Duduk in A | N. Mkrtchyan

Everything I was hoping for

This duduk is authentic, well-crafted and very much worth the purchase. I has negative experiences shopping for a duduk online until I came to the Duduk House and this N. Mkrtchyan Duduk in A.

I am a total newby regarding the duduk... Still...

I am a total newby regarding the duduk, I bought it because I just love the sound and I have loved it since many years ago, in Peter Gabriel 's music for "The last temptation of Crhrist" film, I just did not know that it was a duduk. The wooden pipe is beautifully worked, simple and nice. The reed is an ongoing experience to be learned from: I treat it carefully, I have been monitoring the quality of the sound depending on both "tongues" 's distance... The sound can come out sharp or airy, the breathing must be developed, it is demanding because it offers resistance to the flow. For me, the duduk is an instrument that demands attention and care in a nice way, it is totally different from other wind instruments I have played, and I am sure that with time and practice, I will be able to hear its fantastic melancholic whispers... So far, it is the most cared for wind instrument I have and I just love it.

This is my first duduk, so my perspective is limited, but it seems well made and produces a lovely sound.