FREE Didgeridoo, FREE shipping! Old mago from Beswick, ends 14th January 2010.

Welcome to the New Year people!

We are starting 2010 with a bang and donating this lovely old didgeridoo to our fund-raising campaign. The instrument is a mago from Beswick and was collected in the 1980s. Those in the know will recognise Beswick as the place of residence of that great mago exponent, the one and only David Blanasi. Is this a Blanasi instrument? We don't know as that information was not supplied to us when we got this stick. There is a resemblance to other Blanasi instruments we've had but we'll leave it to you to do the research and find out if you've got a small fortune in your hands or not.

This mago plays in the key of E fundamental, which occasionally rises to F when pushed hard. Length is 112 cm. Mouthpiece inner diameter is 35 mm, no wax. Bell end diameter is 6-6.5 cm. Weight is 1.9 kg. The whole of the instrument has been painted in ochre (earth pigments).

Structurally the mago is fine, with no cracks or repairs. There is rubbing and general fading to the ochres which is no big deal, it adds to the charm of the instrument and actually enhances its look. Note that there are 2 small drill holes, one near the bell and one in the mid-section, both of these go all the way through the walls of the mago and were already there when we got the instrument. No doubt this was for displaying the instrument, a previous owner must have hung this on the wall as decoration. The 2 drill holes can be easily patched but we have left them as is.

This recording was made with Darryl Dikarrnga Brown, Blanasi's protege and grandson. Darryl likes the instrument :-)

As part of this fund-raising campaign, we are appealing to all our YouTube subscribers, friends, fellow didgeridoo enthusiasts, and supporters to make a donation by following the link below:

http://www.ididj.com.au/ididjphilanthropy.html

The person who makes the largest donation by 6.00 PM AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time), 14th January 2010, wins this didgeridoo plus free worldwide shipping. Winner will be announced in this video. You are welcome to make multiple donations, the total of your donations by 6.00 PM AEST, 14th January 2010, will be counted as one entry.

This promotion starts on the 4th of January 2010 and ends on the 14th of January 2010. Donations made before or after this period are not considered for this promotion.

Winner must supply name, delivery address, and contact phone number for shipping purposes.

Some of our recent campaigns with freebies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maq5jKlykdk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWZEkRaPGcw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7ZACjOtuoQ

Good luck and thank you to all who have supported us in 2009! We will have on-going regular give-aways like this, so keep checking back every few days.

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[theHRproductions]

Is it used???

[ididjaustralia]

@theHRproductions it's gone!

[ididjaustralia]

Paul from the UK is the winnder, congratulations Paul and thank you!

[Twirretwarre]

I understand the mago is much smaller than the didgeridoo?

Great sound it has!

Roeleke

[ididjaustralia]

You mean yidaki rather than didgeridoo? Generally, yes.

[ididjaustralia]

One day to go!

[27288]

i wish i had a didj man

[omgitzdoeB]

Tee he he he he.

In about 10 years, do you think those aboriginal babies will be saying, what's that (Didgeridoo) thing in his mouth?

[Twirretwarre]

I am not familiar with all terms... only knew the didgeridoo.

[DMFBW123]

wow,nice mago.dhid ta rhoo