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| 'Waterbury Button Comp' Ocarina; funky pics! :) | |
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| Topic Started: Aug 11 2008, 11:44 PM (1,283 Views) | |
| DeepRed | Aug 11 2008, 11:44 PM Post #1 |
Taking a break from Signature requests
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Maybe this should be in Ocarina History? Some pics of a cool old 'Button company' bakelite ocarina. Sources: Here Here "The Waterbury Button Company changed its name to The Waterbury Companies Inc. in 1943 and marketed their plastic toy products under the new name. Despite the name change, the company continued to be called "the button company" by Waterbury residents for decades. The company moved its operations to Cheshire CT in 2002." "This key of E ocarina or "sweet potato" musical instrument in original box was manufactured by the toy division of The Waterbury Button Company, Waterbury, Conn., U.S.A. The box says, "Easy to Play. This genuine Waterbury Ocarina produces a rich, flute-like music. Accurately made of durable, sanitary plastics for perfect tone...easy to play." It also says, "Start Your Own "Sweet Potato" Band. After you learn to play the Ocarina, teach your friends and form your own Ocarina Band. Ocarinas are featured in the movies, on the radio and by leading orchestras."   |
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| ocarina begginer | Mar 16 2010, 07:56 AM Post #2 |
lover of the plastic ocarina
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somebody in this forum have one ? |
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| Jafafa Hots | Mar 16 2010, 09:57 AM Post #3 |
obsessive repulsive
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I have one, it won't play at all. Nothing. There's a little metal piece in the fipple for some reason... dunno if that's out of whack. They often turn up on ebay and go for about $15, I've thought about getting another to see if mine is a fluke. I did get a similar vintage bakelite oc from a UK company, wartime, etc... it makes a few notes but sounds like crap. This is strange to me, because antique dealers know of bakelite as being unique among plastics in that it has good resonance. A thick piece of bakelite can be identified (among other ways) by it's deep, almost bell-like "clunk." Dealers even refer to this as "the bakelite clunk." That's part of the reason for the popularity of vintage bakelite bangle bracelets... they make a musical clunk against each other when a woman wears an armful. You could make windchimes or a marimba or something out of them. I suspect these are just no good because of cheap manufacturing processes. First, unlike most bakelite, they are very thin. Second, unlike most bakelite, they have a prominent seam which generally is loose. I think a nicely made bakelite ocarina could possibly outperform any other plastic oc. Would be heavy though - bakelite is very dense. |
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