Thomann AC Double Ocarina Regular

Köpte denna som min första ocarina någonsin! Fick hem den öppnade lådan och kände lukten av hantverk! Du kan se och känna lukten av mysig bränd lera! Och vid första blåset så var jag såld.. Jävlar vad denna ocarinan låter bra!! Lagom stor också för optimal komfort rekomenderas varmt!
Köp denna om ni vill ha en ocarina som ej är för barn,den är för fin för det skulle man tappa den så gpr den säkert i tusen bitar så det gäller att användaren är ansvarsfull nog att använda den med respekt! Fodrat fodral ingår också för lätt och säker förvaring + bok med noter och vr tonerna ligger!!

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I was so very excited for this ocarina to arrive and it truly did not dissapoint.

The packaging was incredibly secure and the shipping/delivery process gave me no issues. The ocarina itself is just perfect, the sound is clean and it has great range. It also looks beautiful and feels great in my hands. This is my first double ocarina so it definitelly took some getting used to, but only after a few days I could switch chambers effectively on some more simple and familiar songs.

All in all I'm completely satisfied with my purchase!

I bought the Stein Double AC as an upgrade to the cheaper plastic Thomann/Focalink Plastic AC (which also is a great instrument, by the way).

The first thought upon unboxing was that it was a beautiful and precious piece of craftsmanship. It has a good, solid weight and a nice straw fired (and therefore unique) glazed texture. There is a hole so that it can be worn around your neck, but a neck cord is not included. It might be a good idea to invest in one however as clay ocarinas are a lot more sensitive to drop accidents than a plastic ocarina.

There is a slight burnt smell to it, which I happen to like. If you are sensitive to smells, you might not like it but the smell will decrease somewhat over time.

It is designed to be comfortable to hold, and the glazed texture makes it easy to slide the fingers across subholes or across different chamber holes.

It uses a rising breath pressure, meaning that more air is needed as you go up the scale. Acute bending (looking down) while playing the higher notes is not necessary at all.

Unlike plastic ocarinas, this ocarina does not have condensation issues meaning that the clay will do a good job at absorbing spit inside the mouth piece, so that the ocarina will still play well even if it hasn't been cleaned recently.

An argument for getting this ocarina for me was the second chamber. In hindsight, it might have been more of a psychological thing than an actual problem, since I most frequently only use one chamber. It might feel nice knowing that you can go higher if you want to, but for me personally the higher notes sound a bit squeaky and I would rather have a two chamber range that is transposed one octave down.

I like the instrument and would recommend it to anyone looking to buy an ocarina with a high degree of craftsmanship. If a single chambered version, otherwise identical, was available at a lower price I might have opted for that if I was to buy an ocarina again, but it still feels like it was worth the cost.