| ▲ | roel_v 6 hours ago | |
"Perhaps that can be done DIY from an PVC pipe with an hot air gun or a gas burner to soften and shape the end." When I used to make my own PVC didgeridoos, I would melt candle wax and then dip one end repeatedly into the wax to build up wax layers until it had the desired thickness and shape. | ||
| ▲ | mark_l_watson 38 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | |
Twenty years ago my neighbor, a retired surgeon, made me a PVC didgeridoo and did the wax buildup thing - I still mostly play that didgeridoo. Years later my wife bought me a traditional heavy didgeridoo from Australia, but it doesn’t play as well; still, when I played at a friend’s wedding I used the Australian one because it looks better :-) | ||
| ▲ | smartial_arts 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
| ▲ | eth0up 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I had excellent results using a large section of black bamboo, though I forget the exact taxonomy (lako?). I meticulously beat out the segment walls, then with a rasp fastened to a long stick, filed down the ridges. After sanding, I finished it with oil based stain, which necessitated it living outdoors for a while. In the end it proved a fine primitive instrument. I gifted it to someone and miss it. I can attest to the therapeutic effects of mastering the didge. PVC works, but the acoustics do seem superior with actual plant material. Certainly the feel. Update: I used beeswax for the gob hole. | ||