If the mouthpiece is too small, you wouldn't be able to let your lips vibrate freely enough to make that typical didj drone. If the mouthpiece is too large, you won't be able to get a good air-seal around your lips.
Choose a piece of bamboo of feet long and focus on the smaller end first. This is where the didgeridoo mouthpiece will be. Make sure this part of the bamboo cane ends with a node. If not, cut off the excessive part, and cut right through the middle of the last node. This way you will create a nice wide surface to attach the mouthpiece on. Next, measure down about 60 inches towards the other end of the bamboo and cut it to length. If there is a node here, cut it off. A node at the bell end of the bamboo didgeridoo might muffle the sound and can possibly constrict the airway.
It is best to cut bamboo with a fine tooth hand saw to make a smooth cut. When using a coarse blade or power saw, it is advisable to wrap the bamboo with masking tape and cut right through the tape to prevent the bamboo from splintering. The next step is to remove the nodes inside the bamboo.
The idea is to knock out all the nodes so that there is a relatively smooth and clear air passage throughout the entire bamboo pole. Use a small bolt and a hammer to break out the first diaphragm of the bamboo cane. Ram the rod back and forth to knock out all the membranes, do this for both ends so that the entire bamboo pole is free of any membrane material. You can also use the threaded rod as a "rasp" to clean the inside of the bamboo tube.
To make a high quality didgeridoo mouthpiece you will need a small pan or metal cup and some beeswax. Only use organic beeswax , because other waxes could contain harmful additives that may cause skin irritation. Melt a little beeswax in a small pan or metal cup, and dip the mouth end of the didgeridoo into the hot wax. This is to create a foundation for the beeswax mouthpiece to adhere to. Remember to use low heat because beeswax already starts to melt at temperatures that are slightly higher than body temperature.
Be careful , if beeswax gets to hot it won't boil but start to smoke and catch fire! The next step is to prepare the actual beeswax didgeridoo mouthpiece. Soak some beeswax in warm water not boiling water! Mold a sausage like tube of beeswax around the mouthpiece and press it around the edges so that it forms a complete ring.
Finally, dip the didgeridoo mouthpiece into the melted beeswax one more time to seal and create a better looking end. Do not hold the didgeridoo in the melted beeswax, just dip straight in and out. When you play the didgeridoo , the wax will make a good seal. Once the wax warms up it will mold itself to your lips and make it much easier to play.
By making adjustments to the length of the bamboo it is possible to tune the didgeridoo. When the didj is too short less than 45 inches it will sound more like a trumpet. Longer didgeridoos more than 62 inches produce increasingly baritone drones which are more difficult to play.
For the beginning to intermediate didgeridoo player it is best to size the bamboo didge to a 45" - 62" length. Tuning a didgeridoo can be done by cutting off a small portion not more then 1 cm at a time from the bell end of the bamboo, you will get a feel for how much the pitch of the didgeridoo goes up for each amount you cut off.
Once you have a good pitch, sand the end to smooth the edges. The Didgeridoo was most used in Ceremonies and other social gatherings. A didgeridoo is usually cylindrical or conical, and can measure anywhere from 1 to 3 m 3 to 10 ft long. Most are around 1. Generally, the longer the instrument, the lower its pitch or key.
However, flared instruments play a higher pitch than unflared instruments of the same length. There are some designs that are more difficult to play and have a different sound.
Some didgeridoos are wrapped in spiral, while others are in the shape of a box with a maze inside that has the same length as a regular didgeridoo. There are some that are shaped more like the shell of a tortoise, and there are still others.
They all follow the same basic concept but they all have different a personality and a different sound. For that reason, I recommend getting a traditionally shaped didgeridoo.
You really should get one that is from 3. Probably more than anything else, the mouthpiece size will dictate how difficult your didgeridoo will be to play.
The mouthpiece is simply the end of the didge that you will be buzzing your lips into. You may have noticed a few different types of mouthpieces. This means that instead of a formed mouthpiece, the wood is small enough to be played without any additional help. I am saying that because I thought that was the case for a while.
Around 30mm for you metric system fans out there is a good width to shoot for. You can use beeswax or any type of wax, really—beeswax is favored for many reasons to make your mouthpiece hole a bit smaller. Check out this video for a quick demonstration of applying a beeswax mouthpiece to a didgeridoo. Note, note all didgeridoos require a mouthpiece!
From my basic understanding, though, back pressure is the phenomenon of pressure that resists the flow of a fluid. And your friend has challenged you to a competition to see who can blow through the straw as long as possible. There is less resistance to blow through the straw, making it harder to keep your air flow tiny and constant. Your friend is going to win.
If the bore of the didgeridoo is too wide, or if the didgeridoo is not conical but is cylindrical instead, then there is less back pressure, making these didgeridoos more difficult to play. Because, similarly like the straw-blowing content, you are trying to keep a constant stream of air pushing through the didgeridoo. Recently I spent 30 days trying to learn the didgeridoo for an hour a day, and in that month I made tremendous progress. Part of that progress I owe to many others.
I learned a lot from several YouTubers, but in this I made a big mistake. Fortunately, I course corrected and fixed this mistake about a week into this month of learning the didgeridoo. Why was this difficult? However, there are different types of teachers out there that are easier to use than others. YouTube and random blogs like this one are great for picking up specific aspects of the didgeridoo, however, if you are just starting then what you need is step-by-step instructions to learn the didgeridoo.
I had a great experience learning with Jonny Cope, who has this course on Udemy.
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