Alex Didg E-E
Alex's comments: I designed this didgeridoo with several objectives, to make an instrument easy to play, with a fairly well balanced sound, and with the first hoot tuned to the drone note. The result is a very versatile instrument, which allows both a beginner to easily get to grips with it and an experienced player to have fun and let loose without constraints. It's an instrument that many people like, and I therefore decided to offer it in other notes in order to satisfy the different requests (D/D, D#/Re#, F/F currently being tuned). )
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432Hz or 440Hz?
The overall sonic difference is noticeable, the 432Hz version sounds warmer, clearer and seems to be instantly more listenable, but the 440Hz version is tighter with more dynamic energy. Almost all Western music is currently tuned with A at 440 Hz. This means that all musical instruments, tuning forks, and music creation programs are tuned to this frequency.
Please note the video opposite does not present the instrument for sale, it is a representative video extract from the Othello Signature Range. However, the photos are contractual and correspond to the instrument that will be delivered to you.
Classification
This scale is the result of an air column/bell start ratio If we divide the diameter of the bell with that of the beginning of the air column we get a number between 1.5 and 3.5. We can classify all the didgeridoos in 4 large families. Each family groups the instruments with a similar character, simply based on the overall shape of the air column (conical/cylindrical) and on the diameter of the column (wide/narrow). The result is a simple and very reliable reading grid, making it easier to search and purchase on line.
The diameters are measured with a caliper, start of the air column after the mouthpîece. This ratio is very reliable for a didg having a air column with a 'smooth' internal work, in the case of a hollowed eucalyptus instrument it give an approach of the instrumental character.
Alex Didgeridoo
Fabricant français de didgeridoos selon la méthode du Sandidg
Alex, Qui est-il?
"La passion pour la fabrication de didgeridoos m'a pris très naturellement en 1994, alors que je découvrais l'instrument. J'ai alors réalisé des instruments en érable dans l'atelier de modelage sur bois familial. Mais je n'ai commencé à m'intéresser à la fabrication de didgeridoos en eucalyptus d'Australie creusés par les termites que bien des années plus tard, lors de mon premier voyage en Australie. Depuis, je travaille de multiples essences de bois et j'ai développé différentes techniques de fabrication. Restant toujours curieux pour de nouveaux bois, de nouvelles protections et de nouveaux instruments, j'enrichis ainsi mes compétences et ma gamme d'instruments."
Comment Alex fait-il ses didgs?
"La technique que j'utilise consiste à réaliser l'instrument en 2 parties, puis de coller ces parties ensemble. La grande particularité des didgeridoos 'sandwich' que je fabrique consiste principalement dans le choix du bois ; je ne choisis pas une branche comme point de départ, comme beaucoup le font, mais je vais acheter du bois avive ou en plateau, parfaitement sec, sélectionné avec soin et d'essences de grande qualité, dont je sculpte entièrement l'intérieur et l'extérieur. Cette façon de procéder me permet de réaliser n'importe quelle forme, ma seule contrainte restant les dimensions du morceau de bois original." Alex