CHOOSING A DIDGERIDOO

Purchasing over the internet

Before anything else, I would recommend going to a good quality didgeridoo shop and testing potential didgeridoos before you buy them. Trying a didgeridoo first hand is the most important step in making the right choice.

However, a good didgeridoo shop is hard to come by. And even if you find a good didgeridoo shop, they may not have a wide range of your preferred style of didgeridoo.

If you are having trouble finding didgeridoos that you can actually test first hand, you might want to consider buying over the internet. The benefit of the internet is that it opens up a lot of opportunities for buying a huge range of didgeridoos.

The obvious downside though is that it opens up a lot of opportunities for buying crappy didgeridoos, because you can't physically try the didgeridoo before you purchase it. To help you make the right choice when purchasing a didgeridoo over the internet, you might want to consider the tips below.

Things to consider

  • Avoid buying from auction sites like Ebay.
  • Buy from established, reputable online stores whose makers have a reputation for quality instruments.
  • Ask the seller who made the didgeridoo and do some research on the maker.
  • Be prepared to pay for quality.
  • Only buy from online stores that have good quality photos and sound files of the didgeridoo.
  • Talk to the seller and have them answer any questions they may have with regards to things like key, materials or finish. This will give you an indication of whether they know what they are talking about.
  • Have the seller play the didgeridoo over the phone, so you can get an indication of its sound quality.
  • Get the dimensions of the didgeridoo to ensure the didgeridoo has normal proportions. Ask them especially for the diameter of the internal bore, the mouthpiece and bell end.
  • Make sure you know the key of the didge and choose your preferred key.
  • See if you can see the didgeridoo played online or on YouTube.
  • Make sure you ask the seller lots of questions about other features of the didgeridoo that you have learnt from this web site.
  • Don't pay more for artwork that claims to be authentic.

If you follow these tips, you should be able to get yourself a good didgeridoo this way. I have bought a few high quality didgeridoos over the internet and they have really allowed me to advance my playing skills. Without these didgeridoos I would have been stuck playing my old rusty ones.

Buying over the internet does have its advantages; just find out as much as you can about the didgeridoo before you buy.

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In summary

Didgeridoo tip The internet gives you access to a huge variety of didgeridoos at wide range of prices.

Didgeridoo tip Make sure you buy from a reputable supplier that specialises in the sale of didgeridoos.

Didgeridoo tip Make sure you ask the supplier questions about the other criteria mentioned in this section, so you are fully aware of the type of didgeridoo you are getting.

Didgeridoo tip Listen to the didgeridoo over the phone before you buy.