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On the left is a terrific "Boomer" made from Woolybut Eucalyptus that I got from didjbeat.com and on the right a true eucalyptus didgeridoo purchased from yidaki.com. They are both great players but the one on the left has a huge diameter mouth piece and requires a lot of air to play, but the bass from it resonates the entire house when played! The one on the right with the turtle is made from native Australian materials and does not have the modern finish of the one on the left but is much easier to play and truly an authentic didgeridoo. These two true didgeridoos are my favorites and while not for the faint of wallet, they are well worth the investment and get me the sound I have been looking for. They are also true didgeridoos in the sense that they were made in the country of Australia by native Aborigines. The blue didge tells a story about the kangaroo and the alligator who can sense the presence of man by the flies in the air who carry man's scent. The small black marks with white trails are the flies. The dot patterns are water holes and both animals have cross hatched patterns. The turtle didge on the right has the same turtle pattern painted over and over with typical banded patterns representing the tribe that created it.
Below is my first ever true Eucalyptus ddigeridoo from didjbeat.com
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I actually started our very first Didgeridoo club at our middle school this year and it was so successful that they want to keep it going longer than the original planned nine weeks, so the students will be doing Aboriginal dot paintings that tell a personal story. Here is my sample for them that tells a story about our sailing trip to the Grenadines in search of sea turtles. The image on the right is my friend Rich playing his didgeridoos at our home.
