Thomann Ocarina 7H C Piccolo Shell YO

Viel Ahnung habe ich ja nicht von Okarinas, aber gut. Dieses Modell wirkt sauber verarbeitet, es gibt keine scharfen Kanten oder ähnliches, die die Spielfreude trüben würden. Laut Stimmgerät liegen die Töne da, wo sie liegen sollen. Die mitgelieferte Schule ist wohl eher weniger hilfreich, da hätte eine Grifftabelle auch genügt, die Noten die dabei sind hat wohl eh jeder schon im einen oder anderen Liederbuch rumliegen.

Nice pendant for any lady, in range of colors.
Additionally - plays melodies and it's in-tune :)

I'm addicted to these 7-hole Clams from Thomannn.
I'ts definitely the mystery why 7-hole ocarinas are not in plenty around, as this design is IMHO much more intuitive to learn than 10-12 holes transverse and gives more range than 6-hole.
Now I have this Piccolo as well as Alto and Contrabass, the rest will come in this year - I must have entire consort.
These shells have labium on the bottom, so the sound is much more mellow / muffled comparing to standard transverse, especially starting from Alto and going down but sounding is so distinct (with my very first Alto at the beginning I thought that it sounds a bit "like someone plays ocarina in the bathroom and I'm standing behind the door") but after You are used to this "low-pass" that can be REALLY addicting.
These are like compact Conchs , thus this Clam Piccolo is not so eardrum-piercing like many piccolo transverse ocarinas , entire consort (something like as pictured on booklet) can sound really charming :).