GYE, Bong Dug (B-503 Gwangmyeong Apt, 44-153 Daebong-dong Jung-gu, Daegu 700-430, KR)
GYE, Bong Dug (B-503 Gwangmyeong Apt, 44-153 Daebong-dong Jung-gu, Daegu 700-430, KR)
| Claims
[ 1 ] A cylindrical ocarina comprising: a cylindrical upper body 10 including an upper space A and a first fastening portion 11 formed in a bolt or nut structure on an outer circumferential surface of the upper body 10; a cylindrical lower body 20 having a lower space B and a second fastening portion 21 in a nut or bolt structure on an inner circumferential surface of the lower body 20 to be fastened with the first fastening portion 11 ; a mouthpiece 30 protruded and extended from one side of the lower body 20 and having a blowhole 31 for blowing air into an internal space AB formed by the upper and lower bodies 10 and 20 fastened with each other; a sound hole 40 for producing vibrating sound in the internal space AB when the air from the blowhole 31 passes through the sound hole; a plurality of upper finger holes formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at both sides of a virtual line C extending from the mouthpiece 30 by punching the upper surface so that the internal space AB communicates with the exterior; and first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 formed in a bottom surface of the lower body 20 at both sides of the virtual line C extending from the mouthpiece
30 by punching the bottom surface so that the internal space AB communicates with the exterior.
[2] The cylindrical ocarina according to claim 1 , wherein the lower body 20 further comprises a receiving recess 22 formed at an inner side of the second fastening portion 21 for receiving a light-emitting body L.
[3] The cylindrical ocarina according to claim 1, wherein the upper space of the upper body 10 at the left of the virtual line C is larger than the upper space at the right of the virtual line C.
[4] The cylindrical ocarina according to claim 1 , wherein the lower body 20 further comprises space-extended grooves 61a and 62a widened from the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 to the internal space AB.
[5] The cylindrical ocarina according to claim 1, wherein the upper finger holes comprise: first, second, third, fourth, and seventh upper finger holes 51, 52, 53, 54, and 57 formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at the right of the virtual line C to be gripped by four fingers of a right hand excluding a thumb finger; and fifth and sixth upper finger holes 55 and 56 formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at the left of the virtual line C to be gripped by fingers of a left hand excluding a thumb finger.
[6] The cylindrical ocarina according to claim 5, wherein the upper finger holes further comprise eighth and ninth upper finger holes 58 and 59 formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at the left of the virtual line C to be gripped by the left fingers.
[7] The cylindrical ocarina according to claim 1, wherein the upper finger holes comprise: second, third, fourth and seventh upper finger holes 520, 530, 540 and 570 formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at the right of the virtual line C to be gripped by three fingers of the right hand excluding thumb and little fingers; and fifth, sixth and eighth upper finger holes 550, 560 and 580 formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at the left of the virtual line C to be gripped by three fingers of the left hand excluding thumb and little fingers. |
Description A CYLINDER OCARINA
Technical Field
[1] The present invention relates to a cylindrical ocarina, and more particularly, to a cylindrical ocarina having excellent productivity.
Background Art [2] An ocarinas invented by Donati of Bolognia, Italy in the 1860's is an instrument made of a material, such as porcelain, gypsum, or wood. The ocarina produces more elegant and rustic sound with notes best matching with nature compared to artificial sound. The ocarina can be carried and played with ease and manufactured in various sizes for an accessory-like instrument. [3] To manufacture the ocarina, upper and lower bodies are formed with a plurality of finger holes and then coupled with each other, forming an internal space. At this time, if the upper body mismatches with the lower body, the internal space suffers from a change in size or a step is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the ocarina, which distorts sound produced by the ocarina. [4] It is very difficult to accurately couple the upper body with the lower body without mismatching therebetween in manufacturing the ocarina. This difficulty in coupling the bodies obstructs mass production of the ocarina, increasing manufacturing cost of the ocarina and limiting extensive distribution of the ocarina. [5] In addition, beginners cannot easily move other fingers in a state where they always close finger holes of the ocarina by using both little fingers of their left and right hands, and they cannot correctly play the ocarina due to the little fingers leaving out of the finger holes.
