This stick is comfort, performance and aesthetically beautiful. It represents the knowledge and intuition I've gained in having carefully crafted well over 500 hardwood didgeridoos. This shape creates a very dynamic opportunity for a player of any level to truely 'get it on'. The softer density of Alder is a good counterbalance to the agressive and sometimes abrasive qualities of epoxy coated interior bores. Each instrument has to be carefully asseseed for shape vs. woodtype and intended results for coming up with wall thickness tuning along with several other minor tweaks which can make all the difference between a good stick and a great one.