OcarinaWind 12 Hole Ocarina Classic Masterpiece Collectible, Alto C Ceramic Ocarina (Forest Whisper) (Stawfire Ceramic)

Love, love love this ocarina, very well made love the straw fire look , easy to hold and play ,good sound to it ,highly recommend, good value for the money.

Simple. Clean. Polished - it works and sounds great. I purchased for my granddaughter. She loves it.

Sound: excellent rich sound. Very clear "ringing" low notes, and very pleasant high pitch notes which do not have distortion. I can produce all the notes very clearly. The range is beyond one octave. I am an amateur in music, but I can easily figure out and produce standard do re mi fa sol la to do, plus 3 very high pitched notes on top of that. The thing that is a useful feature on the ocarina is that because of the design and large holes, you can easily produce the sharp and flat notes by covering half of the hole, similar to how it can be done on the piano with the black keys. Additionally, this Ocarina design has umvery useful small holes next to two big holes, one in each side of the Ocarina. You can cover them to get sharps or flats. Basically there are no issues with the sound this Ocarina makes. It is pretty excellent. Design: No visible flaws with the design. All holes easy to cover firmly. The holes are positioned in a way that is comfortable for the fingers. The outside appearance, color, finish, are just exceptionally impressive. People I showed this "Forest Whisper" ocarina to thought it was made from some kind of dark Cherry or Mahogany wood. The appearance is pretty much indistinguishable. At least it is the case with my individual Ocarina. Extra: the Ocarina came with a nice pouch. I personally don't intend to travel with the ocarina but it should be in some kind of soft bag, or preferably a box of you take it somewhere. For me this bag is very useful because it I intend to put it away for extended period of time I wouldn't want dust settling on it, or some scratches appearing on the outside. Another accessory that I found only two weeks later is a nice necklace string to attach to the ocarina. It's nice to see that it wasn't just a string. It has nice greenish beads on it. Only small issue is that it wasn't attached and it might be tricky to attach it the right away so the tin nylon cords don't self untie and cause the instrument to fall. Small Issue: there is one minor problem I found with the instrument coating which is that when you put a mouth to it you can smell the paint or laquer that it is covered it. I think it is just the paint. It does not smell too strong, nor does it really bother me, but it is noticeable and I guess some people may not like it. The coating/paint doesn't "bleed" or smear. The instrument has been baked and dried thoroughly. It's hits the smell. I would subtract half the star from the five stars but since it is not an option I'd rather leave it at five stars.

Beautifully handcrafted. I suggest handling it with great care and respect. First time owning a Ocarina, I look forward to learning how to play this beautiful wind pipe/flute. From playing around with it for a few moments the sounds are so pretty. This came packed with care, comes in a lovely and sturdy case with a cleaning cloth, the instructions booklet, and some kind of hand made necklace. It's a beautiful copper/brown color, I love it! I look forward to years of fun with this piece. Thanks Amazon for another great product.

Very impressed with this Ocarina. Just recently have I started playing this instrument, but I am familiar with the clarinet (somewhat of a background in music/musical theory), I got my very first one at the Renaissance festival for 60$ and it doesn't even come close in quality to the Forest Whisper. First of all its a great size for medium to large hands, and very comfortable to play. The tone has very crisp distinct high notes and warm soothing low notes. The look of it is breathtaking, each with its own unique burnt woodland grain look, medium shine with the smoke finish. All of the holes were finished giving it a very professional appearance even looking closely at it. It is reasonably lightweight easily held for hours. The smell is there for a short while being that it is smoked, but it does go away very quickly (which really wasn't an issue at all because the taste is good in my opinion but it is worth mention). It comes packaged nicely in a amazon bubble wrapped line package, then a cardboard case, and then inside the Velcro holster. At first going through some of the earlier reviews I was extremely skeptical about how this product was going to actually be, I also thought I shouldn't expect much being that It remains to be 30$. So I was blown out of the water to find that this was in fact a much higher standard and quality that I could have ever imagined. 100/100 Product

Works really well, my son loved it. He has experience with many wind instruments so he picked up how to use it easily. Sounds in tune the notes were clear.