Disclosure of Invention
Technical Problem [6] The present invention is directed to a cylindrical ocarina in which an upper body and a lower body can be easily and accurately coupled with each other for mass production and the ocarina can be manufactured at low cost for extensive distribution. [7] Also, the present invention is directed to a cylindrical ocarina having an internal light emitting capability as an accessory. [8] Also, the present invention is directed to a cylindrical ocarina having a minimized number of finger holes and allowing tones from a low tone si to a high tone sol to be produced without use of little fingers of both hands.
Technical Solution [9] One aspect of the present invention provides a cylindrical ocarina comprising: a
cylindrical upper body 10 including an upper space A and a first fastening portion 11 formed in a bolt or nut structure on an outer circumferential surface of the upper body 10; a cylindrical lower body 20 having a lower space B and a second fastening portion 21 in a nut or bolt structure on an inner circumferential surface of the lower body 20 to be fastened with the first fastening portion 11 ; a mouthpiece 30 protruded and extended from one side of the lower body 20 and having a blowhole 31 for blowing air into an internal space AB formed by the upper and lower bodies 10 and 20 fastened with each other; a sound hole 40 for producing vibrating sound in the internal space AB when the air from the blowhole 31 passes through the sound hole; a plurality of upper finger holes formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at both sides of a virtual line C extending from the mouthpiece 30 by punching the upper surface so that the internal space AB communicates with the exterior; and first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 formed in a bottom surface of the lower body 20 at both sides of the virtual line C extending from the mouthpiece 30 by punching the bottom surface so that the internal space AB communicates with the exterior.
[10] In the cylindrical ocarina, the lower body 20 further comprises a receiving recess 22 formed at an inner side of the second fastening portion 21 for receiving a light-emitting body L.
[11] In the cylindrical ocarina, the upper space of the upper body 10 at the left of the virtual line C is larger than the upper space at the right of the virtual line C.
[12] In the cylindrical ocarina, the lower body 20 further comprises space-extended grooves 61a and 62a widened from the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 to the internal space AB.
[13] In the cylindrical ocarina, the upper finger holes comprise: first, second, third, fourth, and seventh upper finger holes 51, 52, 53, 54, and 57 formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at the right of the virtual line C to be gripped by four fingers of a right hand excluding a thumb finger; and fifth and sixth upper finger holes 55 and 56 formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at the left of the virtual line C to be gripped by fingers of a left hand excluding a thumb finger.
[14] In the cylindrical ocarina, the upper finger holes further comprise eighth and ninth upper finger holes 58 and 59 formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at the left of the virtual line C to be gripped by the left fingers.
[15] In the cylindrical ocarina, the upper finger holes comprise: second, third, fourth and seventh upper finger holes 520, 530, 540 and 570 formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at the right of the virtual line C to be gripped by three fingers of the right hand excluding thumb and little fingers; and fifth, sixth and eighth upper finger holes 550, 560 and 580 formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at the left of the virtual line C to be gripped by three fingers of the left hand excluding thumb and
little fingers.
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[16] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a cylindrical ocarina according to the present invention;
[17] FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of the cylindrical ocarina of FIG. 1 ;
[18] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line IU-IH' of FIG. 2;
[19] FIG. 4 is a view illustrating the cylindrical ocarina of FIG. 3 in which a light- emitting body is disposed in the ocarina;
[20] FIG. 5 is a view illustrating the cylindrical ocarina of FIG. 4 in which eighth and ninth upper finger holes are formed in an upper body;
[21] FIGS. 6 to 18 are views illustrating a method for fingering the ocarina of FIG. 2;
[22] FIG. 19 is an assembled perspective view of a cylindrical ocarina according to another embodiment of the present invention; and
[23] FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line IV-IV of FIG. 19.
Mode for the Invention
[24] Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments disclosed below, but can be implemented in various types. Therefore, the present exemplary embodiments are provided for complete disclosure of the present invention and to fully inform the scope of the present invention to those ordinarily skilled in the art.
