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Claudio Colombo Ocarinas; Italian Ocarinas
Topic Started: Jul 24 2008, 08:06 PM (1,288 Views)
Seresúl	Jul 24 2008, 08:06 PM Post #1
Has OcariDNA Posts: 114 Group: Member Member #391 Joined: May 21, 2008	I was lookin around Ocarina Classica's website when I came across a link to the weboage of Italian ocarina maker Claudio Colombo. I have never even heard them mentioned so I thought I'd add a topic here. His ocarinas have 11 holes and come in three sizes, plus he makes doubles and triples too. He also has a huge contrabass ocarina with an English style fingering system. Heres the link to his webpage, the page is in Italian. I don't know if he still makes or sells ocarinas, but the page has an email address, a physical address, and a phone number. Edit by kissing: His website is now: http://www.clacol.it Ocarinas: http://www.clacol.it/clacolC11.php Edited by kissing, May 21 2009, 10:34 AM.



Moonsyne	Jul 24 2008, 08:21 PM Post #2
☆ Luminary ☆ Posts: 5,184 Group: Moderator Member #55 Joined: April 23, 2008	Wow. Another mega bass maker!



Ian McConnell	Jul 24 2008, 09:23 PM Post #3
Inliner x 4 Posts: 96 Group: Member Member #57 Joined: April 23, 2008	I have a clay Gemshorn style ocarina made by him, wonderful flute. Its a nine hole, 8 main holes, 1 sub. Its Top notch, one of my best flutes. I will try to find a pic.



kissing	Jul 27 2008, 12:19 PM Post #4
forgot to take his ocarina.. Posts: 3,837 Group: Administrator Member #4 Joined: February 3, 2008 Oc of Choice: Panch Alto C Website: http://youtube.com/kissing88	oh my goodness.... Those huge pot things amaze me. I've never seen/heard one actually being played. I wonder how much breathe would be required to resonate such a huge vessel.... He has some VERY interesting Double and Triple ocarinas: It would interest me greatly to see these actions, and how they compare against the oriental Double and Triple ocarinas (which originated from Italian technology, long ago!) edit: Hmm, I just found that the note ranges of Colombo doubles and triples are less than the doubles and triples we know about. A Focalink/Maparam/TNG Double ocarina plays A4 to C7 - about 2 octaves. The Colombo one seems to play B5 to G6 (according to website) - hardly one octave. A Focalink/Maparam/TNG Triple ocarina plays A4 to G8 - nearly 3 octaves. The Colombo triples only seems to play B5 to G7 (according to website) - hardly two octaves. I am thoroughly confused :(( edit #2: Just realised that the Colombo Doubles and Triples are made for playing chords and harmony, just like Mr Hind's double. No wonder their range is not wide as described by delorian below, it turns out that the ranges on the website are wrong. Colombo double and triple ocarinas do play the wide range as other Double and Triples (except for that low A, due to one less subhole). Edited by kissing, Jul 27 2008, 01:45 PM.



Walden	Jul 27 2008, 12:45 PM Post #5
An humble ocarina-player. Posts: 1,121 Group: Member Member #733 Joined: June 25, 2008 Website: http://ocarinaland.googlepages.com/index.html	kissing Jul 27 2008, 12:19 PM Those huge pot things amaze me. I've never seen/heard one actually being played. Let's call them Potterinas! :-]



delorean	Jul 27 2008, 01:16 PM Post #6
Inliner x 4 Posts: 90 Group: Member Member #680 Joined: June 18, 2008	kissing Jul 27 2008, 12:19 PM edit: Hmm, I just found that the note ranges of Colombo doubles and triples are less than the doubles and triples we know about. edit #2: Just realised that the Colombo Doubles and Triples are made for playing chords and harmony, just like Mr Hind's double. No wonder their range is not wide kissing there is an error in Claudio's website. His double and triple are not harmony ocarinas. They are wide range exactly like Maparam or Focalink, they just don't have the low "A" note. I own 2 of Claudio's ocarinas, an Alto C (it's for selling if anyone interested) and a Bass C. I also owned a Tenor G. His ocarinas are very good. Claudio started to make them just a few years ago and he constantly experiments new shapes and new ways.



kissing	Jul 27 2008, 01:45 PM Post #7
forgot to take his ocarina.. Posts: 3,837 Group: Administrator Member #4 Joined: February 3, 2008 Oc of Choice: Panch Alto C Website: http://youtube.com/kissing88	Thank you for the explanation delorean! Now that I know they are widely ranged, I am very interested in how they sound. As you would have used both the Colombo ocarinas and the Maparam ocarinas - how do you think they compare?



delorean	Jul 27 2008, 07:24 PM Post #8
Inliner x 4 Posts: 90 Group: Member Member #680 Joined: June 18, 2008	kissing Jul 27 2008, 01:45 PM Now that I know they are widely ranged, I am very interested in how they sound. As you would have used both the Colombo ocarinas and the Maparam ocarinas - how do you think they compare? Claudio makes his double/triple ocarinas in Japanese/Korean style so the sound is similar to Maparams. I would tell more but I've never tried a Claudio double/triple so I can't explain the differences. As for the single ocarinas they are very good. The Alto C I own has a wonderful first octave, very resonant and clear. The higher 2 notes are a bit airy but it's a problem of many Alto C and he's working to improve this thing. All the other keys I've played are perfect in all the range. The Tenor G I owned was very very good. The Bass C (9 holes) I've bought from him last year is awesome. Since he constantly improve their ocarinas I should be very curious to see the new models he'll introduce at the ocarina festival in Austria next weekend. Edited by delorean, Jan 26 2010, 06:49 PM.



