How To Make A Ceramic Ocarina

The ocarina is handcrafted using the quality ceramic.

How to make a ceramic ocarina.

Cut the ball in half through its middle. Slip is a muddy clay mixture. It has 12 holes with a pitch range from a4 to f6. To make it just put a bunch of small clay pieces in a bowl and fill it up with water just over the clay.

Put the slip on the grooved edges of the body and then smush the two halves together. The first step in making your ocarina is to draw an outline of the shape you want your ocarina to take. Pinch the two halves into bowl shapes. If the clay begins to dry and.

Shape a piece of fresh clay into a smooth ball. A pound of clay will make an ocarina about the size of a medium orange. The shape does not include the mouthpiece as that will be made later on. However i would not try this out unless you have confirmation from the ocarina s maker that your specific model can withstand the dishwasher.

Make an ocarina about the size of a medium orange. Click subscribe if you want to know when i post new pottery videos. 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. Ocarina workshop ceramic ocarinas are handmade in england by our master craftsmen.

Notice that the mouthpiece shape has squared sides with a slight taper from back to front. Pinch the two halves into bowl shapes. 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. Turn the clay in your hand frequently and keep the thickness of the wall as even as possible.

Set aside the body of the ocarina to create the mouthpiece. Each ocarina is well tuned to play with other instruments. Cradle the clay in one hand and shape it with the thumb and index finger of the other. The mouthpiece shown below is approximately 1 inch wide 1 1 2 inches long and 3 4 of an inch thick.

Cut the ball in half through its middle. Create a flattened bottom by pressing the hollow form onto the table surface. The ocarina from legend of zelda by stl ocarina is the most authentic replica of the zelda ocarina. Probably works for ceramic ocarinas.

Let it sit for a day or so.