[25] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a cylindrical ocarina according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of the cylindrical ocarina of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line HI-III' of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a view illustrating the cylindrical ocarina of FIG. 3 in which a light-emitting body is disposed in the ocarina, and FIG. 5 is a view illustrating the cylindrical ocarina of FIG. 4 in which eighth and ninth upper finger holes are formed in an upper body. FIGS. 6 to 18 are views illustrating a method for fingering the ocarina of FIG. 2.
[26] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, the cylindrical ocarina according to the present invention comprises a cylindrical upper body 10 including an upper space A and a first fastening portion 11 formed in a bolt or nut structure on an outer circumferential surface of the upper body 10; a cylindrical lower body 20 having a lower space B and a second fastening portion 21 in a nut or bolt structure on an inner circumferential surface of the lower body 20 to be fastened with the first fastening portion 11 ; a mouthpiece 30 protruded and extended from one side of the lower body 20 and having a blowhole 31 for blowing air into an internal space AB formed by the upper and lower bodies 10 and 20 fastened with each other; a sound hole 40 formed in the lower body 20 for
producing vibrating sound in the internal space AB when the air from the blowhole 31 passes through the sound hole; a plurality of upper finger holes formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at both sides of a virtual line C extending from the mouthpiece 30 by punching the upper surface so that the internal space AB communicates with the exterior; and first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 formed in a bottom surface of the lower body 20 at both sides of the virtual line C extending from the mouthpiece 30 by punching the bottom surface so that the internal space AB communicates with the exterior.
[27] Preferably, the upper and lower bodies 10 and 20 are made of a plastic or resin material or a metal material for mass production. Alternatively, the upper and lower bodies 10 and 20 may be made of wood or of gypsum or clay by using a mold.
[28] As shown in FIG. 4, the lower body 20 may further comprise a receiving recess 22 formed at an inner side of the second fastening portion 21 for receiving a light-emitting body L, such as a light emitting diode or an electrical bulb, and a power supply for 1 ight-emitting body L. The light-emitting body L received in the receiving recess 22 emits subdued light to present a subdued atmosphere in playing the ocarina. The light- emitting body L also flashes for safety at night.
[29] The upper space of the upper body 10 at the left of the virtual line C is larger than the upper space at the right of the virtual line C. This may be implemented by forming the upper body at the left in a smaller thickness than the upper body at the right, as shown in FIG. 3.
[30] The lower body 20 further comprises space-extended grooves 61a and 62a widened from the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 to the internal space AB.
[31] The upper finger holes include first, second, third, fourth, and seventh upper finger holes 51, 52, 53, 54, and 57 formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at the right of the virtual line C to be gripped by four fingers of the right hand excluding a thumb finger; and fifth and sixth upper finger holes 55 and 56 formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at the left of the virtual line C to be gripped by fingers of the left hand excluding a thumb finger.
[32] Meanwhile, the upper finger holes may further include eighth and ninth upper finger holes 58 and 59 formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at the left of the virtual line C to be gripped by the left fingers, as shown in FIG. 5.
[33] A method for fingering the cylindrical ocarina will now be described.
[34] FIGS. 6 to 18 are views illustrating a method for fingering the ocarina of FIG. 2.
Here, a structure of the ocarina according to the present application is simplified so as to illustrate the fingering method. In the case, an arrow indicates the blowhole 31 for blowing air, and black finger holes indicate finger holes closed by the fingers. Holes shown outside the ocarina indicate the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62.
[35] When a player desires to produce a low tone ra, he or she blows air into the blowhole 31 while closing all the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh upper finger holes 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 and 57 formed in the upper body 10, and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with his or her fingers, as shown in FIG. 6.
[36] When the player desires to produce a low tone si, he or she blows air into the blowhole 31 while opening the first upper finger hole 51 and closing the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh upper finger holes 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, and 57 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with the fingers, as shown in FIG. 7.
[37] When the player desires to produce a tone do, he or she blows air into the blowhole
31 while opening the first and second upper finger holes 51 and 52 and closing the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh upper finger holes 53, 54, 55, 56, and 57 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with the fingers, as shown in FIG. 8.
