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Kurt Posch ocarinas; from Austria
Topic Started: Sep 15 2009, 09:42 PM (636 Views)
Krešimir Cindrić	Sep 15 2009, 09:42 PM Post #1
In love with Ocarina di Budrio Posts: 2,000 Group: Intern Member #4,267 Joined: May 14, 2009 Browser: Google Chrome Oc of Choice: Menaglio, Pacchioni, Rotter, Posch... Website: http://www.facebook.com/kcindric	Kurt Posch is a very good ocarina maker from Austria. His ocarinas were recommended to me by Emiliano Bernagozzi. His webpage is http://www.ocarina.at/ I recently bought an ocarina from Paolo Gavelli which was made by Kurt Posch. It is a double alto/tenor ocarina in F (Budrian name would be Fa 4^a, although it doesn't follow Budrian naming system). Today it arrived and I wanted to share some photos with you. It's a very strange ocarina. It looks like an extraterrestrial version of the ocarina di Budrio. It has a very pleasant sound, not as strong and passionate as Menaglio's ocarinas, but a little louder than Pacchioni's. It seems to be a very good instrument (slightly better than Pacchioni, IMO, but not as great as Menaglio's). It uses a slightly rising breath pressure and there is no large discontinuity of breath pressure when switching chambers (which makes it relatively easy to play). I've only had this ocarina for a day, but the sound appears to be very, very clean - no noticeable airiness and texture in sound - exept on the low F (very different from Pacchioni's ocarina, and also quite different from Menaglio's). I still cannot play it perfectly in tune, but with practice I'll get there. It uses a very strange fingering system. As you can see on the above pictures, the lower chamber doesn't have a thumb hole. It has a very strange subhole which is played with the left little figner. There is no hole for the left little finger, except this subhole, which is on a slightly elevated position. The range of the lower chamber is exactly one octave plus a semitone below the tonic, i.e. from E4 to F5. The ocarina is decorated with a little Swarovski crystal, just to the left of the left index finger hole. Very strange The upper chamber has six holes, two of which are closed with the right thumb. Range of the upper chamber is from G5 to F6. I'm not sure if it is possible to play F#5 on this ocarina without using the "fipple bend" on the upper chamber (which is easy because your right thumb is free!). Very strange, indeed There is a little defect near the fipple of the upper chamber which is a very small crack fixed with some glue, probably by the maker himself. It probably occurred during the firing. It's very stable and it doesn't seem to affect the sound. The ocarina is new - it was made in May 2009. The lower chamber is very good for using the "fipple bend" with your chin or right thumb - with only a few minutes of practice I managed to play the low G3, i.e. a sixth below the deepest regular note! This is not very practical in actual songs, but it's extremely amazing. It is the most strange and unique ocarina I have. I'm very pleased with it. I plan to make a review of it when I get a microphone. Paolo Gavelli was very kind to include a very nice protective bag with it. I believe it's a Maparam case: Click to see the protective bag Sorry for the low quality photo. Attached to this post: Posch1.jpg (62.63 KB) Posch2.jpg (49.9 KB) case.jpg (38.35 KB) Edited by Krešimir Cindrić, Sep 16 2009, 11:19 AM.



Stakie	Sep 15 2009, 11:26 PM Post #2
New and Looking forward to the Music. Posts: 204 Group: Member Member #5,852 Joined: August 30, 2009 Browser: Internet Explorer 8	Though strange, it looks great!



Angelodeath	Sep 16 2009, 02:55 AM Post #3
Is the Immortal Technique Posts: 1,393 Group: Intern Member #2,736 Joined: January 15, 2009 TV Challenges completed: 2 Browser: Firefox 3.5 Oc of Choice: Focalink Double Straw Fired in Alto C Website: http://www.youtube.com/user/angelodeathrpr	That looks very unique! You should review alot of your ocarinas, even if it is only text. I always wanted to know more about the original ocarinas of Europe. Now am jealous....



