Aketa used to produce T-14C and T-4F models. They are called
'doublet' because there are two sound holes (voicing) and chambers. It is two Ocarinas combined in
one.
.The photos are T-4F taken from different angles. T-14C looks similar
but larger than T-4F and the sound is lower. Following explanation is
about T-4F.
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The chamber for the lower tones has 11 tone holes. Ten in front and one in
back. The sound ranges from C to G (C-C-G). Three small tone holes
are for lower C, D, and E. There is no low C# and low D# in the fingering
diagram. From F (the ocarina's basic tone) to high G, it can make chromatic scale.
The other chamber for the higher tones has 6 tone holes. Four in front, one in back and one
at side. The sound ranges from G# to F (chromatic scale). Only the
right hand is used to close these holes.
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There is another hole at side near the end of the instrument which
does not appear in the fingering diagram. I assume this hole is used to
balance the tuning of two ocarinas.
When combined, it can make 2 octaves and a half, which is the widest sound
range for ocarina as far as I know.
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I never can play this ocarina very well. You have to go back and forth
between two mouth-pieces quickly to play a song smoothly. The fingering is
somewhat similar to a regular 12-hole model for lower ocarina. Another difficulty
is that you have to move
your right hand from the lower chamber to the higher chamber.
Unfortunately, Aketa stopped producing these models.
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holes@(Japanese only) and STL
Ocarinasell
double and triple ocarinas.
Performance by Triple ocarina
U-tube
(Hungarian Dance)
U-tube
(Super Marioj
U-tube (Cannon
Rock)
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