YES, Ian, teach the children well. Love out, Richard...
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Eric McKay
massieko
Mar 3, 2013 7:52 am
Hello everyone! It's been a couple years since I've actually made an ocarina. Over the past few I've finished a few pieces, being just painting or a little...
19930
in2rob
Mar 3, 2013 12:30 pm
.I suggest that you consider placing your kiln in the shed. The reason being that your house will not be in an unsafe location due to the possibility of fire...
19931
krasny linda
adnilynsark
Mar 3, 2013 1:10 pm
Verne certainly pushed me to make ocarinas! By golly, I made some, too. Â I still love the lumpy cats I made :). Â Ocarinas led me to tinwhistles (&...
19932
Bob Wicks
in2rob
Mar 4, 2013 12:50 am
I had a 3 regrade with 18 students making ocarinas. I had 2 parents that I instructed and we divided the class into small groups with an adult with each...
19933
Barry Hall
trignogg
Mar 4, 2013 12:52 am
I was saddened to hear of Verne's passing. I picked up an ocarina to play a tribute in his honor. It was a beautiful triple ocarina made by Sharon Rowell. As I...
19934
in2rob
Mar 4, 2013 1:43 am
Hi Barry: I got Verne started making ocarinas over a decade ago. Anyhow he started out with clay but had no kiln, but he had a close friend who had one....
19935
kalasinar@...
kalasinar...
Mar 15, 2013 2:49 am
Hello everyone, and thank you to Richard and Sandi for approving my membership ^^ (apologies if i have put this in the wrong place, i confess i get completely...
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Robert
miltloomis
Mar 21, 2013 4:44 pm
I am mostly a lurker on this Group, but had been a bit more active in the past ... Verne was always doing all he could to help me and others along the ocarina...
19937
Bob Wicks
in2rob
Mar 21, 2013 6:43 pm
Hi Bob, Talk about missing Verne I have been in touch with him every week or more for over a decade. Our major topic was ocarinas. I got Barry Jennings...
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Robert
miltloomis
Apr 5, 2013 5:34 pm
@BobWicks: So we have you to thank for Verne's becoming an ocarina guru! Thanks much! Like my own status on this list, my interest in ocarina lurks at the back...
Hi ocarina friends. Just wanted to let you know that even though I haven't been active on this forum for some time, I still make ocarinas and I still love it!...
19941
Bob Wicks
in2rob
Apr 14, 2013 5:02 pm
The Ocarina makers are still alive, but must be taking a nap since Verne left. I would like to help any of you that have problems making this GREAT...
19942
Teri Sugg
klaysinger
Apr 14, 2013 5:24 pm
Nice to hear from a couple of you! (We miss you Verne) I'd like to see how you did your gourd ocs, Bob. I've been thinking about trying that, now that I am...
19943
Mike Jones
mrjones822001
Apr 15, 2013 2:10 am
My attempts with gourds were not successful. It seems to me that the natural gourd material is not very resonant. If you have a method, I’d like to learn. ...
19944
garyparker19457
Apr 15, 2013 11:59 am
Be very careful with gourds..... the insides and the dust is very poisonesss.... make sure you clean them out very good... Gary ... From: "Mike Jones"...
19945
Bob Wicks
in2rob
Apr 15, 2013 3:39 pm
I'm not sure that the Gouards is poison, but I do know that the polen can cause severe allergy. Sent from my iPhone ... I'm not sure that the Gouards is...
19946
Teri Sugg
klaysinger
Apr 15, 2013 3:50 pm
Thanks Gary... I never knew that about gourds. Sent from my iPad...
19947
Teri Sugg
klaysinger
Apr 15, 2013 3:55 pm
I'll use the good mask I use for clay dust just to be sure. Thanks, Teri Sent from my iPad ... I'll use the good mask I use for clay dust just to be sure....
19948
kuzinbruce
Apr 15, 2013 4:01 pm
Gourds are prone to growing molds, that's the toxicity. Working with the mask, outside preferably, would be fine. Kuz In a message dated 4/15/2013 9:55:07 A.M....
19949
in2rob
Apr 15, 2013 8:01 pm
When I use a gourd to make a wind instrument I do not plan to eat any of the gourd contents and a mask is certainly recommended. Bob Wicks In a message dated...
19950
Bob Wicks
in2rob
Apr 20, 2013 8:15 pm
Sent from my iPhone...
19951
in2rob
Apr 22, 2013 1:56 pm
There have been some remarks that Gourds are toxic, however I can not find any substantial evidence of this or the scientific name of a poison gourd. Perhaps...
19952
Michael Jones
mrjones822001
Apr 22, 2013 2:30 pm
The gourd itself is NOT what is poisonous, it is the possibility that the molds that grow on the gourds after they are mature and are drying that MAY be toxic....
19953
Don Radcliff
reallygiantrad
Apr 22, 2013 3:35 pm
The gourds themselves are not toxic, but the dust that is created when you are drilling them or cleaning them out can be a major lung irritant. Wearing a good...
19954
Bob Wicks
in2rob
Apr 26, 2013 11:16 pm
To Llll and the group, I made my Raku Kiln out of a big oil drum. I lined the inside with ax 4 inch layer of alumina wool. I use a propane weed burner...
19955
Bob Wicks
in2rob
Apr 26, 2013 11:35 pm
Guess I accidentally hit send befor I finished. Anyhow this door made it possible to see when the Cone reach temperature. The to of the can be removed for...
19956
Scott
scott_okb9
May 14, 2013 9:20 pm
Everyone, Here is step one of seven - how to carve an Ocarina out of wood.. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Carve-an-Ocarina-out-of-wood/#step1 -ScottM...
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J K
shui_tao
May 15, 2013 5:02 am
Scot, if I remember correctly, Quick- wood is poison - read the info on the package - I use Elmer's white school glue and mix it with some fine sawdust...
