From: John Burrows
To: brandi@rounddoor.com
Subject: Re: Wandering Didge
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 19:56:10 -0700

Well folks, the Wandering Didj has arrived! It was a bit of a bureaucratic
nightmare getting it out of US Customs, but after two trips to Seattle and talking to a supervisor, I finally managed to get them to let me take it home today.

I've only had a few minutes to inspect and play the WD, but for those of you waiting to get your lips on it, it will be well, well, worth the wait!

This is an amazing instrument.... beautiful shape (love the flared mouthpiece), very resonant, lots of back pressure, a wonderful, mellow overtone, sharp harmonics.... Ahhh.... it will be tough to let this one go. I'm going to try to get a little something recorded this week and then I'll probably hand deliver it to Ed Drury in Portland.

Has anyone checked what key its in? Sounds like its somewhere between an E
and an F.

Many thanks to Guan for sending this didj off to the world! I can't wait to hear the recordings.

John

From: John Burrows
To: didj list
Subject: Wandering Didj Status

Date: Sunday, December 06, 1998 1:52 PM

 

Yesterday, I bid a sad farewell to the Wandering Didj. It is now in the caring hands of Ed Drury in Portland, Oregon.

I've had a wonderful time with the WD, but I'm sure my other didj's are glad it's gone -- maybe I'll start playing them again ;-)

Enjoy!

John