Dhapa Ganambarr G - Gis

This was Dhapa Ganambarr's personal yiḏaki. An established name in the yiḏaki world for years. The instruments that this Daṯiwuy man has been building for years are of great class and beauty.

This instrument is no exception. An open sound with, despite it being a high G, a beautiful and balanced balance between the bass, mids and high frequencies. And it is lightning fast! The toot is easy and clear.

Furthermore, the instrument is very loud and will shake your house to its foundations.

However, to be able to play it to its full potential, you will have to use quite a bit of force. And keep the pressure in the front of your mouth all the time. For me, the mouthpiece is a bit on the large side. I would apply a little bit of beeswax myself.

If desired, I can send a little bit of black beeswax along.

This will make it easier to keep the instrument under pressure.

When customers come to my shop to look at instruments, I usually try to explain it to them as follows: Yiḏaki is a dance accompaniment instrument. This means that you do not play for yourself (blow softly, pressure somewhere near your mouthpiece), but that you have to project your energy outside the instrument (blow to the dancers, who are sometimes about 8 meters away from you). If they still cannot build up the strength, I sometimes place a stick in front of the bell. At a distance of about 30 cm. Then I give them the order to blow the stick away. So far, no one has succeeded. But they did blow hard enough.

As soon as they manage to get the energy outside the instrument, the sound opens, the yiḏaki starts to 'crackle' and the room is filled with this energy!

Jeremy Cloake wrote about the painting:

'The artwork symbolizes Yukuwa, also known as Ganguri, the yam (or metaphorical 'source of power') associated with the creation story of Ganbulapula and the sacred Dhaḏalal ​​yiḏaki (Yirritja). Yukuwa is also a ceremony where sacred objects are sometimes exchanged in recognition of tribal law.'

Long story, I know...

But this yiḏaki is more than worth it!

#Due to a few hairline cracks on the bottom of the instrument, which I filled from the inside with some wood glue, the price has been adjusted.
Rest assured: This repair has no effect on the sound and will not cause any problems in the future!