Name and Country |
What shape or features do you think a didgeridoo should have so it can be used for 'traditional style' playing? |
| Andrew from Australia |
Dot painting and a bark finish to the bell |
| Anonymous |
Length is important. It should not have cracks or splits. holes should be filled. The hollow area should not be too big or small. I think shape can be bell or straight, even with it branching out. |
| Bradley from USA |
I believe a didge can be any shape for "traditional style" playing. |
| Brian from Canada |
I'm not sure |
| Brittany from USA |
I'm not entirely sure. I have never played the didgeridoo, but would love to learn someday. |
| Cody from USA |
Regular shape |
| Darren from Australia |
Don't Know |
| Dave Moore from USA |
? I was under the impression that there is no shape that it "should" have. its up to nature to decide what it wants you to have. I personally enjoy didgeridoos that are very irregularly shaped with natural imperfections |
| Deana from USA |
Hollow and makes good resonance |
| Devorah Sugarman from Canada |
I don't know. I prefer a long belled out shape, but I'm not sure if there is any particular traditional shape. |
| Drew Grimes from USA |
A long tube and a natural or beeswax mouthpiece |
| Earl Tharp from USA |
No clue. I think it could be widely varied. |
| Edward Olson from USA |
I think it would be 3.5 to 4.5 feet long and have a slight bell at the sound end. It would have the rough interior to produce rich tones and overtones. |
| Flemming from Denmark |
The shape of a branch, decorated with a dream:-) |
| Gary Kendrick from USA |
Natural features with smaller size on blowing end and larger on exit end. Possibly a bell shape at the exit. |
| Graham from New Zealand |
Hollow, thin top, wide base, specific type of tree |
| Grayson Turner from USA |
Relatively straight with flare |
| Greg Thorn from United Kingdom |
Not to sure but I should think a good earthy note/key and also have a good back pressure as to be able to play for longer periods so players don't run out of breath and pass ut in the middle of a meditate meeting or something. |
| Anonymous from Australia |
A nice bell on the end |
| Anonymous from Australia |
A tube which is generally straight but can have a slight curve at the non mouth end. The inner diameter of the tube tends to increase towards the non mouth end. The length needs to be such that it cab be played. |
| Anonymous from Hungary |
It should be a tube with specific diameter with a bell shaped end and a beeswax or natural mouthpiece on the other end. It should have a specific wall thickness to create an acceptable sound. |
| Jeremy from USA |
I suppose it should be roughly 3 and one half feet to about five and a half feet long and about two to three inches wide? though surely I am poorly informed on the matter. |
| Jim from USA |
Made of naturally termite hollowed eucalyptus, narrower at the mouthpiece end |
| Anonymous |
The work of the termites is more important; all shapes work, though there are many tribes and each may have its preferences. |
| Anonymous |
Long and curved |
| Anonymous from Canada |
Long, wooden, and hollow |
| Josh from USA |
I know someone who makes Didjes from agave and yucca which are cacti flowering stalks from the midwest united states. |
| Anonymous |
One that plays well. I don't think the shape is as important as quality of play. |
| Kathy from USA |
Mostly straight, pipe shape. |
| Anonymous |
Just elongated and hallowed out. |
| Laura from USA |
A long fairly straight, but slightly tapered, barrel seems to be best, but I've seen illustrations that they can be made of PVC and coiled. |
| Levi from USA |
I believe it should have a slight curve to it, which represents the snake that carved out the rivers and gave to man the ability to create life in the world by the use of music. |
| Loren from USA |
Long and cylindrical |
| Lou from Australia |
Conical shape. mouth piece starting at about30 cm diameter large end 100 cm or wider length 1 to 2 meters |
| Mac from USA |
My preferences are for a larger didgeridoo with moderate backpressure and bright tone. the shape does not matter as much as the sound, but the style of didgeridoo should be more or less specific to the style of playing intended, such as a smaller or larger mouthpiece. it's really a matter of preference though. |
| Matthew from USA |
It should be hallowed by termites and should be made from eucalyptus trees |
| Michael from USA |
It should be handmade and not machine made, by a person who completely understands the tradition of the didj |
| Anonymous |
Well, I'm not an expert, but I play guitar, and I would imaging that the length and girth of the instrument are critical in determining the sound it would produce. I would also imagine that the bore of the tube, much like the chamber of an acoustic guitar, would affect the sound considerably. I'm not sure how bends and narrows would affect the sound. A trumpeted end would almost certainly amplify any sounds. |
| Mylene from Chile |
No creo que deba cambiar mucho, quizás sólo en el diseño decorativo. |
| Myroslav Makashov from USA |
Long Shape |
| Ossi from Finland |
I don't have a clue what's 'traditional style'. |
| Anonymous |
Any kind of shape |
| Paul from United Kingdom |
Bees wax mouth piece, bell and maybe slightly curved. |
| Pedro from Portugal |
Made with love |
| Ray from Australia |
In my experience the trad yidaki seems to by long with a medium bell. smallish mouth piece about 25mm and able to be played fast |
| Anonymous from USA |
It has to be hollow... longish? |
| Anonymous from USA |
Any shape as long as it has sound quality |
| Anonymous from USA |
Long |
| Rudi from Belgium |
ANIMAL PICTURE? MAN OR WEMAN |
| Sam from United Kingdom |
Straight and long (no flare) |
| Sean Jackson from USA |
Length, weight. |
| Shannon Svensson from USA |
Unknown, I listen for sound |
| Anonymous from Australia |
I don't know much about this but I think it should be a traditional didgeridoo. |
| Thomas from USA |
Skinnier at the top, wider at the bottom, with a slight curve to the didge overall so that it naturally wants to rest a certain way when played. |
| Tim Reinhartz from Austria |
It's so various I could not describe it |
| Tommy from USA |
Long slender |
| Anonymous |
Yidakis should have a tapered wood mouthpiece. Magos should have Australian beeswax. They should be excellent at producing vocals & resonance. They should be made for playing, not displaying. |
| Volney from USA |
Long and straight like a long cylinder |
