How to make a 4-Hole pendant ocarina

[@zuditaka]

I once knew a boy who made an ocarina out of some very large seed from a native Australian tree. He made a small hole and carefully (and slowly!) picked out all the inner flesh with a spike of some sort. Once it was hollowed out there was only the hard seed shell left. He then made an extra hole, or two, and it worked as a fun ocarina...

[@masterofzero7105]

Wow man that was creative and sounds cool 😎

[@truskoysusaventuras]

Awesome! I wish I knew what seed that is.

[@sarahhavillamelooliveira5825]

Maybe is a type of cabaça?

[@zuditaka]

@@truskoysusaventuras I think it was a giant seed from the Black Bean tree (Castanospermum australe). The flesh inside the nut is toxic, but it didn't seem to do any harm blowing into the hollowed out shell. Of course, the shell could be lacquered, as well. ;D 🎵

[@zuditaka]

@@sarahhavillamelooliveira5825 That would be another possibility, using a small gourd as ocarina. Lacquering it would give it strength, as well. ;D 🎵🦜️😸

[@DanielOcarinas]

I am glad it helped everyone. I hope this video makes sure Ocarina making is a little more common which in long term leads to alot more ocarina players.

[@CrossbredManiac]

The way you teach slip and score is honestly really intuitive! None of the teachers I've had have explained it so simply!

[@Ethan-zp7hs]

I used this tutorial to make my physics project (making an instrument). I managed to make it a good sounding C major out of oven bake clay. I also did have to restart once because of the last hole. Thanks, Ace!

[@jackcleary1879]

I have been wanting to make an ocarina for a while now and the other videos on KZbin make it really complicated however yours helped me to understand how they work and I am also hoping to make one. Thanks a load man and have a great day.

[@MrCullenCos]

can you make an in depth video on the mouthpiece/airway

[@calebpitman2818]

Dude, you deserve way more subscribers. You make such beautiful ocarinas :D

[@DanielOcarinas]

Thanks that means a lot. :)

[@benjaminorr5655]

they are so awesome dude

[@MizuchiKun]

How can I see in which octave the note is(for example: if it is C3,4 or 5)?

[@nuggetdealer2432]

Can someone tell me the size for the wholes

[@DanielOcarinas]

A type of red clay ment for pottery. My supply is from Columbus Clay I think. Its about $12.00 for 25lbs of the stuff.

[@theredteam515]

Im actually just buying my first ocarina now. This video is inspiring me to make one myself too!

[@rhynemusic4101]

As my student budget is completely out for my undergraduate thesis and having to fall in Love with ocarina, this video is really helpful for me 😆

[@zuditaka]

They make Easter eggs a bit like this, for when you break the chocolate open, you can see that they fused the two halves together. Now all I have to do is just bore a couple of holes in the right places on a chocolate Easter egg! 😋🍓♬ I suppose large ostrich eggs and emu eggs have been hollowed/blown out for use as ocarinas?

[@ocarinawizard7346]

your personal ones are beautiful your amazing :O

[@Cbmartin14]

Thanks for answering! As of now I really don't know what I'm looking for (im looking for one as a gift for someone) so ill do some more research and if I decide on something ill look to you first! Thanks again!

[@shafquatara9796]

I can make ocarinas now finnaly because I jusf did not give up I was so tired making them all day they were all a failure I cryed so so much but my mom said its ok She just said to not give up until I finnaly Know how to make them so I tryed to make My very own ocarina and I wass a sucksess finnaly

[@guilhermeferreiral584]

ME TOOO ;-; now we can :D

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

That's how you do it. Just keep doing it. You've got to want it. That's what I tell people who tell me they have no "musical talent". Yes you do. You just have to practice, like everyone else. No one picks up an instrument and starts to play. You've got to want it. You have to work for it but once you have, the rewards are immeasurable. Same with making ocarinas or anything else. You're going to fail. You've just got to want it bad enough to not give up. Kudos to you my friend.

[@safir2241]

Ah, so wholesome

[@OriginalBoss48]

Cool. I just bought some clay and stuff now I'm ready!

[@DanielOcarinas]

Well it is a good that you allready know where to get one. I had too look all over the place for one.

[@DanielOcarinas]

Thanks! If it is a choice between air fire clay and oven clay i'd just find someone to make an ocarina for you. I meen sure it is posible but it won't turn out very well no matter how good of an ocarina maker you are. If you had something in mind that you wanted specificly I could make you a custom order ocarina. I only have one other custom order and that is finished and I am just starting a new batch of 4-hole ocarinas. It would be no problem at all to add one more ocarina to the batch.