[38] When the player desires to produce a tone re, he or she blows air into the blowhole
31 while opening the first, second and third upper finger holes 51, 52 and 53 and closing the fourth, fifth sixth, and seventh upper finger holes 54, 55, 56 and 57 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with the fingers, as shown in FIG. 9.
[39] When the player desires to produce a tone mi, he or she blows air into the blowhole
31 while opening the first, second and fourth upper finger holes 51, 52 and 54 and closing the third, fifth, sixth and seventh upper finger holes 53, 55, 56 and 57 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with the fingers, as shown in FIG. 10.
[40] When the player desires to produce a tone pa, he or she blows air into the blowhole
31 while opening the first, second, third and fourth upper finger holes 51, 52, 53 and 54 and closing the fifth, sixth and seventh upper finger holes 55, 56 and 57 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with the fingers, as shown in FIG. 11.
[41] When the player desires to produce a tone sol, he or she blows air into the blowhole
31 while opening the first, second, third and fifth upper finger holes 51, 52, 53 and 55 and closing the fourth, sixth and seventh upper finger holes 54, 56 and 57 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with the fingers, as shown in FIG. 12.
[42] When the player desires to produce a tone ra, he or she blows air into the blowhole
31 while opening the first, second, third, fourth and fifth upper finger holes 51, 52, 53,
54 and 55 and closing the sixth and seventh upper finger holes 56 and 57 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with the fingers, as shown in FIG. 13.
[43] When the player desires to produce a tone si, he or she blows air into the blowhole
31 while opening the first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth upper finger holes 51, 52, 54,
55 and 56 and closing the third and seventh upper finger holes 53 and 57 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with the fingers, as shown in FIG. 14.
[44] When the player desires to produce a high tone do, he or she blows air into the
blowhole 31 while opening the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth upper finger holes 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 and 56 and closing the seventh upper finger hole 57 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with the fingers, as shown in FIG. 15.
[45] When the player desires to produce a high tone re, he or she blows air into the blowhole 31 while opening the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth upper finger holes 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 and 56 and the first lower finger hole 61 and closing the seventh upper finger hole 57 and the second lower finger hole 62 with the fingers, as shown in FIG. 16.
[46] When the player desires to produce a high tone mi, he or she blows air into the blowhole 31 while opening the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth upper finger holes 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 and 56 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 and closing the seventh upper finger hole 57, as shown in FIG. 17.
[47] When the player desires to produce a high tone pa, he or she blows air into the blowhole 31 while opening all the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh upper finger holes 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 and 57 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62, as shown in FIG. 18.
[48] Besides, when the eighth and ninth upper finger holes 58 and 59 are formed in the upper body 10 as shown FIG. 5, the player can produce a high tone pa by blowing air into the blowhole 31 while opening the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth upper finger holes 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 and 58 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 and closing the ninth upper finger hole 59 with the fingers, and can produce a high tone sol by blowing air into the blowhole 31 while opening all the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth upper finger holes 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 and 59 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62.
[49] Thus, a variety of music can be played with the cylindrical ocarina according to the present invention since the ocarina can produce all the 13 notes from the low tone ra to the high tone pa, and also produce the high tone pa # and the high tone sol when the eighth and ninth upper finger holes 58 and 59 are formed in the upper body.
[50] FIG. 19 is an assembled perspective view of a cylindrical ocarina according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which upper finger holes according to another embodiment are formed in the upper body of the cylindrical ocarina of FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line IV-IV of FIG. 19.
[51] The cylindrical ocarina shown in FIG. 19 is the same as or similar with that shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 except that the cylindrical ocarina shown in FIG. 19 comprises second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth upper finger holes 520, 530, 540, 550, 560, 570 and 580, instead of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh upper finger holes 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 and 57 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and the eighth
and ninth upper finger holes 58 and 59 shown in FIG. 5, and does not comprise the space-extended grooves 61a and 62a of the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Accordingly, aspects of the present embodiment that are the same as or similar with in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 will not be described again for convenience of illustration.