Seresúl	Jul 27 2008, 10:17 PM Post #9
Has OcariDNA Posts: 114 Group: Member Member #391 Joined: May 21, 2008	His ocarinas have to be pretty good if Ocarina Classica uses them. I'm also interested in hearing one of his doubles/triples, he's the only Italian maker that makes a triple isn't he?



delorean	Jul 27 2008, 11:21 PM Post #10
Inliner x 4 Posts: 90 Group: Member Member #680 Joined: June 18, 2008	Seresúl Jul 27 2008, 10:17 PM ... he's the only Italian maker that makes a triple isn't he? Yes, he is.



delorean	Aug 5 2008, 09:07 AM Post #11
Inliner x 4 Posts: 90 Group: Member Member #680 Joined: June 18, 2008	Here you can see new ocarinas that Claudio Colombo has introduced at the Ocarina Festival in Austria. Also Claudio has a new website, it's under construction but it will be ready soon and you'll be able to buy ocarinas from him with PayPal. Spoiler: click to toggle



Mikael	Aug 5 2008, 11:09 PM Post #12
Posts: 1,226 Group: Senior Member Member #49 Joined: April 22, 2008 Oc of Choice: Woodsound Rosewood AC "Prestige Series"	DROOOOOL I want that triple. And all the others as well =D



Seresúl	Aug 6 2008, 08:17 PM Post #13
Has OcariDNA Posts: 114 Group: Member Member #391 Joined: May 21, 2008	Is that three subholes I spot on the bottom chamber of that triple? Interesting. I really like how it looks, will his new website have sound samples? Edited by Seresúl, Aug 6 2008, 08:18 PM.



delorean	Aug 6 2008, 11:50 PM Post #14
Inliner x 4 Posts: 90 Group: Member Member #680 Joined: June 18, 2008	Seresúl Aug 6 2008, 08:17 PM Is that three subholes I spot on the bottom chamber of that triple? Interesting. I really like how it looks, will his new website have sound samples? I think the third is just a fine tuning hole, not a real subhole. Sorry, I don't know about sound samples.



Mikael	Apr 24 2009, 02:26 AM Post #15
Posts: 1,226 Group: Senior Member Member #49 Joined: April 22, 2008 Oc of Choice: Woodsound Rosewood AC "Prestige Series"	Just a heads up that Claudio Colombo ocarinas are finally up for sale at www.clacol.it This means that there is finally a european triple ocarina available! Celebration! Unfortunately, the euro is very expensive at the moment so it might not be the best time to buy them.



kissing	Apr 24 2009, 05:15 PM Post #16
forgot to take his ocarina.. Posts: 3,837 Group: Administrator Member #4 Joined: February 3, 2008 Oc of Choice: Panch Alto C Website: http://youtube.com/kissing88	yay! That's exciting news indeed. Their Triple and Double are very interesting to me Darnit, so many ocarinas I want, but so little money :((



Mikael	Apr 27 2009, 10:12 PM Post #17
Posts: 1,226 Group: Senior Member Member #49 Joined: April 22, 2008 Oc of Choice: Woodsound Rosewood AC "Prestige Series"	So I sent Claudio an email with my questions... got back an answer in italian I was really hoping he spoke english... In addition... apparently my name is Michele I asked him about the subholes and it seems to me from his answer that he's using a slightly different system than what we're used to. It seems that if there is 1 subhole on the ocarina (in C), it can go to a B. If there are 2 subholes, it can do A#. And if there are 3 subholes, it can play an A. Edited by Mikael, Apr 28 2009, 07:42 AM.



arthurkam	Jan 24 2010, 03:15 PM Post #18
Beginner Posts: 7 Group: Member Member #8,547 Joined: January 24, 2010	Is this guy playing the Claudio triple ocarina? Triple ocarina link Edited by arthurkam, Jan 24 2010, 03:24 PM.



Veld	Jan 24 2010, 04:17 PM Post #19
Musicophilia Posts: 289 Group: Member Member #3,957 Joined: April 23, 2009 Oc of Choice: Focalink 12AC-B	Nope, it's a MapAram.



Kongming	Jan 25 2010, 05:53 PM Post #20
The Un-Virtuous One Posts: 9 Group: Member Member #8,532 Joined: January 24, 2010 Browser: Firefox 3.5	I would really love to know if anyone here has a double or a triple ClaCol. How does it sound? Aesthetically, they are awesome, but i'm not going to spend a sinble buck without proper assurance of their good sound quality. His single chamber ocarinas are indeed of great quality, but as we know, leveling up to multiple chambers doesn't always lead to good results. Maybe i'm going to mail him about this. Edited by Kongming, Jan 25 2010, 05:56 PM.



kcindric	Jan 26 2010, 12:23 AM Post #21
In love with Ocarina di Budrio Posts: 1,140 Group: Intern Member #4,267 Joined: May 14, 2009 Oc of Choice: Fabio Menaglio's ocarinas Website: http://www.facebook.com/kcindric	Armisis has one and he seems very satisfied with it.



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