Didgeridoo Playing – Health Risks?

Great for sleep apnoea. asthma, but may cause cancer?

Double Didgeridoo – Quadruple Didge?

Playing the double didge reveals it’s interesting properties. It’s not just two didges in one, it’s four! Playing one side with the other open or covered produces different keys! Here’s how it goes:

Playing long end (short end open): B flat (trumpet A flat)
Playing long end (short end covered): D flat (trumpet G)
Playing short end (long end open): C (trumpet E)
Playing short end (long end covered): D flat (trumpet G)

Playing either side with the other one covered produces the same keys. Modulating the open end from open to closed with your hand, you can produce unique rhythms. This is truly a unique instrument!

This will be the first didgeridoo that I am offering up for sale.

Double Didgeridoo (before artwork & finish)

Double Didgeridoo (before artwork & finish), originally uploaded by stuckpixel.

Tall End: 73″
Short End: 63″

Tall Key: B
Short Key: C

Didgeridoo Forum

I created a new forum for Didge players and crafters in response to the lack of an easy to use, hassle free forum.

Didgeridoo Forum

Disclaimer: Authenticity of the Didgeridoo

Out of respect for the origins of the Didgeridoo (Yidaki), and the aboriginal peoples, I want to make known that the Didgeridoos I make should in no way be considered authentic, aboriginal instruments. My didges are my own take on a historic and sacred instrument, the Yidaki. My intention is to enhance my own culture through the interpretive use of the didgeridoo, not to supplant or capitalize on the Yidaki, or the unique songs that are part of the culture of the aboriginal people of Australia.

I am inspired by the Yidaki, and it’s haunting sounds, and I wish only to promote the growth of a uniquely American culture of the Didgeridoo in it’s many forms and styles.

In the future, I may sell some of the didgeridoos I create. Please do not purchase from me or any other non-aboriginal crafters instead of buying the original from the source. I have provided links on this blog to promote the sales of the aboriginal people over my own.

Do buy from me or other non-aboriginal crafters if the uniqueness of our styles of crafting is what you are looking for. In this way we can hope to respect the origins of the instrument and preserve the aboriginal culture that surrounds it.

I am going to remove my posts on ‘how to’ create a didgeridoo out of respect for the aboriginal peoples.

Thank you.

John Burnett

PS

Thanks to Ben Hicks for raising my awareness of these issues. Ben will be re-launching his site very soon!

Top Google Position Formula?

I’ve been tracking many sites and it seems to me that (PageRank (as a rough indicator of relevance) + Alexa Rank Keyword Proximity + Keyword Density) are the major determining factors in determining SERP. Another factor seem to be Site Age. I’d like to hear what others think about this formula…

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180 Degrees – Mini Coopers, originally uploaded by stuckpixel.

 

Brick Wood and Steel

Brick Wood and Steel, originally uploaded by stuckpixel.

 

The Tinnery – Nevada City, California

The Tinnery – Nevada City, California, originally uploaded by stuckpixel.

 

Online Version of Photoshop ‘Photoshop Express’… and it’s free!

Check it out here: https://www.photoshop.com/express/landing.html