Timothy Litalita Ganambarr cutting yirdaki (didgeridoo), Galiwin'ku, Elcho Island

[Cre8iveSignWorks]

nice video but the comments were even more informative.

i love all these vids...thanx 4 posting them

cheers ididj

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[sherrywine1941]

That was quite interesting. Thank you for posting it and sharing it. I bought my son a didgeridoo when I visited Geelong Australia. Still can't get a decent sound..LOL (5*) Sherry

[SuperShredify]

will this tree make a heap of didgeridoos, or jus one?

[ididjaustralia]

In this particular case, the tree made no didgeridoos at all. Yolngu people from eastern Arnhem Land can be very discerning as to what they harvest to make into an instrument, if the dimensions are not right in any way (mouthpiece too small here) they discard the tree even if it has been cut down. These trees, Eucalyptus tetradonta, usually yield only 1 didgeridoo per tree, but around the Katherine region they harvest multi-stemmed eucalyptus which can yield several instruments per "tree".

[SuperShredify]

thanks for ur answer, always very informative:)

[runupahill1]

Thank you so much for this video, ididjaustralia. Incredibly informing, fascinating and so illustrative of wise use policies, including the termites.

[MonyMG1959]

How long take for one of the tree to grow? Every time they cut a tree do they plant a new one?

[ididjaustralia]

It takes a few years for a tree to grow before it is ready to be made into a didgeridoo, not really sure how many years exactly but it depends on the speed of growth and how rich the soil is. Yolngu people do not plant new trees every time they cut one to make into a didgeridoo, however, the trees regenerate by themselves from seed.