Double Drone DIdgeridoos currently available at LAoutback.com click on picture for a link to the site, demo videos are included on each page.

Updated 3/7/10

The didgeridoos above have all been built specifically for the double or triple drone technique . I do not currently offer online purchasing, if you are interested in purchasing a Didge or would like to order one with custom specs please contact me directly via email or telephone. All of my newer didgeridoos made for the double/triple drone technique are signed (burned) WET with the face of a yeti, WET stands for William Edwards Thoren

Dynamic Multi-Drone Didgeridoos

Didgeridoos built to truly expand the range of what is currently possible with this instrument. these didgeridoos will make it easier for any didgeridoo player to learn a new technique i have developed which enables a player to play incredibly low notes on short/normal sized didgeridoos. most recently as of september 2009 i have been able to play drones as low as low low A. thats a whole octave below what most didgeridoo players would consider a low A that would normally requires a 6-10 foot didgeridoo to play. so on a 6-10 foot didge i am able to hit a low A that would normally require a 12-20 foot didge to generate.

All of the didgeridoos i am producing as of 2009 are customized for a new technique i have developed which involves playing multiple drone notes on a single didgeridoo. i took almost all of 2008 off from selling didgeridoos to develop this technique and figure out how to build the best didge specifically for the technique. It enables a player to play pitches normally only reachable with extremely long didgeridoos on very short didgeridoos.The basic level of this technique involves dropping the fundamental drone or pitch of a didge an entire exact octave below what it normally is. So for example, a high G didge around 3-4 feet in length can be dropped down to a low G note, which would normally require a didge around 8-12 feet in size(depending on the taper) to play. this requires a mouthpiece size that is generally larger than most didge players are accustomed too. larger mouthpieces are more conducive to a large range of lip movement and although they are more difficult to master, in the end they leave you with much more control over advanced styles of playing. the inside diameter of the mouthpieces generally range in size from a little over 1 1/4 to as big as 1/1/2 inches. not only are the mouthpieces for these didgeridoos bigger, their shape is different as well. i shape the opening to be Oval and on the far ends of the oval the wood protrudes outwards so it conforms to your face for a better fit ( in other words they have a concave surface shape). one problem with big mouthpieces is that they are difficult to get a good seal on because our faces are round not flat so we have to push our faces against big mouthpieces to get the outer edges to press against our face. these mouthpieces eliminate that problem and make frontal playing overall easier. the oval shape prevents the problem of the top of the mouthpiece smashing against your nose and constricting your nostril breathe. so in general the larger the mouthpiece the more oval and the smaller the mouthpiece the more round. i am a strong believer in playing out of the front and think it is the best way to go to master this new technique i have developed although i have seen side players play these mouthpieces comfortably. In general it is more difficult to play the low frequencies from the side.

There is one more major difference you will find in most of my didgeridoos. As a Didgeridoo player that enjoys playing with other musicians and other musical instruments, the pitch of the didgeridoo is very important to me. not only do i tune the Drone to be perfect but i also make sure that the first trumpet sits on an exact pitch. sometimes this means a didge will have a drone that is in the key of E with a perfectly tuned first trumpet also in the key of E. Otherwise when the key of the didge does not have a first trumpet that is an exact octave away i will make sure that whatever note the trumpet is closest to will be tuned so the first trumpet sits exactly on that other note. example Didgeridoo: a Drone in the key of E with the first trumpet tuned to a perfect F, not in between F-G or E-f. most didgeridoos don’t have tuned first trumpets. this comes in handy across the board when it comes to playing with other musical instruments. not 100% of my instruments will be tuned this way but most of them will be and it will be clearly stated when they are.

Triple Drone Didge key of G

Triple Drone: C (equivalent of a didgeridoo one octave below a normal C didgeridoo)

Double drone Drone: G (one octave below a normal high G didgeridoo, or equal to a low G didge)

Drone: G

1st trumpet: G

2nd trumpet: D#

here is the audio of a dynamic didge in that key:

if this concept is unclear in anyway i am open to questions via email, the Following is a

Gallery of a few sold didges, more pics coming soon