Handmade Didgeridoos
Traditionally didgeridoos are made by Australia’s indigenous people who have played the instrument for thousands of years with skills passed down from generation to generation – traditional instruments played using traditional playing techniques. Clive Wilson makes no attempt to imitate Australian Aboriginal instruments. His didgeridoos are made specifically for western players, with western playing techniques, using western craft skills.
Instead of termite hollowed trees, Clive's didgeridoos are made using the split-stick method with wood from sustainable timbers mainly thinnings from his own trees. A branch is split lengthways, then hollowed-out to form the required exponential shape and joined back together again. Many further processes take place to create the subtleties of tone and enhance the visual look that is the unique make-up of each didgeridoo.
Clive tends to make his mouthpieces from epoxy rather than traditional beeswax. Epoxy mouthpieces are hardwearing, hygienic, keep their shape and will not need replacing like beeswax. While this increases the initial cost of a didge, it requires no maintenance apart from cleaning and is unlikely to ever need replacing.
Hear Clive Wilson talking to Genevieve Tudor on Radio Midlands Sunday Night Folk Music programme discussing the Didgeridoo and Didgeridoo Making Workshops - Click here for MP3 Download
Hear Clive Wilson on art, life and didgeridoos, interview by Clare Ashford for BBC Radio Shropshire - Click here for MP3 Download
Make your own Didgeridoo
Learn how to make your own Didgeridoo. Clive Wilson offers a weekend Didgeridoo-making course. Maximum three people.
Didgeridoo Repairs
Has your beloved didgeridoo split or cracked? Been damaged in any way? Not playing like it used to? Needs a new beeswax mouthpiece or you would like to replace beeswax with an epoxy mouthpiece? Contact Clive Wilson for no obligation quote.
Didgeridoo Lessons - Half hour £12.00, One hour £20.00
Ideal for complete beginners or those with basic techniques wishing to improve their skills. Covers all aspects of playing from getting the first drone to circular breathing.
Everyone is different as is the shape of each persons mouth. This is an opportunity to try out a variety of didgeridoos to see what suits you best.
Didgeridoo Photo Gallery
