I am making some ocarinas in the key of f 4. I personaly like them this deep. So in large ocarinas, is it pretty common to have to blow slightly softer on the...
Hi ocarina group,my name is Chris Heuer owner ocarina maker for sixth street pottery.I wanted to give an update to our situation after our move to columbia mo....
hello everybody, i have seen the ebay.store for the st.louis school of music. i don't order via internet unless i can do so with a mailing address and a money...
... I just got out the hammer and smashed a couple of funky ocarinas, so I guess they were trash! I don't know what "perfect" is, either. Perhaps it's a ...
Theresa saw your site and the ocarinas that you have on it very nice, I like the idea of ocarina as art, especialy in the hand made in small #'s by starving(in...
Not hippie talk at all, it's true! With ocarinas, the creativity doesn't stop with the maker. It keeps on going, and going, and going....like that bunny in the...
Try the link below. It will take you to a translated webpage of Ishibashi Music Store. They have a webstore for Night, Yamaha & Tiamo ocarinas. I have not...
You played very well, Aaron. From the fingering you described, I infer the ocarinas are from this maker whose ocarinas while not being typically mainstream...
Hi group, I want to give a little more info about my production techniques over the years. I first started hand building all the ocarinas.After seeing Fabio's...
Thanks for the kind words about my playing, and also for the link. I perused it a bit with Google translations. It gives me new hope that other pitches may...
... them ... blow ... blow ... I ... whistles ... Hi , I thought I would throw my two cents in on this subject. I think one of the things that attracted me to...
Joe if you can imagine a standard balloon withh a ball shape and a tube neck. Then fold the tube at the base of the ball until it is molded into the ball...
Thought I'd let all know that last week I received my new Fabio Menaglio Sol ocarina and am extremely happy with it -- so happy that I have also ordered the...
What do you folks use for cases for your ocarinas? I am currently using an old Samsonite overnight case with some foam added inside. Just curious and thanks. ...
Bob, That sounds like a good idea. I haven't needed one as yet but built a
wooden one and lined it with the same type of material for all my harmonicas...
I've got one of those rigid document cases too with a fold of foam in there. I keep thinking of one of the metal flight cases compartmentalised. I'd refer...
Rob Harris.
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In a message dated 11/7/2005 11:46:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, miltloomis@... writes: << Thought I'd let all know that last week I received my new...
So quiet here today that I got to wondering how many of you sit down and
really enjoy your simple 'ocarina' as you laze away an hour or so? I was
sitting here...
I love the description of how you do this; it is a wooden one I would do if I got to do one at all. Now I know where to start. I might cheat some more and...
Bob Harris
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Nov 11, 2005 9:11 am
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No, Rob, buy yourself a 13/4 to 2 inch forestner bit and just drill in to
the depth that leaves one side already mounted. Then either your Jig Saw
and proper...
Erhrhrhmnmnmnm.... no, seeing them is not my strong suit. But you described it wonderfully before and I have the idea now anyways. Thanx, RobH. ... From:...
Rob Harris.
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Nov 11, 2005 8:46 pm
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I'm intrigued by this drill bit you mention; I have spade drills up to 1.25 which is about as big as the power unit will turn without burn-out. They still...
Rob Harris.
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Nov 11, 2005 9:05 pm
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Rob, I just sent you a picture direct to your address. The bit you mention
would make the hole but would likely punch through the lower side. This
though if...
I have had a lot of success in getting my ocarinas to play at multiple breath pressures in the last week or so, but now this has raised new tuning questions...
Hi Folks,Just wanted to introduce myself to the group. My name is Simon Bernard-Smith and I am a proffesional Panflutist. My other love is the traditional...
Thanks for all this, time to play tools now I've done with kitchens. RobH. ... From: "Verne H. Bohlender" <verneb@...> To:...
Rob Harris.
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Nov 11, 2005 9:54 pm
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Just as a reminder on this Veteran's Day; our friends and neighbors in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.K. also observe this date as Remembrance Day....