[@paulbadon1055]

Really Great Can you direct me to a video on firing these with a barrel using wood.

[@MarkChan]

Very informative video Daniel! Thank you!

[@DanielOcarinas]

*+Kevin Sornet* It depends on the type of kiln you are going to use and what it fires at. For example if the kiln fires from cone 5-6 you should get clay that fires at the same cone. Also be sure that if the kiln fires at 5 not to use clay that fires at 05. There is a huge difference between 5 and 05.

[@personwholikestocraftthing8751]

I subbed to you love your videos theyre awesome!

[@Klyons92]

Great tutorial man! Fun craft that's actually useful :D

[@DanielOcarinas]

It helps alot if you have an ocarina to study from so you can look at the air way. Like I said it takes ALOT of tries before you actualy make a tone and then you have to give it 13 notes which can rin the tone in the process. They are MUCH easier to learn to play than to make. I'd be able to give you more helpfull advice if I could see how you are making your ocarina.

[@DanielOcarinas]

Yes. Twice if you want to glaze it. With the clay I use you fire it untill it is a red color then glaze it and fire it untill it looks like more of a tan color. I am not sure exactly how hot it should be fired at because it depends on what clay you are useing and how large the ocarina is.

[@beymaster456]

can i buy one of your ocarinas? i think they look and sound good

[@DanielOcarinas]

Most I make SO FAR is a 10-hole. The smaller ones are in higher demend right now but I will make one eventualy.

[@nagiro7455]

I'm trying to make this ocarina but the hardest part for me is making the mouthpiece whistle great video btw ^^

[@metaknight1193]

Ace ocarinas, it is possible to practice or make a song with an ocarina (4 holes) with same holes.

[@hamsterdude1213]

HELP! I have tried this many times... Twice I got a whistle out of it but when I tried to add a hole for the note the whistle goes away. When I push the air release in nothing works. The one time I got my tuner my ocarina was in Ab .

[@DanielOcarinas]

A pottery store called Columbus Clay. The type of clay I prefer to use is brown clay.

[@DanielOcarinas]

Any arts and crafts store should have them. Some of mine are also from pottery stores.

[@cabin8285]

What kind of clay should I use?

[@retrorezziedeadchannel6898]

It's shows it in the video but if your lazy, It recommends to use Basic Polymer clay that is one color. Specifically Sculpty II clay

[@giblebro6898]

Retrorez Gaming you are wrong, sculpey is too soft for something like this, plus he fires them, and sculpey doesn’t support firing their clay.

[@griffindork3087]

@@retrorezziedeadchannel6898 polymer will poison you if you make an ocarina out of it :/

[@Wolfoe1238]

I think he mentioned using porcelain. Though I'm sure you could use any type of clay that you fire in a kiln

[@3dmovieplayer]

red clay

[@DanielOcarinas]

Thank you. I hope everyone could understand what I was talking about.

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

Ocarinas change pitch a little just with your breath. Also, I hear that when you fire it, it changes pitch again.

[@DanielOcarinas]

Thank you but I would not know anything about that. I use kiln firing with my ocarinas. It realy depends on what clay you use. I prefer either Red Clay or Porcelain.

[@gabrielhank123]

can I make the holes I a row??? I can use just one hand to play, therefore it would be cool if it is possible

[@maaritlarinen9056]

David Figueroa The placement and figuration of the holes is irrelevant due to the way the sound is produced in globular flutes. Just make sure to not place the holes too close to the windway and you should be fine :)

[@Cbmartin14]

This is the best tutorial iv seen! One question though, If I don't have access to a kiln, is the best alternative a finer air dry clay? Or maybe a low firing temp clay ? (Like one i could do in my oven) thanks!

[@ricardosunderland624]

I can't even make the ocarina make sound, how do you do it. Cause whenever you take it to form it. You move it away from the camera and I can't see.

[@Geonsleeps]

You are a hero.

[@59lespaul21]

Hay amazing video but I brought mine to art class to put it in the kiln but it always caves in can u give me some advince thanks

[@DanielOcarinas]

Diana Kochendorfer When is it caving in?

