Thomann 12H Ocarina C3 dark blue

Perfect Budget Option for Beginners

Pros:

* Sturdy plastic build - can be dropped or thrown into a bag without fear of shattering, unlike clay ocarinas. I found mine quite comfortable to hold and play, as someone with medium-sized hands.

* Very affordable for a starter ocarina.

* Good tuning - avoid those cheap Ocarina of Time ocarinas you usually see online at all costs, They tend to be very badly-tuned, which should be an absolute deal-breaker for everyone, given ocarinas aren't made to be tuned by the player, like guitars.

* Useful booklet - teaches all the basics of playing as well as fingerings for multiple pieces.

Cons:

* Moisture - plastic ocarinas condense some of the water vapour in one's breath during playing. This causes the tone to become weak and muddy eventually, requiring one to quite literally suck the water out to fix it. Clay ocarinas are porous and so do not have this problem.

* Cheap string - Mine unraveled quite easily, but the string can be replaced for almost no cost.

* Acute bending - this is a technique where one tilts their head right down when playing high notes, making them much clearer-sounding. Some ocarinas don't require this technique to sound clear, but this ocarina does.

Overall, I think the pros far outweigh the cons with this instrument, for a beginner especially. I highly recommend it for anyone looking to get started with ocarinas.

Good choice to begin

I got the recommendation to buy this instrument(exactly this one) from a famous Ocarina player in U.S. to start practicing!

High durability(because its from plastic! :D), Good sound, and fine tune are the features of this ocarina. Its really good compare to the price. I highly recommend it to the ocarina beginners or someone who wanna try 12 holes ocarinas!

Beautiful sound!

it sounds really good and what I love about it it's that it is childproof and my little musician (2yo son) can play (with) it too

Not recommandable

For any Ocarina player, do not buy this. The quality is very bad it doesn't sound like a good quality ocarina at all. The quality is of a plastic little kids toy. I read a review that said it had a very clear sounds but it absolutely doesn't have that. I am ashamed that I bought this and looked forward to it and I have never been more let down in my life then by this incredibly low quality product.

Great Fun

Got this as a starter to see how I would get on.

It's great, sounds good and will keep me occupied for a good while.

Very nice sounding and sturdy ocarina

I like this instrument very much, it also comes with a book in english and german.. And a number of famous melodies with fingering ( chart & sheet ). Also its sound is typical ocarina ( nice coucouck ) and it is made from plastic, so you can drop it, no problem ( have not tried yet ofcourse ) bud it feels very sturdy, what takes us to its weight, witch is rather heavy, bud for an unbreakable, cheap and very good ocarina it is just PERFECT :)

Very good ocarina

Well worth the price, and the sound is pretty awesome. But I really don't like the color.