--- In Ocarinaclub@yahoogroups.com, "prism7513" <penley75@...> wrote:
>
> I uploaded a file of the sound one of my ocarinas is making on the highest
note, though you can hear it faintly on some of the other ones, as well.
>

The file can be found here:

http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/IOpQSp34CSScxvUY0_dmCZS5ym-Ye5nUuQg9MnZFMgC4BQw-1GB\
ec3prieE7F9z6zVUYOBuV9YyZdNRK285hvQaJlAgtsA/weird.wav

Deb

> I should have blown all of the notes, but basically you can get a sweet tone
from it, but at other times you get this weird, echoing sound...not breathy, or
airy, but like another notes, very high and screechy, comes in. It happens
whether I blow hard or softly, but will go away if I tilt the mouthpiece up or
down sometimes.
>
> This particular ocarina has the "perfect" looking voice ramp...straight and in
the middle of the airway. The notes all play, and before firing they didn't have
the "extra" note. But one other ocarina I had DID have this happen before
firing, tinkered with the mouthpiece, and eventually it disappeared.
>
> But I'm wondering what it could be? I can't change this one much since it's
been fired...but the other one I never did figure out what caused it...I
basically redid the whole airway.
>
> Sometimes I'll also get certain notes, usually the "LA" position, that are
weaker than the other notes. Not airier, but weaker. The notes below and above
will play fine...but not the "la" note.
>
> Any ideas what's going on?
>
> Deb
>