[@keirnanthurman5372]

so do you leave the first hole uncovered

[@rustyfilms8689]

Keirnan Thurman yes it is the air hole

[@DanielOcarinas]

It might take you longer than it did for me because before I tried this I nearly mastered every type of ocarina there was and was very fimiliar with how they worked. Also are you useing the right tools for this? As for clay any normal pottery clay should do. I used skulpy while learning so I could start over if I messed up. If we can not figure something out you could refer your viewers to this video for the tyme being untill you learn to make a few yourself.

[@dillonsnyder1172]

Ace, how long can clay sit before getting fired? I don't own a kiln yet, but there is a local potter I could probably pay to fire them for me. Could a clay ocarina sit for a week or two before getting fired, or should it be done sooner?

[@dublincalif]

nice job!

[@DanielOcarinas]

Well unless you have your youtube settings to not show subscribers your comments I think they have allready found out. Anyway just keep practiceing at it. Oh and if you can not play songs on the ocarina perfect when it is still moldable clay do not let it dry out becaue it will take a long tyme to make it moldable again if you do. Good luck.

[@gfran0578]

Can you sand it after for a cleaner finish?

[@CornBun_Retroid]

do you need to fire the ocarina of not? sorry i am new. and or can you clear glaze it?

[@rexlink1]

Clay shrinks in the kiln.... Sooo.. If you want it in one key it has to be a little flat to get to the right pitch.

[@supernova3532]

i followed all these steps but when i get to hollowing out the ocarina, i don't have the right tool. i make the hole you blow in and the hole air comes out of and when i blow into it no sound comes out of the ocarina.

[@supernova3532]

Update: I got my Ocarina to make noises but it sounds just a bit airy

[@giblebro6898]

I'm having trouble getting the ocarina to make noise when I make the airway, is there something I'm missing? I made mine as close, size wise, to yours and it still isn't making noise...

[@giblebro6898]

I use air drying clay

[@sarahhavillamelooliveira5825]

Can I use cold porcelain for this?

[@edgewoodclarinet]

Sculpey is what I've used to make a few good ocarinas. I mde the mistake of using Crayola air dry clay and it cracked all to bits. Tried firing it but it just fell apart more. you can get 1.5 pounds of sculpey at walmart for about 6$ last time I checked, but original sculpey is horrible to work with because it's so soft.

[@Bellescc]

So originaly i had planed to make this out of sculpey clay, then you mentioned that the scupley clay isnt as good. I have a creek in my back yard and in this creek this is a large amount of a gray clay, i was wondering if this would be a better alternative then the sculpey... what do you think?

[@DanielOcarinas]

I just buy my clay. I have no idea. Sorry about that. It might not be the purest clay though. Clay is not that expensive so you might look into buying some as we can't be sure what temperature is right for the clay you have. Where I get my clay it is about $10.00 for 25lbs of the stuff. If you have not made an ocarina before skullpy is good practice but don't expect any ocarinas you make from it to last forever. Mine lasted about a year or two.

[@Bellescc]

Very true, but what ill do is use the clay from the creek and just test it out some and see how it works, if it doesnt ill consider using some other clay

[@DanielOcarinas]

Oh you mean try to fire something and then try and make an ocarina out of it if it works. That might work. Just give it plenty of time to cool down. It might explode. Those clay shards are really sharp.

[@GeektoStudios]

have you ever tried any clays other than red. like porcelain? I'm curious if there is a sound difference, or price for materials

[@DanielOcarinas]

GeektoStudios I have made ocarinas out of Red Clay, Brown Clay, Speckled Clay, Speckled Brown Clay, and Midrange Porcelain. The prices of the clay is a little different but not enough to make any changes in ocarina prices once finished. They also, all sound exactly the same. Out of all the clay types I have used my favorites are Brown Clay and Porcelain. Porcelain does have a different feel to it when making ocarinas and tends to crack more while working on ocarinas in the early stages. The reason it is worth using is for light colors of glaze which sometimes change color on normal clay. The natural white color of porcelain makes the light glaze colors look much better. It is also very smooth compared to other clays. The new video of me playing Kakariko Village uses a special porcelain double ocarina. You can hear for yourself that it sounds like any other ocarina besides it's higher then usual range which porcelain has nothing to do with. The green and yellow glaze is very solid and smooth on it which porcelain in part can be thanked for that.

[@GeektoStudios]

thanks. I've worked with clay before but never to make instruments. Very clear comparison

[@Fefdoesminecraft]

Nice what clay do u use???

