Ocarina - Gemshorn - Handcrafted in the USA by Evergreen

“Each instrument is built by an award-winning artisan whose work is recognized for both technical precision and musical depth.”

KEY FEATURES:
• Wooden mouthpiece piece 
• Plays like a Recorder
• Authentic Cow Horn
• Sound is clear, melodic and aquatic. 

LEAD TIME - SHIPS WITHIN 2-3 MONTHS

INCLUDES:
• Video Tutorials 
• Paper Tutorial

SIZES & KEYS:
• Soprano Length: 10 inches (25 cm) Key: C5-D5  

• Alto Length: 14 inches (36 cm) Key: F4-G4 

• Tenor Length: 18 inches (46 cm) Key: C4-D4  

• Bass Length: 24 inches (61 cm) Key: F4-G4  

• Grand Bass Length: 30 inches (76 cm) Key: C3-D3 

TENOR EXAMPLE:

GRAND BASS EXAMPLE:

DESCRIPTION:

History: The Gemshorn is an ancient musical instrument from the Scandinavian countries in Europe from the 15th Century. Examples have been unearthed in Italy, Hungary and in Germany. They were primarily a pastoral instrument and were not widely known after the mid-to-late 16th century. With resurgent interest in early music in the 19th and 20th centuries, they have received new attention. 

The Sound: Hearing the Gemshorn is a bit like going back in history. It’s a beautiful sound. Being in the ocarina family of instruments, it has a very aquatic sound with a clear voice. Acoustic engineers call the instrument “Pure Notes” with mean they don’t have many accompanying harmonic notes. In common words, the Gemshorn’s sound is very clear and focused. 

Construction: Caleb uses the essential construction of the original construction of this instrument, except he uses a more stable material for the mouthpiece, mahogany or walnut wood. The mouthpiece is made of wood, then attached to the open end of a cow horn. Holes are drilled at specific parts of the horn to create a major scale. 

Tuning: The tuning is in a major scale, which plays exactly like a recorder, with seven holes on top and one thumb hole. Please see chart below for the way we tune our Gemshorns.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.