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12th February 2011, 07:23 AM #1
Segmented Didgeridoo with a Twist.
This was my first attempt at a musical instrument.
It is a 456 piece segmented didge made from silky oak, Aussie cedar with a top & bottom cap in Tassy Myrtle.
Almost finished sanding so I will post some more pics when finished.
It is 1520mm ( 5ft 2in.) long and tapers from 75mm at the top to 95mm at the bottom.
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12th February 2011, 07:40 AM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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14th February 2011, 06:07 AM #3
Ooooh thats pretty, please show us what it looks like under a finish.
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16th February 2011, 01:42 PM #4
Finished pics
Here's a few pics of it finished with 4 coats of wipe on poly. I'll probably apply a couple more coats yet.
All I need now is to learn to play it properly, as in cyclic breathing, coz I'm running out of breath real quick as it has a 50mm bore.
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1st March 2011, 09:05 AM #5New Member
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I hope you didnt smooth the bore to much mate,,the natural roughness of the real thing actualy creates a little back pressure and you wont run out of puff so quickly,, but a great job just the same,,
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10th March 2011, 10:36 PM #6
It looks great.
Keep practicing your breathing.Scally
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8th May 2011, 09:09 PM #7
Merlin
That's a very smart looking didge. The 50mm mouthpiece may be a little too large for comfort. You could try reducing the aperture to around 30mm with wax and this may help the playing ability.
If that works for you, you could consider modifying the mouthpiece with a timber insert at a later date.
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