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« on: May 24, 2010, 11:39:30 AM »
Terry Riley lives (and works) in london uk. He makes clay pendants ocarinas mainly but he also makes a zelda(ish) replica. Also he made a copy of the 'tairona bird' which is a very old indian ocarina. here is a link to his website http://www.terryrileyvesselflutes.com/Cat/catalogue.htm

I think his ocarinas are EPIC Cheesy and i plan to get one soon Wink Does anyone else have any experience of/with his ocarinas? Cheesy

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I received my tairona bird pendant oc in the last week and i LOVE IT  Cheesy It feels great in your hands, looks great and sounds even better! I would definatly recommend it  Grin
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« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2010, 01:45:03 PM »
I have got his Tairona Bird, and I love it. It has a very beautiful and characteristic voice, apart from looking gorgeous.

Next will be his Mexican Turtle Bird, I guess.
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« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2010, 02:41:33 PM »
I was thinking of getting the tairona bird too but im still undecided...
Would you seggest it? =D
Also please could you tell me if it is 4 hole or 6? I cant tell from the image xD
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« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2010, 12:51:20 AM »
The Tairona Bird is great, it looks good, feels good, and has a unique sound. It's definitely worth its price.
It has six holes, but there's a slight difference between English makers (Langley, Riley) and Asian and American makers (Focalink, Songbird, TNG). The hole for the left thumb doesn't extend the range from D to E, but instead it raises the low C and D to C# and D#. That makes the English pendants fully chromatic. On an Asian or American pendant, it is very hard to play these notes.
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« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2010, 08:43:23 AM »
That actually sounds like the one i have at the minuite!(exept not as incredibly out of tune and sucky...)Cheesy I think that you have made my mind up Wink thanks=D
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« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2010, 09:26:57 PM »
They are so pretty! I've yet to check sound samples though. Thanks for the link!
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« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2010, 10:54:20 AM »
Hi again  Cheesy
I just recently received my tairona bird ocarina (in my dp <) and i have to say it sounds AMAZING!!! It has a very sweet clear tone to it and it is very well in tune. Also it looks great! i bought a hand finished one with darker lines running through it.
I would definatly recommend this instrument to anyone who wants a 6 hole!  Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
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« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2010, 05:49:04 PM »
Anyone have an updated working link to Terry Riley's website?  The link provided in this thread doesn't work anymore.
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« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2010, 12:29:41 AM »
He apparently had some problems with the person responsible for his website and decided to stop working with her. Unfortunately that meant the end of this website and his online shop.

If you want a Terry Riley ocarina, you can view his Flickr albums and then send him an email asking for availability, price or perhaps a special glazing:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryrileyvesselflutes/

terry.vesselflutes [at] virgin.net
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« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2010, 04:20:34 PM »
Yay! I thought Rileys were gone forever! Cheesy
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« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2010, 05:21:11 PM »
i hope i get a reply ive wanted his celtic pendant ocarina since i started collecting them
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« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2010, 10:20:19 AM »
he does take a while for him to reply lol when i was ordering my tairona bird he only ever seemed to reply on mondays xD it'l probably be about 6 weeks before he ships your oc xD
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« Reply #12 on: August 10, 2010, 10:32:35 AM »
Oh wow xD well I'm sure he is a busy guy I can b patient I thought I'd never get ahold of him after his online store went down.  Does anyone have a close price to what his Celtic pendant costs?
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« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2010, 12:01:55 PM »
id think about 20-30 pounds (gbp) Im not sure what that is in dollars but you can look it up xD lol
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« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2010, 12:33:43 PM »
ok then if its 20 its gunna b roughly 30 then thanks =] i just gotta wait for a reply xD
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