How to Make a Sweet Potato Ocarina out of clay, instructions on how to make a ceramic 10 finger hole ocarina.... Ocarinas - clay whistle flutes, sweet potato. Ceramic musical instruments.

Ocarinas by K. Dunster

How to Make a Clay Sweet Potato Ocarina

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Making the Mouthpiece-continued

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pottery handbuilding-rolling out the ocarina's mouthpiece

Roll the mouthpiece on a firm surface (with the pencil inserted) to further seal the edges. If any seam line still remains, smooth with a wet finger or use the curved end of tool #2.
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The mouthpiece tube will loosen around the pencil during the rolling. This is normal and to be expected.

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Remove the pencil. Lay the mouthpiece tube on a flat surface. Press firmly down on it using the frosting knife ( tool #10). Press one end lower than the other.
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When finished, one end should be flatter than the other.


Next: Making the Mouthpiece-finishing >>



Introduction and Tools 1 | Forming the Body 2 3 | Making the Mouthpiece 4 5 6 | Position Mouthpiece-Cut Voicing 7 8 9 10 11 | Finger Holes 12 13 14 | Align Mouthpiece 15 16 | Adjust Voicing Size 17 | Attach Mouthpiece 18 19 | Tuning 20 | Assembling the Body 21 22 | Tidying up the Ocarina-Finishing 23 24 25 26 27 | Plaster Ocarina Mold | Clay Ocarina Mold | Make an Ocarina using a Clay Mold | Make an Ocarina Without a Mold | Glaze a Ceramic Ocarina | Glaze a Dragon Ocarina


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