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Your cart is empty.We present to you the famous Armenian national woodwind musical instrument "DUDUK". You have probably heard the wonderful sounds of the DUDUK in many Hollywood movies such as "Gladiator". One of the famous musicians playing on a wooden duduk is Djivan Gasparyan. Our duduks are made from high quality apricot wood. They are all handmade and new. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask. We are always happy to answer and help our customers! Please leave us your review and feedback on Amazon, it is very important for us.
Father of Twins
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024
Difficult instrument to play well as a beginner but I can easily make noises and play scales. Included a sheet of paper in a clear sleeve with some instructions and the cloth carrying case is beautiful (if mostly decorative). The reed tasted a bit like campfire at first (not unpleasant) but that went away after soaking in water to loosen up and playing a couple times. Whatever it doesn’t have that a more expensive version has is probably noticeable to more experienced players. For a beginner the most important thing is probably learning how to produce pleasant tones with characteristic vibrato and learn fingering and technique.
Andrea Barreto
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2023
Great instrument, it plays beautifully, but not with the included reed. The reed that’s included is quite hard and intonation is very difficult, especially for a beginner. If you buy a professional reed, this duduk will be much easier to play and you’ll still save some money.
Beleggul
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2021
Day 1 and I’m already making solid sounds
Joe Berardi
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2020
Beautiful!
Rich M
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2020
The appropriate amount of packing material was in the box. The item arrived as if it was handed to me at the factory. The instrument is a lot of fun. I have never played a duduk before and was able to sound good the first day.
Fadi
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2020
Love it
Dr. S
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2019
I have been playing a Turkish mey (Turkish form of the duduk) for several years, and have used both Turkish reeds (which produce a rougher, more earthy sound) and Armenian reeds (which produce a smoother, more ethereal sound). A few years ago, I bought a professional Armenian duduk, and found that, while the tone was gorgeous, it was very hard to play-- torture for my embouchure-- playing it would require quite a hefty daily time commitment, whereas my Turkish mey was much more playable with a reasonable amount of practice. Well, last week, I came home to find that my giant dogs had taken BOTH my Turkish mey and my professional Armenian duduk off of our kitchen table and crunched them to bits. Facing the surprisingly numerous choices of affordable instruments available online, I considered buying another Turkish mey that looks like the one that I learned on (https://www.amazon.com/Mid-East-DUDK-SI-Duduk-SI-Reed/dp/B000FVULSA/ref=sr_1_24?keywords=duduk&qid=1558299136&s=gateway&sr=8-24), and this one, and I decided on this one. I am so glad I did. It has a beautiful tone, very well-crafted, but is quite easy to play (as much as any duduk is easy to play; this is not an instrument you can pick up like a bamboo flute and immediately start playing; you will need to build up your embouchure and diaphragm support; being a singer or wind player will help). I am really happy with this duduk, and I think it would be a great instrument for both beginners and intermediate musicians (anywhere short of needing a true professional duduk). On the other hand, if your budget is limited or you want a shorter, more transportable instrument (that fits in a mid-size purse/bike messenger bag), the above-linked Turkish duduk was great for me to learn on, the easiest of the three duduks I have tried. The Turkish reeds are highly variable, but you can always buy a separate Armenian reed to use with it if you are not happy with the reed it comes with. If you have a bit more money to spend, though, I think this duduk will provide the best value.
rardito
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2018
Shipping was on time and looks good quality-wise. I got this to give to someone so I'm not sure about the playing part yet but everything else was great so far!
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