HexSpira feather C

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HexSpira feather : Light Didgeridoo, simple and cheap
Price
€369
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Description

Didgeridoo Hexspira feather Range: Whether you are a beginner or just a player with a limited budget, this instrument will suit you perfectly. Its open column will allow you to progress easily and quickly. Here is the new reference of the didgeridoo called learning, light, simple and cheap. Their low weight also makes them perfect for playing in motion during massages or sound trips. 

My Comments:  I am pleased to associate myself with: Hexspira, especially since I have made hexadidges myself in the past. I know the rigour of this type of design very well. I had never pushed the collage at an angle like Colas does. For the Plume range it uses a plywood called "marine" poplar/ okoumé that offers exceptional dimensional stability and resistance to moisture. It can’t crack and allows to create much lighter didgeridoos than the classic scales. Colas has managed to create real columns that are unique with a sound rendering/ gameplay just incredible! 

Why the feather Range: I have been looking for this kind of didgeridoo with so-called "open" column but without having a huge selling price. Colas has developed this new "Plume" range in addition to the other ranges of instruments he manufactures. I’m really surprised by the gameplay and ease of play. Column called "open" which gives (among other factors) the instrument of detailed harmonics and bass present while having a very simple playability. The finish at this price level is just excellent! Colas uses a polyurethane varnish. This didgeridoo is designed to be versatile, easy to access, precise with a respondent. Which will allow you to get out wooble, beatbox, overvibration, vocalises very easily. 

Wood:  poplar/okoumé veneers / Mouthpiece : Erable 

  • Shipping costs are free! (only for France)
  • transport case not included 

Attention the photos and videos do not present the instrument that will be delivered, it is a representative video excerpt of the Plume range, however be reassured that the quality of the instrument that will be delivered to you is totally identical. For time and cost savings, we do not make single photos and videos for each instrument produced in the Plume range.

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.

Caractéristiques
Base note
C / Do
Frequency
440Hz
1st Hoot
E / Mi
2nd Hoot
C / Do
Length
155cm
Weight
1.40Kg
Mouth diameter
3cm
Diamètre de début colonne d'air
4.5cm
Bell diameter
6.7cm
Maker
Wood type
placage
Harmonics
Backpressure
Vocalizations
Volume

HexSpira

French manufacturer of "HexSpira" didgeridoos

Colas, Who is he? I am a didgeridoo player, addicted to this mysterious instrument since I met him in 2006. First a curiosity, then a passion and a way of life, the didgeridoo has accompanied me and guided me throughout all these years, to the rhythm of encounters and street shows.

Throughout my career as a musician I have created didgeridoos that have allowed me to progress in my playing, and in my understanding of the instrument... starting with the usual "sandwich" method which consists of hollowing out and recalling 2 pieces of wood. Unsatisfied with this method I wanted to go further and I created the HexSpira didgeridoos, developing a new technique and a very different approach to manufacturing.

Why this hexagonal shape?

I make my didgeridoos by gluing 6 wooden slats, with chamfered stops to allow a perfect assembly. And it is the profile of these slats that determines the internal geometry of the air column. The different sections of the instrument, more or less large, narrow, flared, etc., are "contained" in the shape of the slats. Thus, the internal geometry of the instrument appears during gluing, with perfect precision, and it is this geometry that determines almost all the characteristics of the didgeridoo in terms of note and playability.

This technique allows me two things:

- refine the air column of each instrument to perfection, through successive tests to achieve perfect sound and playability.

- reproduce them identically using the manufacturing templates, to only offer perfectly finished instruments, without any defects.

This geometric precision is inherent in the hexagonal assembly. With the "sandwich" method it requires much more attention to detail and working time if you want to achieve a comparable level of precision. This is why I can offer high-end didgeridoos at prices considerably lower than their conventionally manufactured equivalents, making them accessible to the greatest number of people.

Plywood what?

Plywood is made of very thin layers of wood glued together, alternating the direction of the wood fibers. HexSpira didgeridoos are made of birch plywood, the top of the range of wood panels in terms of mechanical strength and density.

The cross structure of this material prevents any movement of the wood, and above all makes any cracking impossible. These are the only didgeridoos offering both the warm sound of solid wood, and the robustness that is usually only found in didgeridoos made of synthetic materials.

And what about the sound?

The sound of the didgeridoo is at the heart of my approach, it's what drives me and fascinates me :) Between the hexagonal shape and the material used, the HexSpira didgeridoos are out of the ordinary in many ways and it is legitimate to wonder if the sound quality of the instruments is up to par. Over time I have developed strong requirements regarding the sound and characteristics of my didgeridoos. Today the didgeridoos that I make fully satisfy me as an experienced and demanding player. I'll let you judge for yourselves, by listening to the recordings or by coming to try them!

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