Patent ID: 7799980
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
1. An improved ocarina for maintenance of tonal quality comprising: (a) an ocarina with upper and lower surface defining a single cavity and single windway forming an opening into said cavity of said ocarina with a sound hole in said ocarina in proximity to cavity side of said windway; (b) a plurality of finger holes on said ocarina; (c) at least one first partial partition in said cavity of said ocarina, said at least one partial partition in proximity to at least one of said plurality of finger holes and between at least one said finger holes and said sound hole and said at least one first partial partition extends into said cavity of said ocarina from a side of said cavity where said sound hole is located; (d) for said plurality of finger holes a first finger hole is located on said sound hole side of said cavity with said at least one first partial partition in proximity to said first finger hole and between said first finger hole and said sound hole.