Armenian Duduk
At Duduk.com we have been offering duduk’s since 1996 By The Best Duduk Masters of Armenia.
Our newest addition is duduks by Duduk.com our own brend – instruments made for specifically Duduk.com in Armenia by our specifications and our technology. We Make our instruments form finest wood that we can find in highlands of Armenia, wood and the surroundings of the tree are tested for any hazards & lead, wood is aged and after 7 ~ 8 years the initial fabrication starts, during the next 5 years instrument is aged and tested consistently and if needed it will be fine-tuned by our masters.
The duduk (doo-dook)[1] is an ancient double-reed woodwind flute made of apricot wood. It is indigenous to Armenia.[2][3] It is commonly played in pairs: while the first player plays the song, the second plays a steady drone, and the sound of the two instruments together creates a richer, more haunting sound.
The unflattened reed and cylindrical body produce a sound closer to the English horn than to more commonly known double-reeds. Unlike other double reed instruments like the oboe or shawm, the duduk has a very large reed proportional to its size. UNESCO proclaimed the Armenian duduk and its music as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005 and inscribed it in 2008.[4][5] Duduk music has been used in a number of films, most notably in The Russia House and Gladiator.
Variations of the duduk exist in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, including the balaban in Azerbaijan and Iran.[6]
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duduk
