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| John Langley Ocarinas; http://langleyocarinas.com/ | |
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| Topic Started: Apr 24 2008, 02:23 AM (2,586 Views) | |
| Moonsyne | Apr 24 2008, 02:23 AM Post #1 |
☆ Luminary ☆
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UPDATE: April 27th 2009 Is this site really new or did I just miss it in my past searching? http://langleyocarinas.com/ On-line shop looks nice. You can choose design, unlike some resellers. Nicely photographed to see detail in coloring. Simple and lovely web design. Includes informational resources, a bio, and a selection of example videos. Youtube channel: Songstone. I subscribed. OLD POST: John Langley is an underpublicized maker, who dazzled my parents in the 70's with his wonderful wind instruments. You can buy his ocarinas at The Ocarina Workshop. All of the ceramic and duet types are made by him. Other models, including the famous Songstones, can be purchased at Earth Vibe Music. I've also seen these in music shops in several locations, and on-line. The Ocarina Workshop's photos do not do justice to the beauty of the glazing. I was WOWed by Dunster's Collection of Langley ocarinas. |
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| chipsmusik1 | May 1 2008, 08:42 PM Post #2 |
Focalinker!
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I actually have a songstone! Got it for christmas
 The sound is incredibly clear! I might post a video of me playing it sometime
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| Moonsyne | May 1 2008, 10:10 PM Post #3 |
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I would LOVE to see a video. I have only seen one played when I was a kid! *cough* long time ago*cough* |
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| chipsmusik1 | Jul 5 2008, 02:58 AM Post #4 |
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Hehe, its pretty ironic how the only video of me playing it was a response to your video. I didn't even know that was you until now :) |
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| Moonsyne | Jul 5 2008, 06:41 AM Post #5 |
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Hopefully there is only one Moonsyne out there. I finally bought one myself and made a text review. I haven't mastered it like my Songbird, but I do love it. |
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| Veld | Apr 25 2009, 11:35 AM Post #6 |
Musicophilia
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Hello. I have an Alto D (6 holes) from John Langley, bought from The Ocarina Workshop. It's very pretty and nicely tuned. From what I've been told by David Liggins, Songstones aren't tuned to concert pitch.   
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| Moonsyne | Apr 27 2009, 10:28 AM Post #7 |
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The first post is updated with some great new information! |
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| Veld | Apr 27 2009, 11:04 AM Post #8 |
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Musicophilia
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I also came across it very recently. I believe it's new, since I googled "John Langley" some time ago and that website didn't pop up. He sells his ocarinas directly through there, which makes them considerably cheaper than through The Ocarina Workshop. TOW has excellent customer service, though. I don't know about John Langley himself, since I've never ordered anything directly from him. |
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| speckles | Apr 27 2009, 11:46 PM Post #9 |
I’ve been hypnotized
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I didn't know about this site. Thanks, Moonsyne! It appears that there is only one size of the doubles on his site.  I remember several years ago that he had a whole lot more pattern options on the songstones. There are only 6 now,  and no Pregnaphone, either. Perhaps they will be added later.
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| Armisis | Apr 28 2009, 12:00 AM Post #10 |
Paradoxical Enigma
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iER6FH2UttI He is looking for people to play his ocarina in videos... and because of your link moonsyne I've went and ordered one of these : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WChrbcQjA1M All the best, dave Edited by Armisis, Apr 28 2009, 12:14 AM.
