spelled Hang Drum and pronounced Hung Drum hehe

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I'm pretty sure you have it backwords and that it is spelled Hang Drum and pronounced Hung Drum hehe

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I knew there was a twist.

I play as well. Not so much of late as my allergies kinda keep me from being able to breath through my nose... Makes the whole circular breathing thing a bit tough LOL

I could imagine how that would be harder

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I play as well. Not so much of late as my allergies kinda keep me from being able to breath through my nose... Makes the whole circular breathing thing a bit tough LOL

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I know what you mean, I have really bad sinus problems at times and it really makes it difficult. I still play though, I think the back pressure actually helps me get things cleared up.

I don't play the didge but I do bang the heck out of a djembe.

There's a drum circle every sunday at the beach out here and every once in a while one or two of your guys show up and play. It's pretty cool.

Bunch of Cave Men hiding out on this site.

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I know what you mean, I have really bad sinus problems at times and it really makes it difficult. I still play though, I think the back pressure actually helps me get things cleared up.

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It does seem to help sometimes but I just hate sounding like a gasping fish half the time... Just kinda takes the fun out of it to be droning along and then having to stop to suck in a huge lungful of air as if I were gasping my last breath before drowning. :mad:

Only a few more weeks and the worst of the season should be over and I can get back to it though :D

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I don't play the didge but I do bang the heck out of a djembe.

There's a drum circle every sunday at the beach out here and every once in a while one or two of your guys show up and play. It's pretty cool.

Bunch of Cave Men hiding out on this site.

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Where do you guya play at?

Venice Beach, Californication.

That might be a little far for me, East coast.
I gotta move out west, the east coast sucks. hahaha.

If you ever get out here it's every sunday afternoon. Sometimes there are 50 or more drummers and close to 800 people watching and dancing.

It's pretty cool.

I used to play tuba in the high school band, I could make it sound JUST like a didge. I should buy one and see what I can do.

Mike

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Originally Posted by hoax

I used to play tuba in the high school band, I could make it sound JUST like a didge. I should buy one and see what I can do.

Mike

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Go for it!

Although be warned that the lip vibrations you use are completely different. Brass instruments are played with really tight lips while the didge is played with really loose lips.

I was speaking to a trumpet player in a music shop that said after so many years of playing trumpet he just can't relax his lips enough to get a proper drone.

Once you do learn and get circular breathing down it becomes very rewarding.

Im so bringing my Djembe and Didge next time Wes!!!

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Im so bringing my Djembe and Didge next time Wes!!!

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Excellent well my friend, excellent well.

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Originally Posted by Spaniard

Go for it!

Although be warned that the lip vibrations you use are completely different. Brass instruments are played with really tight lips while the didge is played with really loose lips.

I was speaking to a trumpet player in a music shop that said after so many years of playing trumpet he just can't relax his lips enough to get a proper drone.

Once you do learn and get circular breathing down it becomes very rewarding.

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I was not very good at the tuba ;)

If you play the tuba with lose lips it sounds like a didge.

Mike

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I was not very good at the tuba ;)

If you play the tuba with lose lips it sounds like a didge.

Mike

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Well then perfect!

never even heard of it lol

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Originally Posted by wilomn

I don't play the didge but I do bang the heck out of a djembe.

There's a drum circle every sunday at the beach out here and every once in a while one or two of your guys show up and play. It's pretty cool.

Bunch of Cave Men hiding out on this site.

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Nice, back when i lived in michigan we used to do drum circles every weekend on the beach somewhere along Lake Superior. we'd have a big bonfire and play away. a couple of my buddies out there make their own drums too.

I figured I'd ressurect this old thread because, after some months of not playing at all (and not having a didj around), I decided to go out and make myself a few PVC pipe didgeridoos.

All I did was take a few lengths of PVC pipe (to have a few different tones), 1 1/2 inch diameter, and then found a piece that fits over the pipe for a mouthpiece. All I did for the mouthpiece dip the mouthpiece into the beeswax to form a slightly smaller contact zone for a good seal while playing.

That way I have a transferrable mouthpiece to put on any length of 1 1/2 inch pvc pipe. Right now I'm jammin on a 5.5' section, a GREAT low frequency to play without being too difficult. My second favorite is a 4.5' section, real easy to play and requires less air.

Seriously, the wax cost more than the PVC pipe, cheapest instrument ever, and the best part is that it really sounds GREAT.

Here's a quick snapshop of the mouthpiece, just attaches directly to pvc pipe
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2024/dscf1543.jpg

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Here's a quick snapshop of the mouthpiece, just attaches directly to pvc pipe
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2024/dscf1543.jpg

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That looks like a tasty donut...


I have a didge that I bought on one of my trips to Australia, but I could never make it sound like our Aborigine tour guide did. Now it decorates my fireplace mantle...