The Didgeridoo Phenomenon Book

Hardcover, 165 x 240 cm, 270 pages, with more than 200 photos and graphics.

From a promo about the book: "In this literary work some of the world's most important and renowned authorities write authentic contributions on the topic of didgeridoo for the very first time. This provides the reader with an exciting and practical book about this fascinating instrument.

Here, the didgeridoo beginner, those with a scientific interest or also the professional instrument builder can find a wealth of knowledge, facts and tips about everything to do with the didgeridoo. For the first time in history for instance, a dignitary of the ancient indigenous people of Australia speaks out and reveals his knowledge as custodian of the Yidaki.

Comprehensive instructions enable readers to build their own didgeridoos out of local wood from indigenous trees. By referring to this book, even the beginner can plan the sound quality and playing characteristics of his own instrument before building it.

This reference work reveals profound knowledge, and revolutionary ideas to the professional didge maker."

Table of contents:

-Introduction: The Didgeridoo-Phenomenon

-Charlie McMahon: The Ecology of Termites and Didjeridus (Lots of interesting facts about how geography, nature and how didges came to Australia)

-Djalu Gurruwiwi: Yidaki: a perspective from north-east Arnhem Land (First time ever an indigenous keeper of the yidaki is sharing his knowledge in a book - Djalu about building his famous instruments today, his younger days and about the spirit of yidaki)

-Bruce Rogers: Once Upon A Time, I Had A Hobby... (Very nice chapter about a white fella and his way of building didgeridoos)

-Joshua Forner: Didjeridus between tradition and mass-production

-Alistair Black (Interview): Didgeridoo in Mass production (Interesting facts, spiritual views)

-Felice Limacher/York Wendland: Adjat Lesmanan-Didgeridoos from Indonesia (Very interesting: production art, selling numbers etc)

-A/Prof. Lloyd C.L. Hollenberg: The Acoustics of the Didjeridu (Famous Lloyd about the physics)

-Fred Hageneder: Spirit of Trees (Bestseller author Hageneder about the relation of mankind and trees in ancient cultures)

-Johannes Schildkamp: Didgeridoo building with drilling technique (Step-by-Step How to build your own didge)

-Ben Hicks: Making didgeridoos with the "split and hollow" technique (Step-by-Step How to build your own didge)

-Kay Reimer: Seeking the desired sound (fantastic new methods of planning and creating perfect didges)

-Dr. Frank Geipel: Computer Aided Didge (Sound) Design" Simulation of Sound Spectra of Complex Didgeridoo Interior Forms (revolutionary new methods of building didges in a quality making your ears glow!)

-David Lindner: From Ancient Times to the Modern Age - The Didgeridoo-Evolution
(The way of the didgeridoo - Trading, scenery, social, ethical and environmental aspects)