Buying a Didgeridoo

Buying a didgeridoo should be an enjoyable experience. When choosing a didgeridoo for yourself or a friend, take into consideration the size of the person playing, their potential lung capacity, time spent playing, the aspirations of the didgeridoo player.

A smaller didgeridoo, one with a relatively small cubic air capacity, can be great for traveling, or a great way to start for the beginning player. An instrument with large cubic air volume takes a fairly healthy pair of lungs with good capacity to produce consistently good notes.

The didgeridoo is a primitive wind instrument that has been played by Aboriginal Australian peoples since prehistoric times. It consists of a eucalyptus tree branch (or trunk) which has been naturally hollowed out by termites, which nest at the base of the tree and gradually eat through its core. A branch is cut, the bore is cleaned and a beeswax mouthpiece is added. The instrument may also be painted with natural ochres.

We recommend purchasing an instrument made by an Aboriginal maker from a branch that has been naturally hollowed by termites.

Buying a didgeridoo in Darwin is very simple. Many shops in the Darwin area sell them and there are many didgeridoo stores at the Mindal Beach Markets.

The Didgeridoo Hut has one of the best reputations in the local area and is your one-stop online shop for original and authentic indigenous Aboriginal Australian arts and crafts. Owned and operated by Aboriginals in Humpty Doo. Conveniently located at Humpty Doo in the rural area of Darwin in the Northern Territory, they are on the road to Kakadu and Litchfield National Parks on the way down South.

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