I'm confoosed

[benhall.1]

This is a duduk. Beautiful, isn't it? Now I want one as well.

[Jafafa Hots]

This is a duduk. Beautiful, isn't it? Now I want one as well.

There are some similarities in the fingering of duduks and whistles, I think... same method of getting half notes... duduks arent played with the fingertips but rather with the fingers splayed across the holes and rolled off slightly for halfnotes... there's a series of lessons on youtube somewhere.

[Mick Down Under]

Not everything revolves around Australia

That's right! Just ask any american!


Mick

[Mick Down Under]

This is a duduk. Beautiful, isn't it? Now I want one as well.

I'll say, it's different. Not for me. Just different. I was never into listening to a choir of Ducks (or any other choirs for that matter).


Mick

[Infernaltootler]

There's some serious Duduk abuse is happening here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti9qW5Pw ... re=related

[Mick Down Under]

Without meaning to sound like I'm bashing the instrument, I gotta ask, why do players of duduk act like a horse that's had a suger cube shoved between its bottom lip and gum? What's with this trying to eat the instrument? What are they doing, tonally?


Mick

[Jafafa Hots]

Without meaning to sound like I'm bashing the instrument, I gotta ask, why do players of duduk act like a horse that's had a suger cube shoved between its bottom lip and gum? What's with this trying to eat the instrument? What are they doing, tonally?


Mick

The vibrato effect is caused in part by quivering the lower lip.

[Mick Down Under]

Without meaning to sound like I'm bashing the instrument, I gotta ask, why do players of duduk act like a horse that's had a suger cube shoved between its bottom lip and gum? What's with this trying to eat the instrument? What are they doing, tonally?


Mick

The vibrato effect is caused in part by quivering the lower lip.

Ah. I had an idea that may have been it. Thanks.


Mick

[caedmon]

Not everything revolves around Australia

Don't let Australian's hear you say that.

[Jafafa Hots]

Not everything revolves around Australia

Don't let Australian's hear you say that.

Well, being down there at the bottom and such, everything else kinda DOES revolve around Australia.

(and from satellite photos I think you can even see the resulting scuff marks.)

[Charlie97L]

to the original poster...

be aware that there are 2 types of duduk. 1, the one in all these clips, armenian, is a double reeded instrument and will not be easy to pick up without lessons or prior experience playing something like an oboe or bassoon.

there is also a balkan/bulgarian duduk that is more similar to a tin whistle, end blown, with 6 holes. i have one of these with a 2 note chanting pipe. it sounds very nice and woody, like a good recorder, but not at ALL like a traditional reeded duduk.

just wanted to clarify before you spent 60-100.00 on one, and expected it to sound like those recordings that have been posted.


charlie

[Raggle Taggle]

Love those there Duduks! I listened two three youtube clips, the haunting Yanni one, the crazy jazz chic, and the Engima "Sadness" clip.

I notice the players seem like they are really blowing hard - like a trumpet almost. Would this be because they are a reeded instrument?