Mike, we've got an argument going here!!!! A while back I made a wooden one of a suggested size and in a way that
all adjustments could be done for maximum...
... didn't have that. ... You know, I saw that on the Yahoo Groups (it was the yahoo mail I kept trying, so that's why it failed to reach you) and I couldn't...
Bonjour Jacques, The ocarina will be a nice instrument for four sons. I think your nine year old can handle a 10- or 12 hole. You will be amazed how quickly...
OK, so you have a lot of questions here, I will answer in the message body. ... * Might want to read the answers before you thank me. * ... * I would be as...
I'll add a little bit to what Richard said here. He mentioned the internet sales, and I'm going to push that a bit more. You may live in a economically...
HI W.B. I'm almost positive that you are losing your fundamental because the voicing and tonehole(s) are to close together. If you can increase the distance,...
Dear Debbie. Here is my "2 cents worth" Tripods: Would you consider setting the Ocarinas on a "cone"? I have found that the biggest complaint from Ocarina...
Hello Thomas, So right in your answer for White Bear and I've a question for you too. Short forms in regards to the Ocarina. Have you come upon a set name we...
... I've done something similar, resting my pipes or vessel flutes on firebrick cones in their tone or finger holes. I only do that on the glaze firings, and...
I DO thank you for your response :) And the only reason I want to capture the video is I still have dial-up, and unless I never shut down my browser or...
... It must be free because I wouldn't normally pay for anything by RealPlayer. They tend to hijack your associations without asking. But this is a new...
Hello Everyone, There is a little pogram called Youtube Downloader, which you can use to download videos from Youtube, but I`m not sure if that`s legal or not....
Verne and Group I tend to use terminology I find in acoustics manuals and the writings of historic master instrument makers. Using contractives like FS/VH/TH...
What about the rods used by glass "flame workers" used to make glass beads? You may also salvage the Nichrome rods used for most oven heating elements? these...
What are the pros and cons of using polymer clay for Ocarinas? I realize that putting Poly-Vinyl-Chloride (PVC is the material of Poly clay) in your mouth is...
This is an alternative technique for the humble baffle to improve very small ocarinas. Karen spoke of this in an old thread when she first experimented with...
GRIN, Thomas, Would this be what I've had happen at times to mine? All the notes or
FH's play the notes they were supposed to but when the highest are...
Thank you Thomas, for this clearly explained bit of the names etc for the
Ocarina SH, Sound Hole, Voice Hole, and I've already saved it with
intentions of...
I don't know if I ever posted my experiments with baffles. I made what turned out to be figure eight shaped bodies, with the top hole of various sizes and the...
Tom- First- the use of a mouth piece is advisable as the PVC is toxic and not suggested for anything food related. I realize that ocarinas are not considered ...
Unfired ploymer clay is non-toxic (rated, certified, tested), and even if it were toxic, when fired it is not water soluable and so cannot disperse what ever...
Bill- Attached is the scan of the back of the box with caution imposed. I don't know what exactly everyone assumes is toxic but, if something causes cancer or...
That's not polymer clay. It appears to be a silica clay with some sort of binder. There are material safety sheets available for polymer clays on the various...
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