These characteristics are titles given to certain didgeridoos. They are searchable or labelled characteristics in the SHOP page where you can then see which descriptive or characteristics are labeled on each particular didg. The characteristic or label has a heading and below are the headings and their meaning.
Didg. Characteristics
TYPE
COLLECTORS
Rare, with special features that make it sort after, whether aesthetic, size, playability, sound, availability or a combination of these qualities. A highly valuable rare didgeridoo, that will hold or increase its value over time.
TRAVELLER
Light weight, compact, strong, ideal for backpacking and travelling light. Resilient and resistant to heat or cold. Plays big for its size. Rich and resonant, a pleasure to play.
PERFORMER
Voluminous, expressive, incredibly vocal, highly resonant with a ton of presence by size, shape, look and sound.
PLAYING CHARACTER
HEALER
Highly resonant with extra harmonics and overtones within the sound range. Inwardly & outwardly nurturing and transformative.
BOOMER HEALER
Healer qualities with a boomy basey bottom end. Magu style. High end instrument, The right mix of back pressure with tons of warm resonance.
TREBLE BASE BOOMER
Yidaki style, balanced mix of treble and base in sound range. Extra high level of back-pressure.
High end instrument.
HIGHLY RESONANT & RESPONSIVE
Particularly responsive to sound accentuations, shifts and expressions.
TOP QUALITY INSTRUMENT
A didg made with a high level of attention to its playability and sound quality, that is by all standards a top shelf didgeridoo
HIGHEST QUALITY INSTRUMENT
A didg made with a high level of attention to its playability and sound quality, that has by its size / specs, the capacity to be in a grade of its own as a extra ordinary highest quality instrument.
BEGINNER
Suits a beginner primarily. Easier to learn to circular breath on.
BEGINNER OR ADVANCED
A didg ideal for a beginner and starting out and equally perfect if an intermediate or advanced player.
Great balance as to playability and resonance.
ADVANCED
Suits an experienced player by nature of depth of note or level of backpressure.
BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE
Ideal first didg with substantial scope to advance in skill. Great balance as to playability and resonance.
AESTHETICS
SANDED BARE
Completely sanded with no art
BARE NATURAL
Natural, bark, scar, features with sanded wood grain. No art.
NATURAL
Completely natural exterior as it was found.
BARE, NATURAL with ARTWORK
Natural bark areas plus sanded wood grain areas with art.
SUN SEASONED
Rare! Found as a dead tree and fully cured in nature. Extra strong with special wood grain features.
BURNWORK ART
Burnwork or poker work involved in art
CARVING ART
Carving involved in art