[@michellecross7805]

What should I do

[@Star1000120]

My ocarina won't make any sound, no matter how much I adjust it. I did press it in, and tried widening the hole, but it just sounds like air each time. Nothing you suggested in the video did anything for it.

[@sixthsith7720]

Thank you man! 🌱 I just subscribed :)

[@sixthsith7720]

Ps. Have you ever experimented with using uv resin to seal your Sculptures? Just wondering if that would make a big difference in the sound..

[@sixthsith7720]

I feel like it(^resin coating) may cause some problems, due to minute details after original tuning.. And, if this occurs, do you have any advice on how to retune the artifact?

[@hojadelaurel7758]

slip works as a glue too :)

[@DanielOcarinas]

Some are from the same place I get my clay but any arts and crafts store should have them.

[@DanielOcarinas]

haha...umm if you used normal pottery clay unless your oven can reach 1060⁰F to 1730⁰F no. I am glad to hear it is working but you'd be better off finding someone to fire it for you. That is what I do. If you used skullpy however yes I would prefer useing an oven. About 275⁰F for oh say 45 minutes to 50 minutes should do it. It is I belive 15 minutes for every quarter inch of the thickest part of your ocarina.

[@sommmathechamp5801]

18:10 when u makin an flute but ur fingers go break

[@OriginalBoss48]

I seem to be making it to thick and to big thingy where sound comes out (I don't know what that's called)

[@hunterplemmons6277]

I wish you could make a 12 hole orcarina

[@personwholikestocraftthing8751]

I have some questions. Is there anything besides clay or the tools you used that I could use differently like instead of using clay and those tools what else can I use to make a homemade ocarina cause I'm poor :( like um can I use a pencil to cut out the clay if I might have some pls reply I really want to make an ocarina and bring it to school to show my band teacher an ocarina please reply :)

[@PuffyRainbowCloud]

+Person who likes to Craft things homemade Really, you can probably make an ocarina with any tools. As long as it comes out right. And with materials, you can actually make your own clay! It takes a few days, but it's fairly easy. Google around a bit. There was this article with a dude with a beard, a pretty basic site. He puts soil in a jar, fills it with water, stirs, and lets the sediment sink to the bottom. It's pretty neat.

[@edgewoodclarinet]

when I try to tune them, notes 4 and 5 sound the same. I've been trying to tune this for days now, would you have any idea what I'm doing wrong?

[@DanielOcarinas]

Just long enough that the clay is not wet but it is still wet enough to make a little dint in it with your finger. I'd say about 15 minutes but it realy depends on the clay you are using.

[@Gh0stProt0cal]

Where do you get those tools?

[@inamenu4745]

What if your ocarina doesn't make any sound at all?

[@DanielOcarinas]

Alex Blank Then you are going to need to tweak the air way until it does. Try to make a few simple whistles first without holes out of clay to get a feel for how the air way works then start adding holes. Getting the ocarina to make sound and stay that way is the hardest part.

[@torchwoodplayz7983]

Is it possible to make this out of air dry terra cotta?

[@DanielOcarinas]

I am not sure as I have never used that before. I would try just to make a whistle with one note first and if that works then give an ocarina a try.

[@torchwoodplayz7983]

Thanks

[@brynnadye2943]

how did you play the song?

[@anabunny0831]

You dare mentioning A Flat on an F key instrument!

[@brandonfluharty6051]

Help plz I'm using air clay and it is turning out taribly

[@yasminload63]

Now im going to try this in ceramics

[@hannahrose4878]

Just curious, where are you from?

[@lancexalot9633]

U should send one to me because its extreamly hard to make these

[@michaelcervantes4597]

Where Do You Get Your Cay From?

[@ticklytoes4420]

I tried to follow your video but no sound came out. I've made 8 of them all following your video and each and every single one was a failure..............what and i doing wrong????

[@brandonfluharty6051]

Help please mine are turning out terable. I'm using air dry clay.

[@snakeslayer8085]

is sculpy baking clay good for this

[@DanielOcarinas]

Having used the stuff myself and making several ocarinas out of sculpy I can without a doubt say that, No. No it is not good for this at all. The paint falls off after a while, it's hard to work with, the clay is so weak that it can be scratched with a fingernail after fired, and it just tastes weird even after you fire it. It is good for practice however if you do not want to get into real clay and kilns right away.

[@snakeslayer8085]

um so you want me to get the brittle crayola air dry clay like i was using

[@DanielOcarinas]

Ummm no actual pottery clay would be best. I don't know what Crayola Air Dry clay is like but if it is anything like the air dry clay I use then it is even weaker than scullpy. Easier to work with though but very weak.

