Duduk Tenor Studio Pro comes with 2 professionally tuned reeds and a case with traditional ornaments. The best choice for professional stage musicians. Duduks are made of exclusive quality mountain wild apricot wood harvested from Armenian mountains. Reeds for duduk are made of bamboo wood which we import from Artsakh. Instruments have really magical velvet timbre, 440 Hz or 432 Hz, A Key, Tenor.
Buy duduk now and you will get a professional concert grade duduk-instrument that is specially handcrafted to render accurate and great sound. You'll be amazed to find the incredible tonal quality of our duduk with extreme accuracy in-studio the atmosphere and stage performance. The tuning of duduk is basically untempered and diatonic, though chromatic notes may be obtained by partially covering the finger holes.
About duduk mouthpiece (Ghamish-reed)
The mouthpiece (Ghamish) is created from a reed which is a very long process of flattening on the sides into a double reed (ideal distance approx. 1.5 mm) and can be tightened or loosened by means of a wooden clamp. This allows a minimal correction of the pitch range of 1/4 of a note. The reeds are between 7.5 and 11 cm. long and up to about 3 cm wide. The reeds are available in different strengths (light, medium, and heavy). A wooden cap is part of the mouthpiece, which can be placed on the upper end of the Ghamish, in order to protect the reeds from damage.
How do masters make duduks?
The creation of duduk in Armenia is a routine work that lasts more than 2 years. Simple instrument is capable of playing complex tunes. Music of Armenian people tells about the history and the tragedies. Tsiranapogh is a national pride, value, which has become a card of the country and the people. Opinions differ on exactly how old it is – Western researchers suggest the instrument is about 1,500 years old, but here in Armenia, we believe to date back to 1,200 BC.
Why Buy Duduk Tenor Studio Professional From EthnicTune.com?
- We produce a very limited quantity of Armenian music instruments, which are made exclusively from very rare wild infertile apricot wood harvested from Armenian mountains.
- Instrument has a beautiful velvet timbre.
- We offer the best price duduk for quality.
- Our workshop cooperates with the best reed makers, who produce double-reeds by recommendations of our professional musicians.
- We, at EthnicTune, check every piece of reed and tube for quality of tone, tuning, and overall quality and beauty of the instrument.
- Our duduks are respected and played by the best musicians in the world today.
- We are using the best packing techniques and we have 100% delivery success.
How duduk become famous?
The sound of the duduk has become known to wider audiences through its use in popular film soundtracks. Starting with Peter Gabriel's score for Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ, the duduk's archaic and mournful sound has been employed in a variety of genres to depict such moods. Djivan Gasparyan played the duduk in Gladiator, Syriana, and Blood Diamond, among others. It was also used extensively in Battlestar Galactica. In the TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender, its computer-altered sound was given to the fictitious Tsungi horn, most notably played by Iroh and often being featured in the show's soundtrack. With many of the members who worked on ATLA now working on The Dragon Prince, the duduk regularly appears in its soundtrack as well. The sound of the duduk was also used in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for a lullaby which Mr. Tumnus plays on a fictitious double flute and in the theme song of the Dothraki clan during the TV adaptation Game of Thrones.
The 2010 Eurovision Song Contest entry from Armenia "Apricot Stone", which finished 7th in the final, featured prominent duduk played by Djivan Gasparyan.
Duduk is considered one of the oldest musical instruments in the world!
During this period of time, it can be met in different Caucasian countries, however, it is believed that duduk has a purely Armenian origin. According to some deep studies, duduk appeared during the reign of Armenian King Tigran II The Great (95-55 gg. BC. E.). In the V century, Armenian historian Movses Khorenacy mentioned this musical instrument “tsiranapoh” (the original name of duduk) in his works, which are the oldest written mention of this musical instrument.
