Let's learn to make Ocarinas video #7

Hi In this video I demonstrate how to make a tenor slab built sweet potato style Ocarina.If you have have any questions or would like copies of the printed material I use in this series of videos emailed to you{ in PDF form} contact me at www.sixthstreetocarina.com

[@ocarinaone]

The Clay is a white low fire clay without sand or grog. There is a way to fire without a kiln by putting the dried piece and burning it in a fire place or campfire I'll Post a video on this process soon.

[@thiagooliveira7935]

You really like geometric forms... Thanks for the so detailed tutorials!

[@ocarinaone]

a c tenor would be larger . A #5 budrio ocarina is a c and that is quite a bit larger than the one in the video. Getting ocarinas pitched in a specific key requires picking a type of clay and then making different sized ocarinas until you hit a good c then reproducing that method.

[@jameselger572]

Maybe with a funnel mouth, for catching the wind, and a feathery tail added onto it. A calling mating vase. It faces the winds, looks kinda like a bird with a funnel for a beak, and a body that looks like a vase, with a tail sticking out of it. Hung at it's center of gravity faces the wind and sounds off it's whistle. Or maybe more like a fishing lure, so it swims in the wind and chirps just when it faces the wind.

[@SoralTheSol]

Just started the vid and all I can think about is the fact that the narrator sounds like a Shane Company radio ad.

[@armisis]

Bravo!!! Cant wait to get back home so I can try out your style!!! I've been out of the loop way way too long! :(

[@jearn11]

These are great! Is there a way you can make a video concerning glazing?

[@18IMAMGODINA]

Im no musician or know many musical terms and their meanings but can i ask a question. I am trying to make an ocarina out of clay i found out in the woods , i got a pretty nice yield and now i am making a teardrop shaped ocarina , im trying to make one with 8 note holes and 2 thumb holes for octaves , Im not sure to what note im supposed to make it is it supposed to start on C when all holes are closed? Right now with all holes closed it is on F , i can get it to an octave higher C by drilling a few holes in it but then after playing 4 notes it becomes airy and cant play more then 5 notes , is there a way to go down an octave with all holes closed ? Also im not sure how ocarinas are played , when playing notes do they go one by one from left to right ? Because i saw a couple of people play songs by holding the first hole and releasing other , i honestly have no idea how to tune it if i have to hold first and 4th hole to get a note i was thinking it was 1 hole released 1 note . Sorry i had to explain everything in laymans terms but im not a musician , i just find it interesting to make something like this xD.

[@galacticnipple2586]

Did you ever find out? I’m in the same boat right now with a 4 hole ocarina that blows an F with all holes closed

[@ianbruscky]

oh wow what kind of clay is this? it looks like a great one

[@Noblewreck]

Great information. I followed this slab technique on my last ocarina. Tuning is the hardest for me. On a twelve hole, does the higher notes make grossly huge holes or am I not doing something right? I have my tuner calibrated to 440hz. You and Ace Ocarinas' videos have been a great help on my last commissioned piece. Thanks.

[@GeomancerFelix]

So, is this gray clay, like the ceramic clay sold in your average art supply store? Im considering trying my hand at making these, but I would need a kiln, which I dont have. Are there small kiln units, and how much can I expect to pay for one?

[@TheLivingLuke]

You add water to clay, then mix it around to make slip.

[@MaxBanc]

more video please = D

[@blueshroomm]

can you use oven bake clay?

[@erikamiramontes6692]

What kind of clay are you using in the video??

[@GeomancerFelix]

Oh, and is slip a separate material or prepared from clay also?

[@18IMAMGODINA]

I heard also somewhere that you can change pitch of ocarina by adjusting sound hole , i have no idea how to do that do you or anybody in comment section got any tips?

[@mr.cantillasz1912]

it's hardwork to make,but easier to play

[@RhysGFrelsa-Eudyptula]

would those fimo clays from the arts and crafts stores work too or are they a different composition?

[@nuralx5058]

Buddy, its been 3 years. Lets pray together that maybe one day we can make one.... ill still try

[@jiayouchinese]

Where can someone buy a kiln for making these? I saw some kilns in the ~$450-1000 range, but the lower end ones only had like a 6x6" inner chamber. I also saw some sort of device you can use in the microwave but it seemed a bit...odd.

[@18IMAMGODINA]

Just make a camp fire and use a hair dryer or somthing and a pipe to direct the airflow , it will be plenty hot to fire clay

[@CannyK]

I don't know if it's to much but can you please do a tenor c?

[@stejaramaria]

How thick are the walls of the ocarina supposed to be?

[@NotTonTon]

Thickness doesn't really matter. I like thinner walls for less weight.

[@KLASSIKANIME]

can you use play dough?

[@shafquatara9796]

Of course not

[@mr.cantillasz1912]

are you dumb

[@CannyK]

How would you make a c tenor ?

[@pontuspursche7346]

what is slip if i may ask is it nesesary to create an ocarina?

[@TheXxXxNeWmOoNxXxX]

slip (as I was tough) is like wet clay. It works as a glue to help make sure it stay together :D

[@RhysGFrelsa-Eudyptula]

pontus pursche it is a slurry of clay and (or) other materials used to help bind clay pieces. slurry is much like your average Burger King Vanilla (or Chocolate, I don't judge) Shake in thickness and texture.

[@CannyK]

Hey again you didnt show how to make the finger holes i dont know how sorry :).Also I tried the 6 holes and its didnt work at all any advice?