[@snakeslayer8085]

well crayola is very brittle but sculpy is easy and thats the only thing i got nowso... sculpy it is

[@Elphonzier]

what clay do you use, i dont think this video covers that?

[@giblebro6898]

Kailjiin he uses red clay

[@giblebro6898]

Kailjiin or terra-cotta clay

[@michellecross7805]

I can't get mine to make any sound except just air blowing through it

[@PuffyRainbowCloud]

+Michelle Cross That means you need to shape the area around the square hole.

[@royalaegislash9253]

it might be that the clay isn't dry enough

[@OriginalBoss48]

21:00 "Not for sale this ones mine" lol good tho.

[@LaurenGuan]

I tried to make one, but it doesn't make any sounds.

[@RealityCheck1993]

Where do you buy your clay from?

[@chrysoulamylona4570]

what is this ball???

[@TheEnergeticDuoOfficial]

Can we use polymer?

[@yrimiry7925]

You could but it's very expensive and hard to work with. Natural ground clay is usually a dollar a pound.

[@griffindork3087]

And polymer isn't exactly the best thing to have in your mouth :/

[@womaninstem]

How did your football ocarina end up? ;)

[@ZZgS]

This is harder than it looks. I have been trying to get one for 3 hours now and I have fattened about 7 of them in frustration >.< It's that rectangular hole that I can't figure out

[@DanielOcarinas]

Oh it is very hard to make ocarinas. It took over a year of knowing how to make 4-hole ocarinas to be able to make them quickly. I am still having trouble on 10-12 hole ocarinas.

[@DanielOcarinas]

It actualy IS for sale now.

[@OriginalBoss48]

But I will try again tomorrow !^+^!

[@DanielOcarinas]

It takes alot of practice and messing around with it before it even makes a tone.

[@Star1000120]

I now have two ocarinas that won't make sound....what am I doing wrong?!?

[@Pedrofield]

maybe you are smashing too much!

[@Star1000120]

Pedro Galvão There was no smashing done on my ocarinas. I had only finished creating the shape, the mouthpiece and the square hole by the mouth piece.

[@Pedrofield]

so... try smash a little bit! KKK

[@Star1000120]

Pedro Galvão Smashing is for when the key is off, if I can't even get a key, it's pointless.

[@soullettesgirls7809]

Can u make me a orcarina pendant bc this is hard

[@DanielOcarinas]

Soullettes Girls Of course. I do have pendant ocarinas for sale on my website here - aceocarinas.weebly.com/store/c3/Pendant_Ocarinas.htmlbut if you do not see one you like I can also do custom orders so you can have it made any way you want. :)

[@mkat4023]

hey guy! your link is incorrect

[@jaylapoint5841]

A sharp? I know theres a C flat, a B sharp but A sharp?

[@AceTheOcarinaMaker]

A Sharp is the same as B Flat

[@fyrefox4289]

I think you're joking, but just in case there is no C flat.

[@DanielOcarinas]

Cwrwgl On a tuning scale it goes B to C. Unless C flat is what you call B. To be correct though there is no C flat or B sharp. The most common scale is C, C#, D, Eb, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, Bb, B, C. Oh but maybe he had the sharps and flats mixed up as there is a C sharp and B flat.

[@TheQcStriker]

howmuch do you charge for a Dark Ocarina Of Time

[@DanielOcarinas]

That depends on what type of ocarina it is. If it has Zelda fingering or traditional Fingering. OR if it has thumb holes or not. What type were you thinking of?

[@TheQcStriker]

one that could be as close as possible to the original

[@DanielOcarinas]

That would be a left handed Nintendo style fingering 9-hole ocarina. It will need thumb holes to play actual zelda songs. Hmmm...Roughly $55.00 I'd say. I can't be sure unless it is finished though.

[@TheQcStriker]

i am right handed though and its 55 with delivery?

[@DanielOcarinas]

Well the real Ocarina of time is a left handed ocarina but it would be no trouble making it right handed. The shipping might add a bit depending on where you live.

[@OriginalBoss48]

I can get it to whistle.

[@blackmartini7684]

If none of you are getting sound like I am not take a look at this diagram www.parakeets4peace.com/whistles/

[@ikenstudios9962]

Not bad

[@kiritokazuto8599]

mine doesnt sound