Hi gang, We've added 6 new members in the last 7 days, bringing our group up to a total of 430 now. If you're one of our new members, we encourage you to not...
Hi! has anyone built one of these "magic" whistles that Brian Ransom describes here: http://home.eckerd.edu/~ransombc/enigmaofwhistlingwaterjars.htm How do...
... Sounds terrific, but I'll be scraping to make it to the National Flute Association Convention in September, and that's within a day's drive of home. I'm...
Burdio, not sure where that is, Ill have to look that up, but Im sure its not close to here. Know of an ocarina festivals in the middle to southron US states? ...
Burdio is in Italy I believe. Unfortunately i won't be able to make it. Not that i can afford the plane fare. But if i could i still wouldn't be able to...
Hi y'all. I'm not so much as new but never really posted before. I am new to the ocarina world. I'm actually a semi-professional recorder player. Kevin,...
That is a wonderful idea! Within my family we play all of those... My aunt is a semi well-known native american artist, a few years ago she made the flutes ...
OK, the good stuff first... I finished a nice looking AND sounding Sweet Potatoe with 10 finger holes. I am actually amazed that I got good tone (just a little...
hi-- for you collectors of all things small & woodwind--i got a (new) one-piece wooden pan flute on ebay a couple of days ago for just under ten dollars...
so i just checked--the guy's uncle's name was Fred Zambarano (so much for this old girl's memory!). BTW, the pan flute (and fife) maker's name is Alan...
Question for you Mike, just how are you tuning this? Are you using an electronic tuner or going by ear? Or possibly a piano as I used to do? The sound hole...
I love the idea of a fipple festival in that region. I've been out of touch because I'm trying to finish up school, retire, and get moved to another state...
Johann, I'd love to be able to come to the festival. Maybe next year, since I hope to do some travelliing once I retire. I've looked at the Festival website...
Are you trying to say that with a square sound hole the sides of the ramp need to be flared out vertically and/or the ranp should be narrowest at the sharp...
Hildy, You don't need a ceramic class but just talk to someone who does pottery and ceramics. This is how I learned and in fact that was were I bought my ...
That's the idea, Mike, and when you find it lock it in and if you can pass on the secret to me, will you!!!!! I think most of us are just looking for that...
... Hi, Hildy! I still didnt got the programm of the ocarinafestival in Budrio this year. As soon I know - I will let you know all- I just know many different...
Would any of you fluent Chinese speakers out there try to give me a phonetic(in English) pronunciation of XUN?? (the pre-courser of the ocarina)--Peter Riley...
... I'm not certain, and hopefully someone with more knowledge of Chinese will either confirm or correct this, but I believe the 'X' is pronounced like "Hs"....
I'm new to the club and to ocarina flutes, but I have become captivated by them, which leads me to my question, what web sites or books would you recommend for...
There is a great deal of information from technical (mathematics) to how to tune it. I recommend browsing the archived messages before you start. After that,...
Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!!! (I bet you hate that! ;-) I recommend the craft manuals (left frame) at... http://www.shakuhachi.com/ The books by Lew paxton Price...
Peter (is your middle name "Pan"? 2nd star to the left and strait on till morn, lost boy etc...? ;-) The "skinny" I got on the "XUN" is that it's pronounced...
The english phonetic doesn't have this sound. The closest that I can think of is this. Think of the word "win" and preface it with "sh", ie "shwin". It...
C'mon, Mike. Be careful or I'll make one out of a Polar Bear to haunt you!!!! I have the booklet but you have to have the ambition to really want it. Verne ...
Hi Uncle Martin, Have you made any more or found any tutors as yet???? Or like me play for the fun and your own enjoyment? I haven't had any of yours to play...
I discovered that Barry Hall in files Och list directs to a recording of how XUN is pronounced.Of course folks still look at my blankly when I say, it even...
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