How to Make a Wax Mouthpiece for a Didjeridu / Didgeridoo

How to make a wax didgeridoo mouthpiece

Step Click to Enlarge Instructions

1 Remove all of the wax from the mouthpiece of the didge.

2 Get an appropriate amount of beeswax to use to make the mouthpiece from. The wax we're using here is from Australia, and is a mixture of Sugar Bag beeswax.

3 If the wax is too hard to work with your hands, carefully use a heatgun or hair dryer to soften (not melt) the wax. You just want it soft enough to shape with your fingers.

4 Work the wax with your fingers until it is of an equal consistency, and you can easily shape it.

5 After the wax has been worked with your fingers, shape it into a snake as shown. The larger the opening, the larger the diameter of the snake.

6 Now, form the snake into a donut (ring) the same diameter as the the mouthpiece end of the Didgeridoo by connecting the two ends of the snake and sealing them together.

7 Place the donut on the end of the Didgeridoo.

8 Using your fingers, with the thumb on the outside and your index finger on the inside, work the outside of the donut so that the wax is pressed down evenly against the Didgeridoo.

9 When you are done shaping the outside of the wax, it should look like this.

10 Now, with your thumb on the inside, and your fingers on the outside, work the wax to angle it down evenly along the inside walls of the Didgeridoo. If the wax is soft enough, you'll find you can "slide" it down and around evenly.

11 When you're done, the mouthpiece of the Didgeridoo should look something like this.

12 If you don't know how big to make your mouthpiece, a good place to start is around 1 3/16" to 1 1/4" inside diameter.

13 Here's what a cross section of the mouthpiece ring will look like.

Step	Click to Enlarge	Instructions
1		Remove all of the wax from the mouthpiece of the didge.
2		Get an appropriate amount of beeswax to use to make the mouthpiece from. The wax we're using here is from Australia, and is a mixture of Sugar Bag beeswax.
3		If the wax is too hard to work with your hands, carefully use a heatgun or hair dryer to soften (not melt) the wax. You just want it soft enough to shape with your fingers.
4		Work the wax with your fingers until it is of an equal consistency, and you can easily shape it.
5		After the wax has been worked with your fingers, shape it into a snake as shown. The larger the opening, the larger the diameter of the snake.
6		Now, form the snake into a donut (ring) the same diameter as the the mouthpiece end of the Didgeridoo by connecting the two ends of the snake and sealing them together.
7		Place the donut on the end of the Didgeridoo.
8		Using your fingers, with the thumb on the outside and your index finger on the inside, work the outside of the donut so that the wax is pressed down evenly against the Didgeridoo.
9		When you are done shaping the outside of the wax, it should look like this.
10		Now, with your thumb on the inside, and your fingers on the outside, work the wax to angle it down evenly along the inside walls of the Didgeridoo. If the wax is soft enough, you'll find you can "slide" it down and around evenly.
11		When you're done, the mouthpiece of the Didgeridoo should look something like this.
12		If you don't know how big to make your mouthpiece, a good place to start is around 1 3/16" to 1 1/4" inside diameter.
13		Here's what a cross section of the mouthpiece ring will look like.