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The duduk is a double reed wind instrument from Armenia, first thought to have appeared around 3000 years ago. Notoriously difficult to play, the duduk has a beautiful haunting sound and has been growing in popularity with Western film composers. A few months back you may recall my interest in purchasing a duduk.

Well yesterday morning my duduk arrived. Crafted by hand from aged apricot wood, I picked up one in the diatonic scale of A from duduk.com. I've decided to create a video diary of my progress, with the first instalment coming after my first day of practise. Never having played a reed instrument before, I found the first few minutes rather challenging.