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| Tye Possum | Apr 28 2009, 04:00 AM Post #11 |
The wandering musician
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Didn't the songstones used to come in different colours? I remember seeing something a long time ago, like a site (though I don't remember it) with different colours, at least blue and green... Of course that was years ago so maybe I'm just not remembering right... (and ya I know there's a songstone that's changed to green for a wallpaper but that's not what I'm thinking of) |
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| beekarina | Apr 28 2009, 12:32 PM Post #12 |
Your resident beekeeper with ocs
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His tenor G sounds so nice. Envious of Armisis! |
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| Coda | Apr 28 2009, 05:24 PM Post #13 |
Beginner
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Wow that's nice! It must be real new! Lots of vids too which is nice.... too many nices there |
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| Armisis | Apr 28 2009, 07:30 PM Post #14 |
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Paradoxical Enigma
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Just spent over a half hour on the phone talking to Mr Langley he's looking forward to joining TON. Dave |
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| Mikerules1 | Apr 28 2009, 07:55 PM Post #15 |
Inliner x 5
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hopefully he joins soon because I want to ask him about his double. It looks really cool. |
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| beekarina | Apr 28 2009, 08:15 PM Post #16 |
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Your resident beekeeper with ocs
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Nice work, Dave. :-) I checked out a number of Mr. Langley's videos. He's great. (Plus he has a nice smile. Shh! My husband not allowed to see this.) |
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| Veld | Apr 28 2009, 08:26 PM Post #17 |
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Musicophilia
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You must be referring to The Ocarina Workshop, a reseller. They display more varity in double ocarinas. Also, their customer support is excellent. EDIT: Forget that, they don't sell his songstones. I misunderstood. They do sell ocarinas in various colors, but those are plastic ones... Edited by Veld, Apr 28 2009, 08:34 PM.
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| James N | Apr 30 2009, 09:29 PM Post #18 |
Amazing Bass
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Considering a Double. Tough choice between Transverse Double and Pendant Double. |
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| speckles | May 2 2009, 08:31 AM Post #19 |
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I’ve been hypnotized
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He sells six different Songstones now. LINK He had at least 16 patterns at one time.  LINK
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| Armisis | May 2 2009, 09:33 AM Post #20 |
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Paradoxical Enigma
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Got my Tenor G its very nice, will find some nice song for it... for a future recording... I'll have to chase him up and see where he's at about joining us haha... dave |
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| Veld | May 2 2009, 12:32 PM Post #21 |
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Musicophilia
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Did you pay shipping, Armisis? I just checked the website and it seems he's not charging deliveries. |
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| JaredChacon | May 3 2009, 12:52 AM Post #22 |
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Inliner x 3
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John Langley=awesome. i dont know why his work is not more popular around here |
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| Mikerules1 | May 5 2009, 11:22 PM Post #23 |
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Has he joined TON yet? I have some questions to ask.
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| courtandrich | Nov 4 2009, 01:48 PM Post #24 |
Coffee Muse A.K.A. The Wise Latina
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Tomorrow I will be placing an order with Mr. Langley for one of his Bass G ocarinas. I e-mailed him just now and asked him if he ever takes orders for custom glazing. I really want one in light pink. if not, that's ok though. I dreamed last night that it was already here and I was playing it. It sounded really nice!! In my dream though, one of the holes was so large that I needed 3 fingers to completely cover it, haha. |
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| viperdvman | Nov 4 2009, 09:56 PM Post #25 |
Fledgling Ocarinist
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Quite an odd dream there, ja? I myself placed an order for his Songstone back on Friday, and the Paypal transfer went through on Monday. So I'll be looking for it in my mailbox at the end of the week. update: 11/11/09...ocarina hasn't arrived yet. But I'll be checking on Thursday and Friday to see if it arrives Edited by viperdvman, Nov 12 2009, 08:39 AM.
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| Armisis | Nov 4 2009, 10:46 PM Post #26 |
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Paradoxical Enigma
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I asked him before about custom paint jobs he said nope... Dave |
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| courtandrich | Nov 5 2009, 12:59 AM Post #27 |
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Bummer!!! Oh well... At least I'll still have a nice ocarina
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| Vermin | Nov 11 2009, 08:27 PM Post #28 |
Avatar crisis!
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Wow, this looks nice. I want one of those doubles. |
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| courtandrich | Nov 12 2009, 08:16 PM Post #29 |
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Viperdvman....Has your ocarina arrived yet, and have you had any communication at all with Mr. Langley? I ordered my oc Thursday, Nov 5th, the paypal transaction cleared immediately. I e-mailed him twice before the purchase with no response, and I have had no communication whatsoever from him. I e-mailed him again today just to see whether he actually sent the ocarina out. I am not very pleased that I bought a hundred dollar item from him (in U.S. dollars) and am being completely ignored.
