Ocarina, Necklace, Tenor D, 3" X 1.5"

by Mid-East

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 7 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B0002JKKMC
• Item model number: ONSD
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,156 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #53 in Musical Instruments > Folk & World Instruments > Wind Instruments > Ocarinas

Product Description

Ocarina. Origin Country: Pakistan. 1 lbs. Made by Mid-East.

Ocarina, Necklace, Tenor D, 3 x 1.5 inches. Glazed clay, six finger holes, over an octave of tones, leather necklace included. 3 inches long by 1.5 inches wide by 1.25 inches deep. Clay molded, variations in the final product should be expected.

Although the term Ocarina, is less than 200 years old, the first known ocarina-like instrument appeared in South and Central America about 12000 years ago. Ocarinas shaped like birds and animals could also be found in India as early as 5000 BC. China had its own rounded and egg-like forms called a Xun. In 1527, Cortes sent a group of Aztec performers to Spain, where they introduced the Ocarina to Europe. They remained a popular toy for more than 340 years until 17 year old musician-baker Guiseppe Donati originated the first pitched diatonic scale ocarinas.

To play the ocarina, hold it at a 45-degree downward slope from your lips. The thumbs cover the bottom holes and the Index and Middle fingers of each hand cover the top holes. Angling the ocarina up so that your upper lip impinges on the labium window will create sharps, or flatten the tones.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Badly off tune., June 28, 2010

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MJ - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ocarina, Necklace, Tenor D, 3" X 1.5"

The sound and construction is acceptable. It would make an okay beginner interment I guess.

I bought it to play along with guitar and other flutes and that's impossible because it isn't in tune. The product description calls it D, while the tonic actually falls about 40 cents flat of E, so not only is it not D, its really not anything. By adjusting breath force I can bring it up to around an even E, but by then I'm blowing into it so hard the tone becomes very unpleasant, particularly at octave. It was cheap so I'm keeping it for messing around solo, but to sell me a instrument tuned off by almost 2 semitones is pretty shady.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars perfect, November 18, 2009

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D. Johnson "a.k.a DJ Espère™" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ocarina, Necklace, Tenor D, 3" X 1.5"

This is truly a gorgeous instrument. The picture really does not do it justice. You will be surprised when you see it person because its a slightly deeper color and is VERY large. I read in a review of a different one by this seller that the metal piece that connects the ocarina to the leather cord is really cheap..It's true. I didn't want to take the risk of mine breaking like theirs did and i put it on a completely different cord with a small ring to connect them. Atleast now i dont have to worry about it falling to its death. So you're probably wondering how it sounds? Amazing. Granted you have some strong lungs to keep it going:)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a great pendant ocarina!, June 5, 2010

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Yoleegirl (Wi) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ocarina, Necklace, Tenor D, 3" X 1.5"

This is a beautiful ocarina with an amazing sound,the leather strap is of good quality and I definitely suggest this ocarina especially if you`re a beginner. The metal piece attaching the ocarina to the strap can come apart,and luckily from reading another review I found out about how when you first wear it around your neck that cheap little metal piece will come apart sending a beautiful instrument to its doom(to prevent it from coming off take a pair of pliers and squeeze it so it stays together and then it`s perfectly fine.)I love my ocarina! (written by Yolee`s son Sam)