How To Make A Ceramic Ocarina

However i would not try this out unless you have confirmation from the ocarina s maker that your specific model can withstand the dishwasher.

How to make a ceramic ocarina. The shape does not include the mouthpiece as that will be made later on. Each ocarina is well tuned to play with other instruments. Set aside the body of the ocarina to create the mouthpiece. Slip is a muddy clay mixture.

Create a flattened bottom by pressing the hollow form onto the table surface. Make an ocarina about the size of a medium orange. The ocarina from legend of zelda by stl ocarina is the most authentic replica of the zelda ocarina. To make it just put a bunch of small clay pieces in a bowl and fill it up with water just over the clay.

The ocarina is handcrafted using the quality ceramic. Unfortunately i made the slight mistake of designing the ocarina with a curve leading to the mouthpiece this was later corrected and i have added a line showing how the ocarina should have been cut out. Probably works for ceramic ocarinas. The sound it procures is beautiful amazing and classic.

The mouthpiece shown below is approximately 1 inch wide 1 1 2 inches long and 3 4 of an inch thick. To make the ocarina more appealing chrome band with triforce golden triangle is added. I remember some maker i believe it was anita from anita s ocarinas who is retired now who said their ocarina could be cleaned in a dishwasher. The first step in making your ocarina is to draw an outline of the shape you want your ocarina to take.

Turn the clay in your hand frequently and keep the thickness of the wall as even as possible. Let it sit for a day or so. Put the slip on the grooved edges of the body and then smush the two halves together. Cradle the clay in one hand and shape it with the thumb and index finger of the other.

The ceramic ocarinas have four holes on top and two thumb holes underneath so that a total of 16 notes including all sharps and flats can be played. It has 12 holes with a pitch range from a4 to f6. Pinch the two halves into bowl shapes. Click subscribe if you want to know when i post new pottery videos.

Pinch the two halves into bowl shapes. If the clay begins to dry and. Shape a piece of fresh clay into a smooth ball. Cut the ball in half through its middle.

A pound of clay will make an ocarina about the size of a medium orange.