@@Jed_Rock thank you very much for your kind words and encouragement, it means a great deal to me! As an instrument maker, you are always plagued with doubts and worries whether or not your work is good enough, but I hope these instruments and the ones that follow will bring joy in their new homes.

@@nb_nd I never really thought of that before, but now that you mention it I can definitely see it fitting that vibe! It definitely has a fantasy-like element to it!

@@andreafeelsfantastic thank you! And there are a lot of factors that go into the design. For example, the physical shape was inspired by my xun work, as I didn't want a typical boxy inline, and had originally toyed with the idea of a kind of xun/ocarina hybrid a while back. The mouthpiece was a significant development of trial and error, as well as taking inspiration from other instruments such as the recorder. Physical construction is a result of what I find works best for me and what tools and woods are available. Voicing was also a massive trial and error effort, and things like finger hole layout is based on experience with other ocarinas and what I personally prefer. So many, many prototypes and failed attempts to get to a final design! And there are still a few new ideas coming for new batches as well!

@@BrettiMusicalInstrumentsthey sound incredible and they look beautiful, congratulations!

@@andreafeelsfantastic thank you, I really appreciate it!

@@maqjoujou.7 glad you enjoyed it and was able to learn something new!

Thank you! Actually that kind of overtone you hear seems to be a result of the very sharp and polished blowing edge coupled with the tight airstream needed to play. I also find that the very dense hardwoods also have more of a noticeable whistling type harmonic as well.

@@MabInstruments out of all the end blown flutes I have tried (shakuhachi, danso, quena, etc) I definitely think xun are one of the more challenging ones, but they are a lot of fun when you get the technique and embrochure down!

@BrettiMusicalInstruments, I'm tempted to make something that I can cheat on by using Arabic ney embouchure with xun-type resonant chamber. The xun embouchure seems more like transverse flute, which I find very difficult.

@@BrettiMusicalInstruments, perhaps xun embouchure is more like panpipes.

@@MabInstruments I have a set of panpipes myself, I think the xun is definitely a bit more challenging on the high notes, and still requires a bit more focused embrochure.

@@OcaReyna thank you I really appreciate it! I figured it might be good to actually do some side-by-side comparisons and talk about some of the instruments I have made. I've already got a bunch more videos planned for release comparing different woods in each size, and will be doing more of these videos for my ocarinas as well!

Thank you!

@@sophiew8589 thanks! Turns out a lot of music, even rock and pop actually works out nicely on the xun for a bit of a different feel!

@@Naito31 it's definitely an exciting time for sure to have such access to so much information and resources and be able to put it all together in unique ways! As far as I'm aware, I'm also the only one making high end custom wooden xun, as 99% percent out there are clay (and many seem to be more cheaper decorations than serious Instruments.) I'd like to do some longer covers, though I have been mainly just sharing short songs to demonstrate each xun I make. As for the decoration in the background, that is some suminagashi that I did, which is a Japanese marbling art form in which ink is floated on water and transferred to paper. That's only one of a couple hundred I've done, maybe it's time to try switching it up a bit!

@@Naito31 wow thank you for your kind words, I greatly appreciate it! The xun is a relatively rare and unknown instrument, so it's nice to see others coming across these videos!

​@@BrettiMusicalInstruments I got it recommended to me on my home feed. Prior to this I've never seen or heard a Xun. The sound is so mesmerizing. I can feel a cold wind breeze just by hearing you play. What does a Mango Xun mean? Because of its shape like a mango or made from the mango seed? I hope to see you cover more songs with the Xun.

@@Naito31 awesome, that's cool to hear it got recommended! I'm glad you enjoy it, and it's nice to help get others exposed to new instruments like this! I only stumbled across it by chance myself and started dabbling with making them from wood, and became hooked on it. It's kind of a nice cross between the ocarina and shakuhachi (which I also enjoy as well.) This xun is actually made from figured mango wood, which was a custom commission for a musician/instrument collector, which ended up matching his mango guitarlele and native american style flute. Mango is a medium hardness wood with some very unique natural mottling and colors, and gives a nice warm tone. I'm also in the process of making a bass mango for my own personal collection.

@@darkthyme thank you!

@@joemorton9217 thanks! I had to make this one a bit extra special for my daughter! It's a lot of fun to play, and I'm already hooked on bass xun, got a whole bunch of new ones in the works now!

@@jimhanksmusic glad to hear it didn't disappoint! The bass is definitely a lot of fun to play, I've already got three more bass models in the works right now for my own collection!

Thank you! I'll have to try recording some versions on the new bass xuns I am working on as well!

Thanks! I think this will also sound great with a deeper xun! I plan on recording a version with my new purpleheart bass. I also just recorded an actual meditation song on my katalox xun, Flower by Kokin Gumi from their Zen Garden cd which is also a fun piece to learn.

The Eb size is definitely a lot of fun to play! I personally like the slightly deeper tone, and the current favorite in my collection is the new katalox I made, which I think this size sounds fantastic with heavy dense woods. I will also be revealing a look at my new even deeper B3 bass size model in a couple weeks!

😮 can’t wait to hear that one too. B and E go well together. Hmmm

Thank you I appreciate it! I've got lots of xun in development with all different woods and sizes, so hopefully there will be a lot more to come!

Thank you I really appreciate it! I've got a lot of xun in the works in lots of sizes and unique woods, so hopefully there will be more videos to come!

Thank you! Can never go wrong with some classics from Ocarina of Time!

Hey, great to see you here too! And thanks for the sub!