Not-A-Didge
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This is a large didge-like project that I decided to make as I play Didgeridoo.
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As a, self taught, didgeridoo player I wanted to get a large scale didge-type instrument.
I say ‘didge-type’ as to call it a didgeridoo would be cultural appropriation.
I was more interested in “IF” it could be done and how it would sound.
I decided to make it 2M long tapering from, mouthpiece 40mm to sound hole end at 200mm.
The mouthpiece size was chosen to suit ME and could be adjusted to suit.
I am not any sort of expert with CAD so I made this in Orca slicer using a combination of ‘primitive parts’ and negative parts. Hence I’m only putting up the (Not-A-Didge.3mf) file as to save as .stl does not bring the negative parts with it.
It prints in sections of almost 250mm, just under MAX ‘Z’ height for Creality K1C. (this could be scaled up or down by taking each plate and selecting the ‘assembly’ then scaling to whatever height/dia to fit within your machine’s specs).
The pieces fit together with a ring vs cutaway and mate up well. I just superglued the pieces together without any problems, so far.
I used NO Brim (the pieces are large enough to adhere without a brim
I did use support as there are some cutaway areas that benefit from ‘some’ support I used ‘slim’ tree support.
The overall filament used was approximately 4 x 1kg reels
I say approximately as I did many projects in between sections as they take a LONG time to print each section.
That said the cost of AUD$120 is still pretty cheap for this sized instrument. I printed the project in just over 1 month.
A bit of personal history, I learned to play didge by using a piece of garden hose as a 13 year old. I'm now 68.
I could get the sounds OK but not the breathing (as I was to learn 20 years later is called circular breathing), this puzzled me as I knew that aboriginal people were the same physiology as Me although I'm of a different ethnic background, being from Brittan/Euro background>
I kept at it till I worked out a method, that in all honesty I thought was cheating, though it turned out that I had taught myself correctly.
As it happens my 3rd (and current) wife of 35 years is of aboriginal decent so it has become my job to teach my grandsons how to play Didge.
Which they are getting quite good at and have played at many cultural events. It is especially nice when I am invited to play with them also as a proud grandad.