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Beltino500 · by **Beltino500** on Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:55 pm

Very interesting

animegamemaster · by **animegamemaster** on Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:56 am

I made the ocarina from the thick paper you can buy. IT WORKS!! But in my opinion. I think it sounds better if you put 4 holes in the top. =/

Edit:: and the one on the bottom for your thumb.

Moonsyne · by **Moonsyne** on Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:28 am

I made a second out of photo paper, printing the deisgn on the rough back and using the shiny side as the outward facing side. It did not like the glue at all and I wish I would have had some double sided tape. It is decently sturdy and SHINY.

howardharrison · by **howardharrison** on Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:49 pm

Hi - Just found this design for a cardboard ocarina on Ocarinas United. The design is mine! It was originally published in a book of mine called Paper Music (Collins Childrens Books) along with a number of other cardboard instrument designs. If you're having trouble with the present design it's because it has been reproduced inaccurately and should be printed direct to an appropriate card stock. If made well my design will play an accurately tuned chromatic octave. I am just about to republish the designs myself, and there will be ocarinas at various pitches all at concert pitch - look at my just-launched website for details and put your name on my mailing list if you'd like me to tell you as soon as the kits are ready. It's www.howardharrisonmusic.com/page5.htm

Best wishes, Howard Harrison

Moonsyne · by **Moonsyne** on Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:01 pm

Welcome to the forum! Thank you for the information.

MasterOfTime · by **MasterOfTime** on Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:06 am

Heh...any seasoned DnD player knows what that shape is. It's a d20. I actually made one of these out of clay one time for a ceramics project (not an ocarina, but a die). I could probably reproduce that shape with clay, add the holes, and have myself a decent little ocarina to carry around with me.

ukulelehill · by **ukulelehill** on Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:16 pm

Does anyone know if this would work with a sheet plastic like used in scrapbooking?

FoxxyRin · by **FoxxyRin** on Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:41 pm

I can't get my reed to work properly. D: *dies*

strongbad404d · by **strongbad404d** on Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:36 pm

I made mine this morning, while waiting for my real ocarina to arive in the post. How do you guys get the holes so perfect!? My holes look like i ripped the paper!

Moonsyne · by **Moonsyne** on Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:20 pm

I used an exacto knife.

wcv38 · by **wcv38** on Mon Sep 01, 2008 5:46 am

To make the holes as round as I did, I used an exacto knife and a little patience

sayapedr1234 · by **sayapedr1234** on Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:30 am

i made it, and it works! but the mouthpiece thing is kinda messed up. u need to play around with it to make it work.

adrianxmaturu · by **adrianxmaturu** on Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:34 pm

I used standard card stock and a blow dart. It also helped that I'm rather good at origami. The only part that sucked was trying to glue the last two tabs together

ahsie · by **ahsie** on Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:48 pm

Cardboard ocarina's.....
uhm well, it probably wont last 1 week with daily practice... I mean, saliva tends to soak into cardboard ne? ^__^""

oh, and if glue wont work well... use doublesided tape! its tidier and cleaner~

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