And that, my friends, is why I play the Ocarina. There are no cords on an instrument that looks like a sweet potato made out of clay. I have a beaut of a Ocarina. Mady by the Old Glory Company back in the early part of the 1900s, still has the original tuning plug. Not a chip on it. And I have the original factory supplied instruction manual tucked away someplace safe....unfortunately I can no longer remember where that safe place is...I also have the US Postal Service History of Aircraft sheet of stamps tucked away in the same safe place and have spent 3 years trying to find them. The color of my Ocarina reminds me of the F4U Corsair, the ones painted the glossy dark blue...that's the color of my clay sweet potato.
How well can I play it, about as well as I can play the piano...which is not at all...but I can make some really odd noises with it and drive the dogs insane.
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