Krešimir Cindrić	Sep 16 2009, 10:54 AM Post #4
In love with Ocarina di Budrio Posts: 2,000 Group: Intern Member #4,267 Joined: May 14, 2009 Browser: Google Chrome Oc of Choice: Menaglio, Pacchioni, Rotter, Posch... Website: http://www.facebook.com/kcindric	Angelodeath Sep 16 2009, 02:55 AM You should review alot of your ocarinas, even if it is only text. What else can I say about them? It seems to me I've covered pretty much everything what can be said in text about theme except the extreme details? Most likely I'm wrong. Do you have any questions about my ocarinas that I can answer? Here is a list of them It's not a very big collection, but it's growing. Menaglio Do 1^a - defective (poorly tuned), planing to replace it when I visit Budrio Menaglio Sol 2^a (soprano G) Menaglio Do 3^a (alto C) Menaglio Sol 4^a (alto G) Pacchioni Double Sol 4^a Posch Double Tenor F Mignani Sol 2^a Mignani Do 3^a Hohner ocarina in D (more than 100 years old) - broken at the tip, unplayable - only good as a very nice collector's item. What I plan to buy next: Menaglio Do 5^a, Sol 6^a and Do 7^a - I'm going to buy them when I visit Budrio. Menaglio's ocarinas have a very clean tone, but with a characteristic texture, and are slightly airy on the top notes. They are very loud instruments, with a huge expressive potential and use quite a lot of breath. To me, they're the perfect ocarinas regarding sound. They sing like angels (more like mighty archangels with swords ) However, they're not as easy and comfortable to play as, for example, Focalink or Maparam ocarinas. Pacchioni's double ocarina has a very textured sound - on the low notes it sounds almost reedy, like a clarinet. It's a bit airy, especially on the low notes. It requires almost even breath pressure and much less air than Menaglio's. Posch ocarina is somewhere between those two in air requirement. It has a very clean tone (except on the lowest notes). Mignani's ocarinas require ridiculous amounts of air. I find them very difficult to play and I cannot get the perfect sound out of them. I recently ordered a very good semi-professional microphone (the one that Ocarinadiva uses in her videos, AKG Perception 220), but since I bought this Kurt Posch ocarina without planing, I'm a bit low on cash at the moment, so that has delayed the purchase of this microphone. But soon, when I have the microphone I'll post some sound samples of them and record a few pieces. IMO, this is much better than writing a lot of text without any concrete proof (I'm good a that, but I don't think it's fair). However, I'm happy to answer any questions in detail. Edited by Krešimir Cindrić, Sep 16 2009, 11:33 AM.



Armisis	Nov 10 2009, 11:51 AM Post #5
Paradoxical Enigma Posts: 1,050 Group: Moderator Member #1,971 Joined: November 22, 2008 TV Challenges completed: 2 Browser: Safari 3 Oc of Choice: Depends on my Mood Website: http://youtube.com/armisis http://www.facebook.com/armisis	Just got my AC Posch, the weird thing was he hadnt billed me yet... I just sent the payment now, I hope it was to his correct email address! Dave



Krešimir Cindrić	Nov 11 2009, 02:05 AM Post #6
In love with Ocarina di Budrio Posts: 2,000 Group: Intern Member #4,267 Joined: May 14, 2009 Browser: Google Chrome Oc of Choice: Menaglio, Pacchioni, Rotter, Posch... Website: http://www.facebook.com/kcindric	How do you like your Posch alto C?



viperdvman	Nov 11 2009, 09:19 AM Post #7
Fledgling Ocarinist Posts: 676 Group: Member Member #6,401 Joined: September 29, 2009 Browser: Firefox 3.6 Oc of Choice: STL WPN Double Alto C	That is definitely a different-looking ocarina. It has that Italian-style to it, but definitely not the Italian-style fingering. Not bad



Armisis	Nov 11 2009, 06:42 PM Post #8
Paradoxical Enigma Posts: 1,050 Group: Moderator Member #1,971 Joined: November 22, 2008 TV Challenges completed: 2 Browser: Safari 3 Oc of Choice: Depends on my Mood Website: http://youtube.com/armisis http://www.facebook.com/armisis	its really sweet he put his own twist on it and it has an amazing sound to it...



Krešimir Cindrić	Nov 12 2009, 08:13 PM Post #9
In love with Ocarina di Budrio Posts: 2,000 Group: Intern Member #4,267 Joined: May 14, 2009 Browser: Google Chrome Oc of Choice: Menaglio, Pacchioni, Rotter, Posch... Website: http://www.facebook.com/kcindric	I just bought three Posch ocarinas from Delorean - Do 1^a, Sol 2^a and Do 3^a. He gave me a very fair price and even paid for the shipping. I tell you about them when they arrive. They arrived today. I'm very happy with them. They have a very clean, crisp sound and are tuned very well (they have some wax on the edges of some holes, for tuning). The three on the left are new and on the right is the double tenor F. Edited by Krešimir Cindrić, Nov 19 2009, 03:19 PM.



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