Pitch Range
Plays D5 to F7, fully chromatic
- F Major basic scale of 17 notes (2 1/4 octaves)
- 28 total notes when counting all sharps and flats
With a typical human voice range being about 2 octaves and with most songs using about 1.5 octaves, the 2+ octave double covers quite a broad range of music.
Special Features
A super portable instrument! Hang around your neck or slide into a pocket and go!
But, due to the compact size of this instrument, tonehole spacing runs between 13 and 16 mm (0.51 to 0.63 inches). Thus, it is not recommended for extra large hand sizes. As a benchmark, if a player's middle finger measures 19 mm or less at the nail, the ocarina should be comfortably playable.
The tonehole uncovered to play the highest note of the second chamber (F7) is located on the bottom face and is covered by the right thumb.... a slight change in fingering from our standard doubles, but easy to adapt to. This fingering change allows the player to readily do trills on the top couple of notes.
Approximate Size and Weight
Length: 9.5 cm (3.7 in.) Width: 8.1 cm (3.2 in.) Thickness: 2.9 cm (1.1 in.)
Weight: 120 gm (4.2 oz)
Purple Clay
All our purple clay instruments are unglazed. This is a hand-made product, so weight will vary somewhat from instrument to instrument.
Before purchasing, please read more about purple clay in About Song Wei and His Products.![](/images/source/case-1-black.jpg)
Purchase includes...
- Adjustable length neck cord (shown in photographs)
- Black padded carrying case
- Easy-to-follow downloadable fingering chart
Download Soprano Double Key of F fingering chart (pdf)
Musical staff position as well as tonehole graphic for each note. Two pages, file size 0.752 MB.
Contact us at info@imperialcityocarina.com to order this ocarina, shipped directly from China to any country.
Product code: 15SP02-NF