Has anyone ever heard of an ocarina before?
its like a small flute and it looks like the picture below,
it's a simple instrument to play on-the-go
i would love to know if anyone is interested in this type of instrument
theres plenty of videos on youtube with people playing them, you can just search "ocarina"

The only ocarina I know of is from The Legend of Zelda:Ocarina of Time..

Yeah, i got to know of the instrument from that game as well

Yup, sweet memories...

I played one before. The one that i played is made of plastic.

the ocarina is pretty cool, i don't know if its better then the flute or anything but its cheaper when made out of plastic and stuff haha

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This post has been edited by abizart: Sep 29 2010, 05:34 PM

where do you think i can get one of those?

there are several sites that sells them but they have to be shipped internationally, i dont know if there are any shops in Malaysia that sells them, the ones i have are of a different design of ocarinas

Ocarina for Iphone?

http://technabob.com/blog/2008/11/07/iphon...ind-instrument/

hi~ i play 12holes n 6holes ocarina~ there r no shop in malaysia tht sell ocarina...n if u wanna get 1..my advise is dun get those plastic 1...its cheap bt they dun produce any nice sound...get a ceramic/clay 1 for nice sound quality...and if u wan quality n cheaper ocarina u can always try focalink brand...very gd quality n price is average...

Ocarina is a popular instrument in taiwan, there's a lot of ocarina shops in taiwan. In chinese they call it 陶笛 Tao Di. In malaysia it's not very popular, not many people know about this soulful sounding music instrument.

This taiwanese guy plays the ocarina very well.

I play a suprano ocarina which was ceramic made but I dropped it few weeks ago and it broke can anyone tell me if I can order any of those? Its the awesome instrument.

Is it easy to learn?

It's very easy to learn but hard to master~

anyone here plays ocarina...?do pm me..i need those talents for a tv prog..thanks!

I had a 12 hole clay ocarina and it broke just in the midst of learning Merry Go Round Of Life from Howl's Moving Castle. :'( Anyone know where I can buy one in Malaysia? It can be of different designs, types , materials, etc. If not, I'll have to order another one online :/

Oh and to anyone out there, the ocarina is an awesome instrument and there are different types of them to suit your needs. So if you have time to spare, try one out!

get from Songbird Ocarina. I think they deliver worldwide. Or try TNG ocarinas, but not sure if they do international trading or not.

I see a triforce on it! lulz.

oh ocarina...
b4 i went to taiwan, i've never heard of it... hahaha...., so noe nothing about it,
then at taiwan, simply bought a few at 9fen, back in msia only start to do research,
then got a few more from china taobao.

so as a noob/beginner, i have tested a few ocarinas, expensive one and cheap ones.
it is important to choose an ocarina that is very playable and forgiving for the noob.
y? cos some ocarina, i have a soprano c performance grade, it is very tough to play for noob, a bit of air leaking from hole the note will lari, u need to be very precise with ur fingers, not recommended for beginners.

the brown submarine on top, Stein AC, is very forgiving, good for noobs.



This post has been edited by H2D: Apr 24 2012, 04:04 PM

Yeah, my 1st play of ocarina was on my iPhone Smule ocarina @ 2009, after that bought my ceramic ocarina from ebay sweet sound!

just got these frm STL today.....



anyone wana learn more about ocarina, where to buy reviews etc,
check out T.O.N

http://theocarinanetwork.com/index/

feel like buying one...where did u buy it?

currently all ocarinas are from overseas, unless there are locals who is interested to make n sell,
even thailand have artist who made damn fine ocarinas, all sapu finis by mat salleh atm...

i've bought frm taiwan, taoboa, ebay, US-STL ocarina,

beginner needs one that is easy to play n well made,
if u have small or large fingers n hands, need to take it into consideration,
do check out the forum, as it has lots of infos there.
also check http://www.stlocarina.com/ for infos, n utube as well...

This post has been edited by H2D: Aug 30 2012, 02:25 AM

just got this...
Dinda ocarina from Chiang Mai Thailand..
~bout RM 150, incl shipping..

waiting for the double AC..

Dinda ocarina - not recommended for beginner,
abit tough to get the right pitch, need diff blowing technique..
can't just simply blow....



This post has been edited by H2D: Sep 19 2012, 04:24 PM

just got this...
Dinda DAC ocarina from Chiang Mai Thailand..

Hi there,

Still gt stock for this??

Regards
Calvin

bro, i'm not selling these la..
all bought online

if u got fren from oversea ie taiwan china, u can ask them to get for u.
or u plan to go there soon.
other wise all have to buy from overseas.

Ocarina is expensive, good ones can cost a few hundred RM and more.
Once jatuh... habis....

If u are new, u might wana consider plastic ones,
or buy cheaper clay ones for beginners.

Can check out Stein Ocarina, they have lotsa different styles,

http://fengyaocarina.tmall.com/?spm=a220o....155993.1.C0rvfB

this model is less than RM 100 and easy to play, i have it as well.

http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10...id=14590467922&



This post has been edited by H2D: Jan 7 2013, 02:35 PM

I'm also interested in playing ocarina, found one on eBay which only costs around RM112.

u get the one i show in taobao less than RM 100, got many to choose n cheaper...
but dun order from china now, cos its CNY season, wait til after CNY.

This post has been edited by H2D: Jan 9 2013, 08:37 PM

wow this thread is alive~ my ocarina collection increase over the year as well~ just got my dragontooth ocarina last year~

songbird dragontooth? nice

to me it looks more like dragon's 'lidah'......



