Pentatonic ocarina

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1988-05-05

1990-01-16

Hix, L. T.

Music

Instruments

Wind

G10D 700

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048935417

ABSTRACT:
An ocarina includes a generally oval body enclosing a hollow chamber, a mouthpiece, a passageway connecting the mouthpiece and the chamber, a vent slot against which the air within the chamber may vibrate, and a plurality of pitch control holes. By covering or uncovering the pitch control holes with his or her fingers, the user of the ocarina can produce the notes of the pentatonic scale. Alternate embodiments of the ocarina can be produced for playing tones within the soprano, alto, tenor or bass tonal range. The device can also be configured to have three pitch control holes per enclosed chamber, or to include two enclosed hollow chambers of air, but in any configuration, the instrument can only produce the notes of the pentatonic scale.

REFERENCES:
patent: 498016 (1930-05-01), Stein
patent: 1788613 (1931-01-01), Bernard
patent: 2145605 (1939-01-01), Mausolf
patent: 2194332 (1940-03-01), Sumner
patent: 2209427 (1940-07-01), Swanson
patent: 3815466 (1974-06-01), Johnson

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