IslandOcarinas
Port Alberni, BC, Canada
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Specialty: Ocarinas, handmade clay vessel flutes
The Ocarina, or vessel flute, has been enjoyed by cultures across the globe for thousands of years. The English style Ocarina is one of the most commonly made styles, as it can easily play the major and minor scales. There are many songs for the English Ocarina recorded in 'Ocarina Tab', which means they are easy to read and learn.
The Island Ocarina is my own style of ocarina based on the pentatonic scale. Consisting of five holes with a ten note range, it can be played with the left hand alone, or with both hands, and can be played in two different keys.
Individually handcrafted on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, each Island Ocarina is unique. Much time and precision are used in the creation process to ensure the quality of each piece, which are finely tuned with a digital tuner. Each instrument is signed, then burnished to give it a smooth look and feel. Most of the tools used to make the ocarinas are handmade, as well as the clay stamps used on the mouthpieces. They are
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