This post has been edited by H2D: Jan 11 2013, 12:51 PM

oh wow u also got 1~ mine is diff color though~

no that's not mine just a pic from the net.
the shape din attract my attention,
is the fingering same as normal transverse?

i'm more attracted to Dinda ocarina's design n colour,

last year bought a Stein Forte DAC from taiwan....




This post has been edited by H2D: Jan 12 2013, 01:56 AM

its easier to hold compare to normal ocarina and the fingering is the same. the sound is better if u r in an echo room.

I hav this

This post has been edited by trebleclefecho: Jan 22 2014, 10:34 AM


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Check my latest comment below. thanks

Hi All,

We LovOca, a newly founded organization which based in Penang, Malaysia is having mission to gather all local Malaysia enthusiasts and to promote Ocarina in this region.

For those whom are interested in Ocarina, we will be having a weekly street performance in "Armenian Street Got Talent" every Sat evening. You are welcome to stop-by and enjoy listening to the sound of Ocarina.

Like us with following following link to stay connected for more updates.
https://www.facebook.com/LovOca

Thanks.

This post has been edited by gun_n_flowers: Apr 3 2014, 09:15 AM

Hello,

Please be informed that, LovOca is able to supply Ocarina from now onwards. Pay us a visit at Armenian Street, Penang every Sat to have more info of such wonderful piece of music instruments.

https://facebook.com/LovOca

Hi All,

LovOca is having a busy weekends in this Jun'14. We had an event performance last Sun. (below pics) We have charity events in our pipeline during this month. Catch us and support the charity activities.

'Like' our facebook to stay updated with our latest movement/incoming activities.

https://facebook.com/LovOca

Got one 13 hole ocarina here.
Still struggling with it xD

HI Jay209,

Nice to know you're an Ocarina owner/player.
Well, may i know where you get this 13 holes Ocarina from? As, normally we practice it with 12 holes single chamber ocarina. And we would like to hear from you.

https://facebook.com/LovOca

Hello!
I got it from an ocarina shop at Taiwan.
Decent craftsmanship.

Hi Jay,
I see. If you happen to be in Penang, please feel free to pay us a visit at Armenian Street every Sat. evening. So that we can do some catch up and chit chat. And of couse it is best if you're able to bring along your Ocarrina.Thanks!

Regards,
LovOca
https://facebook.com/LovOca

Ocarina's? They remind me of Lord of the Ring type sounds. Also somehow Braveheart comes to mind lol.

Hey there!
Will stop by Penang on summer break. Hope to see you guys if possible. As for the ocarina, Im already polishing it xD

Hi Jay,

Cool. Looking forward to meet you in near term. See you!

https://facebook.com/LovOca

actually i find that those odd shape ocarina like animal shape etc.. are kinda hard to get the right pitch...

for pitch deaf person like me, i used to practise with a guitar tuner...

LOTR type sound are best played with a tin whistle.. another small n fun instrument to learn..

somehow i feel ocarina sound is more artificial .... compared to a tin whistle...

Greeting! H2D,

Based on our experience, the reason you can't get the right pitch with the animal figurine shape Ocarina is simply there was no sound tuning being done on it.
Most of the cases are, such odd shape is simply use as souvenir rather rather than as a music instrument.
A good manufacturer will stamp a 'AC', 'SC', 'SF' and etc on an Ocarina to signature that it has being tuned to which/what key.
While playing with a guitar tuner is also a nice move to check your sound pitching of each note.
Hope this may help.

Cheers!

Regards,
LovOca
https://facebook.com/LovOca

Sigh... all these ocarina talk.. makes me wana practise again...

Wonder wht is dinda selling these days...

tomorrow is payday..anyone can help me get one??

Wht u wana get?

Taobao, fastest.


but be careful, for a newbie, it is a bit tough to learn using a not that well made ocarina.

a good experienced player sure can show you he can play well on any ocarina,

but a first timer might find it frustrating ( if one has no experience playing woodwind instruments )

IMO,
ocarina that is suitable for beginner are those that require less air volume/air pressure to get in pitch.

if u blow normally, most of keys are flat, higher notes are even lower.

ppl who wana buy ocarina usually test the instrument at the shop. ( those serious players )

esp the clay handmade ones, each one can't be made the same.


focalink/stein ocarina frm taiwan.

http://focalink-ocarina.com/product.php?cl...&key=0&total=24

http://fengyaocarina.tmall.com/index.htm?s...446429.2.wBfcnc

http://fengyataodizhmd.taobao.com/index.ht...765787.2.3PWEtd

This post has been edited by H2D: Sep 24 2014, 11:36 AM

hello!

good tht u guys r promoting ocarina. keep it up!

can you help me to buy one from taobao?

I think u can consider a plastic one just for a start.
Buy frm tb has its risk n u hv to b ready to accept it.

Y don u try contact luvoca n see wht they have to offer.

Long time ago I saw the music shop in ikano got sell, now dono..

This post has been edited by H2D: Sep 24 2014, 01:25 PM

I have a few and I play almost everyday. Yes, the shop in Ikano still sells. They have the purple clay single chamber AC. I think it's an AC, not too sure, didn't check. They have some TNG ceramic sopranos & altos too the last time I saw.

This post has been edited by Reanne: Jan 6 2015, 04:21 PM

I'm aint fan but i know some musician make cool music with it




This post has been edited by genkimaru: Jan 8 2015, 05:16 PM

Revive this thread here to see if anyone still play ocarina. I collect ed various brand, handmade to machine and found Ray ocarina best in terms of money and quality.

Anyway for those who are interested to get one tao bao so far is the best bet. With shipping agent you can easily get one in less than 2 weeks. I can provide links for ocarina and shipping agent if anyone is interested