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7/4/10 - 1:20 research
goal of this blog is to document my traverse into the depths of constitution of body "parts" using techniques and information available as well as physical resources existing in this surrounding ecosystem; Namely, I will be learning about and practicing the art of making didgeridoos.
The didgeridoo is possibly the oldest woodwind instrument in the world, used originally by various aboriginal tribes in Australia. The traditional method of creation is to take a eucalyptus tree that has been naturally hollowed by termites and thin it down to a relatively managable size. While westerners have adapted more modern techniques of hollowing tree limbs native to their habitat.
Because of the simplicity of a didgeridoo's methods of action, as well as how the techniques required to play are completely dependent upon internal movements, it is more akin to an ampliphier than merely an instrument, more to an extension of the body than merely a tool to be abused.
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