Gerald and Sandy Appo were in Torrens Creek recently and brought with them a present for Linda and Wayne Collin. The couple were presented with a didgeridoo crafted for them by their son Jerrard and painted with traditional motives by his sisters.
The couple were also treated to a lesson. Gerald demonstrated how to coax the different sounds from the instrument and showed how each stick produces individual sounds, comparing an older, wider one to the straighter new one.
After a couple of false starts Wayne produced some creditable sounds. The challenge now is facing the master next visit.
The Appos have been manufacturing these musical instruments for over ten years at their Currimine Beach home. A successful family concern, the sticks are much sort after and are sold all over the world.
The sticks are harvested around the Torrens Creek area, so the didge is a fitting memento for our first lady police officer and her husband. Unfortunately appropriate sticks are becoming harder to find, only hollow ones are used and the search entails quite a bit of travelling and testing, often
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