The original name “tsiranapoh” is translated as “a tube made from an apricot tree”. It got this name, not by chance: duduk is made exactly of apricot wood. In other countries, duduk is made of other materials (plum tree, walnut tree) that’s why their sound is so different from the sound of the Armenian one. The instrument made of an apricot tree has a soft and unique sound.
The tube itself is a long tube of 28, 33, or 40 cm and has 7 or 8 slot openings and one on the backside for the thumb. Its sound is soft, velvety, lyrically, and sometimes very sad and emotional. Probably no one musical instrument can even subtly express the soul of the Armenian people. And a well-known Armenian composer Aram Khachaturyan once admitted that only the sound of the duduk can make him cry.
In the box:
- Duduk Tenor Studio Pro Tube (Contact us if you need Hz tuning customization)
- 2 High Quality Reeds, made of highest quality bamboo with leather slips. Need more reeds? you can order spare reeds here: https://ethnictune.com/shop/duduk-khamish-reed/
- Case with national ornaments
More about Armenian Duduk
- List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (originally proclaimed in 2005)
- About duduk by Wikipedia
- F.A.Q about duduk on EthnicTune
- Join our private Telegram channel to find a lot of usefull information and scores of Armenian music
- About Duduk on Reddit
Matt Oliver –
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Bari –
Beautiful instrument! I’m already able to make a lovely sound on it. One reed is perfect for me; the other seems too wide open – I’m still trying to figure out how to close it up. My order was held up in New York by “Processing” (Customs?) for quite a while, but that certainly isn’t Karo’s fault. I love my duduk and look forward to more purchases in the future.
Gilles –
Great Duduk, well made and sounds perfect with reverb. The quality is really there. The cases are beautiful too. I appreciated to communicate about the shipment with Karo on Facebook. Thanks.
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Superbe Duduk, sonne très bien, surtout avec un peu de réverbe. La qualité est là, jusque dans les étuis qui sont très beaux. J’avais deux ou trois questions sur l’envoi et Karo s’est montrée très disponible sur Facebook pour en discuter.
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Luiz Felipe Oliveira –
Best service, best advice, friendly. Karo is personally work with masters to get the most of resonance of instrument. My duduk is duduk tenor studio pro. Very nice tube, but the most important are reeds are exactly i need. Planning to order bass duduk to experiment with. Salute!
Alice –
Highly recommend to all!
Zaza Byron –
Received my duduk today, Magnifique sound, thank you, recommend to professionals!
Ron –
I recently bought a duduk tenor studio pro in key of A from ethnictune.com and have fallen in love with it. Amazing prices, perfect intonation and great quality top to bottom. Reeds are simply the best. Thank you for your fast support and everything!
A. Adel –
Hi, I ordered my first duduk 2 weeks ago and I am very impressed. The packaging was great and when I opened the box I was speechless. I just wanted to say thanks for a quality and your fast response.
Olivia Groves –
Top service, very friendly and happy to help. And of course, beautiful instrument. Thank you Karo!!
Soheil Shadloo –
5 stars in not enough to rate this amazing online shop! It’s unbelievable how supportive they are. I bought 2 Duduks one in C key and one in A. C Duduk sounds just perfect warm and smooth with great tuning but when I played the A Duduk and compared it with my previous A Duduk, I felt it’s a Bb Duduk and not an A Duduk. When I contacted Karo, he explained me that it’s because of the way I played the Duduk and not the Duduk itself but anyway in order to solve the issue, he is sending me another one which is customized according to my needs and I can’t wait to receive it. It looks like a dream to me because in real life it’s not easy to find such professional and supportive people.Dear Karo, thank you and Ethnic Tune so very much you are a great help to all of us musicians. Wish you the best with your great work.
Ross Pulsford –
I have been in love with the sound of the Duduk for many years.
Having played the Didgeridoo in Australia I was looking for a professional instrument.
Finding Karo while searching for a Duduk to purchase was fantastic, his information and then service convinced me I had found my supplier it was a no brainer.
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