Hi all,
I'm looking to buy a didgeridoo as a gift to be used as an instrument (as opposed to a decorative ornament). I've been told to look for one that has lots of back pressure as these will be easier for a beginner to play.
Does anyone know where one might start looking for one? I'm in Melbourne if it makes a difference.
Cheers :)
Melbourne Music Centre (Ormond) sell them, but I don't know anything about them.
Gumtree
There are lots of sellers just go for an unpainted one
"Didgeridoo, needs work" + a picture of a 4x8.
That’s a bit of a dodgeridoo.
gumtree branches are usually unpainted, yes
Just don't carry it on public transport.
Why? Possibly dangerous?
Melbourne CBD was brought to a standstill due to panic.
"Melbourne’s Flagstaff train station was evacuated on Thursday morning after Victoria police responded to a false alarm of a gunman, which may have been sparked by an Aboriginal busker with a didgeridoo in a bag."
"It was a busker. He was actually doing breathing exercises preparing for his act. It was a sports duffel bag,” Bugeja said.
Funny, but pretty shocking seeing Melbourne shut down over this.
Long heavy item in a duffle bag plus a dark skinned fella (sorry to say you know this was a factor) breathing heavily? That's a bad recipe.
Wow, that's unbelievable. Thanks for the heads up. Will refrain from doing any breathing exercises on the train.
Yikes. That's appalling. How's the poor guy supposed to feel after that, Geez, we treat the first nations/ Koori people so badly.
There's a Euro looking type in the Bourke Street Mall or thereabouts who does great things with a didgeridoo. They're quite engaging instruments.
I've got a left over bit of PVC pipe you can have, the kids reckon it holds a decent tune.
A used dunny roll centre makes an excellent trumpet too.
Does anyone know where one might start looking for one?
There used to be someone in the Lakes Entrance/Lake Tyers area who made them, but that was a while back.
Expensive gift.
Thanks. The first link looks good.
Thinking about this one as the others are a bit exxy
https://www.spiritgallery.com.au/didgeridoo-beginners-pack/d…
Would be good if there was a equivalent shop in Melbourne. Maybe I could pick it up on my next trip to Sydney…
A few moments later…
"Help. My neighbour's washing machine/dryer is making extremely loud and strange noise."
A stump from a kanga cricket kit. We (3 of us) learned how to play quite well in grade 4.
Or skip 50 000+ of culture/tradition and go straight to aliexpress
to be used as an instrument
Dear god no. Something like a secondhand violin would actually produce a pleasant sound.
Someone forgot to tell the neighbour kid's violin.
It could… Not sure if it would
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