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| viperdvman | Nov 13 2009, 08:45 AM Post #30 |
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I haven't tried to e-mail him yet. But I will be checking my mailbox on Friday before I go to work. That would've been 2 weeks since my order, and less than 2 weeks since my order and just less than 2 weeks since the PayPal cleared. If it's not there, I'll give Mr. Langley a buzz. But it would be the weekend, so I wouldn't expect a response until Monday. |
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| courtandrich | Nov 13 2009, 12:44 PM Post #31 |
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Thanks for the input. Never having purchased something like this overseas, and getting no response, I am just a little paranoid. I would like to at least hear, yes, we received your payment, have shipped your item on such and such a date, thanks. Silence is not golden when it comes to customer service and he still hasn't responded!
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| Armisis | Nov 13 2009, 01:05 PM Post #32 |
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Paradoxical Enigma
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for some reason with John i've had to call him twice now on two different orders to get it sorted I ordered a double on the 22nd of Oct and let it test his system there is a hole in his process somewhere, he said he was very sorry and was shipping it today so ill have it tomoz (im in the uk)... on the bottom of his web site is his phone number, give him a call if its been a while and no sign of it... Dave |
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| courtandrich | Nov 13 2009, 01:16 PM Post #33 |
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Well, I don't have a long distance carrier, so it would cost me like 30 dollars a minute to call him. Surely he receives e-mails? (although he hasn't responded) |
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| Armisis | Nov 13 2009, 01:31 PM Post #34 |
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Paradoxical Enigma
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ouch, you could always use skype if you had to its really really really really cheep and would cover the uk with out having to have a long distance carrier, i dunno why but he always is quite difficult to get ahold of on email... dave |
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| courtandrich | Nov 13 2009, 01:40 PM Post #35 |
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Coffee Muse A.K.A. The Wise Latina
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ok..I don't know what skype is, but I guess I'll have to look into it...sigh... I just wanted to order an ocarina. what a hassle. |
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| Armisis | Nov 13 2009, 02:18 PM Post #36 |
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Paradoxical Enigma
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I'm sorry you've had difficulties with it, he's usually really easy to deal with. Dave |
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| courtandrich | Nov 13 2009, 03:03 PM Post #37 |
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Coffee Muse A.K.A. The Wise Latina
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My husband says Skype won't work on our internet connection. In your opinion, based on your experience, do you think that my order will not get processed/ shipped unless I call? |
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| Armisis | Nov 13 2009, 03:06 PM Post #38 |
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Paradoxical Enigma
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I'll pm you... ok? |
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| sibeliusfan | Nov 16 2009, 09:40 AM Post #39 |
Inliner x 4
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Those Songstones are GORGEOUS!!! |
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| y2kkk | Nov 17 2009, 01:06 PM Post #40 |
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Does he charge for shipping? From his website, it seems like he doesn't. I just want to order the little songbird. It would be nice if no shipping fees are required. |
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| courtandrich | Nov 17 2009, 04:51 PM Post #41 |
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Coffee Muse A.K.A. The Wise Latina
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There are no shipping charges. I finally got ahold of him today!!! It seems that he jst got back from London, which would explain why he was silent for so long. He was extremely cordial and now I feel completely confident about receiving my ocarina in the near future.. YAY! |
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| viperdvman | Nov 24 2009, 10:03 AM Post #42 |
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He was very cordial with me too when I e-mailed him last week. I've heard great things about both him and his service to his customers. He really seems like a pretty cool guy I'll be checking my box before Thanksgiving to see if it's come in yet... I know it's coming from England. I'm so excited. |
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| courtandrich | Nov 30 2009, 06:12 PM Post #43 |
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Coffee Muse A.K.A. The Wise Latina
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I got my great bass ocarina today!!  The tone is crystal clear and smooth. It has far surpassed my expectations. It was worth the wait! Having purchased it and hearing how it sounds, I would tell anyone not to spend 3,4 or 500 dollars on a bass ocarina. This one is only 60 British pounds, and I can't imagine that any bass ocarina anywhere could sound better than this. I will try to post a review in the near future. Edited by courtandrich, Nov 30 2009, 07:27 PM.
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| Armisis | Nov 30 2009, 07:02 PM Post #44 |
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Hehe, glad you got it ok, I got my double as well finally! <GRIN> Dave |
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| courtandrich | Nov 30 2009, 07:33 PM Post #45 |
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oooh, congratulations. I really wanted one of those as well, but I was afraid it would be hard to learn to play things on. Post a review so we can learn more about it, it is a lovely instrument! |
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