Used Djalu’ Gurruwiwi Dis - F

• Key : D# - F  
• Size: 152,5 cm  
• Mouthpiece: 3,2 cm  
• Bell: 6,5 cm

An instrument with provenance

This yiḏaki was made by Djalu' Gurruwiwi (RIP), the most important and famous yiḏaki keeper in recent times, of the Galpu clan.

For a while, it was Guyanya (Mickey) Gurruwiwi's private instrument. Then, through Jeremy Cloake's collection, it ended up with an English collector/trad aficionado / yiḏaki friend.

This last owner did some work on it himself. He sealed a few small cracks and a hole. He oiled the inside of the instrument and used wood glue and fine sawdust to give the mouthpiece a nice roundness.

And now for the instrument itself:

Beautiful, clear overtones, combined with a clear midrange and deep bass notes, create beautiful, thundering tones, just as we've come to expect from the Galpu yiḏaki. I don't know exactly how to describe it, but there's a slightly mysterious quality hidden within the sound.

Should I say it? Yes, I will!

The first trumpet is easy to hit, nice and round ;-)

The instrument has a nice back-pressure, making it suitable for all playing styles.