Inventors:
Mark A. Johnson - Salt Lake City UT 84109
International Classification:
G10D 302
Abstract:
A musical instrument capable of producing the sound spectrum associated with a traditional Australian didjeridoo, but in a more compact and portable form. In certain embodiments, an air column follows a tortuous path between a mouthpiece, having an input orifice between about one to about one-and-one-half inches in diameter, and an exit port. The air column is housed within a body having a length. The ratio of length of the air column to the instrument body length is preferably greater than 1. 5 to provide a compact instrument. The instrument may be manufactured tuned to a traditional key-scale note, and may include tone holes to play other fundamental notes. In certain embodiments, a vibrating membrane may be provided in sealed relation over one or more through-holes in the body to produce other sounds of which a traditional didjeridoo is incapable.