dEB:

IT WOULD BE MY GUESS THAT THE DISTANCE FROM THE AIR ENTRY TO THE SHARP
FIPPLE EDGE IS JUST OFF A LITTLE. THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO CHANGE THIS.
ONE WAY IS TO CUT BACK TOWARD THE MOUTH TO INCREASE THJIS DISTANCE OR
TWO YOU MIGHT ADD SOME CLAY TO THE FIPPLE EDGE TO SHORTEN THIS
DISTANCE. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO SIMPLE ANSWER

gOOD LUCK.

bOB



-----Original Message-----

From: prism7513 <penley75@...>

To: Ocarinaclub@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sun, Jul 5, 2009 7:10 pm

Subject: [Ocarinaclub] Re: What IS that sound?































































--- 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



>