OcarinaWind "Forest Whisper" 12 Hole Ocarina Classic Straw Fire Masterpiece Collectible, Alto C Ceramic Ocarina - Highly Recommended by Shop Owner

Lo compre para mi yerno,con mucho temor de su calidad.Sorpresa!!! El estuche precioso y muy resistente,adentro trae un manual con instrucciones y un palito delicado para limpiarlo.El instrumento es más grande de lo que pensé,no se tocar música con el ,pero mi yerno se que lo disfrutará.La calidad es buenísima y su presentación,además trae un cordón para guindar del cuello.Muy Feliz de que mi yerno tendrá un día del padre Feliz

It sounds great and I'm loving 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.

sounds lovely - my daughter was easily able to make beautiful sounds. She does play the flute so that might have helped. Looks nice, the bag is nice and it's been a hit.

Surprised by how "expensive" this instrument feels compared to cost..

Sounds lovely. Beautiful tone. HOWEVER, the left ring finger hole is incredibly difficult to reach. The left hand holes should be more curved. At the very least, the left ring finger should be closer to the center, because it hurts to play after just a minute or two. I play flute, recorder, etc. so I know various ways to hold it, and this grip just isn't it for me. Sadly, I missed the return window. I would love to return this one and get one with holes in better places for my hands. Without keys to cover holes, it's super important that the holes line up ergonomically with your fingertips or you'll miss notes and have bad tuning. :(

Exactly what I was looking for! My son is very pleased with it. Seems to be good quality. The protective case, neck strap and song book are very nice additions as well.

It has a very strong toxic smell to it.I would never put this anywhere near my mouth!Am returning it.