Despite their reputation, for the most part, I have gotten really good ocarinas from OcarinaWind. I have ocarinas from Songbird and STL along with some other high reputation brands/makes. I don't know how, but my favorite ocarina is an OcarinaWind that only cost me something like $18. They let a masterpiece fall through the cracks one time. However, the choice of finish with OcarinaWind is very important. Their strawfired ones are badly out of tune because of how they do the tone-holes with that technique. The blue and white glazed ones are much better. The white ones in particular are the best with consistent appearance and usually good tuning/breath curve for an ocarina. The ocarina being reviewed... I do not recommend. It is the strawfired Forest Whisper. It is the second worst tuned ocarina I have ever encountered. If you decide to get a white or blue glazed one instead, let it air out for two weeks before judging it. There usually is an extremely strong chemical odor that goes away with time. If you have trouble with the ocarina squeaking, try adjusting your breath curve, blowing less strongly. Most ocarinas can squeak if blown too hard, even expensive ones.

Expongo mi comentario...debido al otro comentario que hay....he tenido esta ocarina varias veces en el carrito y luego la he eliminado.... Siempre cuando se lee algo que es negativo del producto una lo piensa....pero al final decidí adquirir y la verdad que uy e estoy encantada...sonido cristalino incluso en agudos pues cada ocarina tiene un manejo que cambia...pero no me ha costado nada...la he probado....escala....vibrato...la doy un aprobado...el color es hermoso...un tamaño también manejable...un poquito pesada...pero vamos feliz con la compra....yo si tengo que decir que la recomiendo... calidad buena y precio asequible... acompaño unas fotos donde se ve que es súper linda...tiene unos colores con contraste muy agradable....

Exactly what I ordered. All my expectations satisfied.

Me gustó mucho la ocarina, no sé por qué algunas personas se quejan, creo que no leyeron bien la descripción, ya que claramente dice que es de cerámica flameada, por lo que tiene aspecto como madera pero definitivamente en ningún momento se dice que sea de dicho material. Está muy bonita, bien afinada, con buen sonido y buen equilibrio entre notas bajas y agudas al soplar. Si bien no todas las ocarinas de Ocarina Wind son de la misma calidad, ésta me parece que es de las mejores, por lo que la recomiendo.

El sonido es hermoso, el acabado una obra de arte, espero que nunca se me caiga porque se rompe seguro... La cuidaré muy bien

Zunächst mal die Ocarina spielt alle angegeben Töne (überprüft mit einer Stimm-App), aber ich als Anfänger tue mich ziemlich schwer. Ich habe allerdings keinen Vergleich wie das bei anderen Ocarinen ist. Das Muster der gelieferten Ocarina ist anders, als auf dem Bild. Ich denke das dies durch die Brandtechnik variiert. Kein Makel aber intressant zu wissen. Es gibt mit Sicherheit hochwertigere Ocarinen, allerdings bekommt man für den Preis ein ganz gutes Instrument. Mir mach es sehr viel Spaß darauf zu spielen weswegen ich auch die 5 Sterne vergebe. Nun zu den Anghängseln Die Tasche eigenet sich zur Aufbewahrung, ist aber kein absoluter Bruchschutz. Auserdem passt die Schlaufe nur für schmale Gürtel. Der Klett hällt allerdings sehr gut und man bekommt Ocarina und Leiderbuch darin unter. Die Kette zur Sicherung ist beim Spielen ist sehr praktisch (gibt einfach Sicherheit) und entspricht den Bildern. Die Schnur ist zwar dünn aber sehr stabiel. Am wenigsten zufrieden bin ich mit dem Liederbuch. Es gibt zwar eine kurze Erklärung zu Handhabung und Spielen der Ocarina (auf Englisch). Allerdings keine Erklärung wie man die Tabs im Buch liest. Mit Musikkentnissen und etwas recherche über Ocarinen kommt jedoch schnell zurecht. Zunächst werden verschiedenen Griftabellen vorgestellt, aber man brauch Hintergrundwissen um zu verstehen, dass sich die, auf die Ocarina, die man spielt, beziehen (C,F oder G). Auserdem war ich etwas verwirrt da die lateinischen Notennamen und nicht c,d,e... verwendet werden. Die Lieder selber sind in Nummern Tabs und in Griffbildern dargestellt. Wenn man nach den Bildern spielt sollte man darauf achten, dass diese für die eigene Ocarina gedacht sind. Das wir über dem Lied angegeben. Die meisten sind für C-Ocarinas, wie diese hier. Zum Üben kann man natürlich auch Lieder für F und G spielen.