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r/Ocarina•
Daenyth

Are STL's plastic double ocarinas worth it?

Advice

I'm considering buying a double ocarina to be my second, and I'm wondering about the ones from STL
The plastics are pretty cheap at $65, but they also have some basic ceramics at ~$100

Does anyone have experience with these? I'm wondering how worth it the plastic ones are, or if I should save up more for a ceramic. And if so, which one? The prices for ceramics seem to have a really broad range, and it's hard for me to judge what one makes sense to buy

Posted Jun 13, 2022, 4:44 PM UTC

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Whyren•

I own a plastic triple and it's better than not having an ocarina but I'm not satisfied with the tone compared to ceramic. Not bad, but not great IMO.

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DaenythOP•

Thanks. Sounds like I should save up a bit

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Jack-Campin•

Do they still do a plastic double? A lot of people liked their old plastic Zelda double, just about nobody has much time for their plastic triple.

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ViolaCat94•

No. And I'm trying to figure out what happened to it.

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BlGBOl2001•

Resounding no!!

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Brauronia•

Don't do it! I got one of the plastic triples, and the breath curve is quite bad. I figured I got a faulty one and sent them a note about it. They cheerfully sent me another... which is also quite bad. That was the triple, so maybe the double is better? But I'd stay away honestly.

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Cooperink•

I would recommend a songbird ocarina double instead

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Venti_Mocha•

Dinda Ocarina currently has a Double Alto C instrument for a pretty reasonable price. The shipping time is 5-6 weeks to the US currently, but well worth the wait.

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StrawMap•

I dont recommend it. It is quite airy on the higher notes of the first chamber.

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