[52] The upper space of the upper body 10 at the left of the virtual line C is larger than the upper space at the right of the virtual line C. This may be implemented by forming the upper body at the left in a smaller thickness than the upper body at the right, as shown in FIG. 20.
[53] The lower body 20 comprises first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62.
[54] The upper finger holes include second, third, fourth and seventh upper finger holes
520, 530, 540 and 570 formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at the right of the virtual line C to be gripped by three fingers of the right hand excluding thumb and little fingers; and fifth, sixth and eighth upper finger holes 550, 560 and 580 formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at the left of the virtual line C to be gripped by three fingers of the left hand excluding thumb and little fingers.
[55] A method for fingering the cylindrical ocarina according to another embodiment shown in FIG. 19 will now be described.
[56] The method for fingering the ocarina shown in FIG. 19 with respective fingers will be described. The second and third upper finger holes 520 and 530 formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at the right of the virtual line C are gripped by a middle finger of the right hand, the fourth upper finger hole 540 is gripped by an index finger of the right hand, and the seventh upper finger hole 570 is gripped by a ring finger of the right hand. Also, the fifth upper finger hole 550 formed in the upper surface of the upper body 10 at the left of the virtual line C is gripped by a middle finger of the left hand, the sixth upper finger hole 560 is gripped by an index finger of the left hand, and the eighth upper finger hole 580 is gripped by a ring finger of the left hand. The first lower finger hole 61 of the lower body 20 is gripped by a thumb finger of the left hand, and the second lower finger hole 62 is gripped by the thumb finger of the right hand.
[57] When a player desires to produce a low tone si with the cylindrical ocarina shown in FIG. 19, he or she blows air into the blowhole 31 while closing all the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth upper finger holes 520, 530, 540, 550, 560, 570 and 580 formed in the upper body 10 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with his or her corresponding fingers.
[58] When the player desires to produce a tone do, he or she blows air into the blowhole
31 while opening the second upper finger hole 520 and closing the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth upper finger holes 530, 540, 550, 560, 570 and 580 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with the corresponding fingers.
[59] When the player desires to produce a tone re, he or she blows air into the blowhole
31 while opening the second and third upper finger holes 520 and 530 and closing the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth upper finger holes 540, 550, 560, 570 and 580 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with the corresponding fingers.
[60] When the player desires to produce a tone mi, he or she blows air into the blowhole
31 while opening the second and fourth upper finger holes 520 and 540 and closing the third, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth upper finger holes 530, 550, 560, 570 and 580 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with the corresponding fingers.
[61] When the player desires to produce a tone pa, he or she blows air into the blowhole
31 while opening the second, third and fourth upper finger holes 520, 530 and 540 and closing the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth upper finger holes 550, 560, 570 and 580 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with the corresponding fingers.
[62] When the player desires to produce a tone sol, he or she blows air into the blowhole
31 while opening the second, third and fifth upper finger holes 520, 530 and 550 and closing the fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth upper finger holes 540, 560, 570 and 580 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with the corresponding fingers.
[63] When the player desires to produce a tone ra, he or she blows air into the blowhole
31 while opening the second, third, fourth and fifth upper finger holes 520, 530, 540 and 550 and closing the sixth, seventh and eighth upper finger holes 560, 570 and 580 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with the corresponding fingers.
[64] When the player desires to produce a tone si, he or she blows air into the blowhole
31 while opening the second, fourth, fifth and sixth upper finger holes 520, 540, 550 and 560 and closing the third, seventh and eighth upper finger holes 530, 570 and 580 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with the corresponding fingers.
[65] When the player desires to produce a high tone do, he or she blows air into the blowhole 31 while opening the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth upper finger holes 520, 530, 540, 550 and 560 and closing the seventh and eighth upper finger holes 570 and 580 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 with the corresponding fingers.
[66] When the player desires to produce a high tone re, he or she blows air into the blowhole 31 while opening the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth upper finger holes 520, 530, 540, 550 and 560 and the first lower finger hole 61 and closing the seventh and eighth upper finger holes 570 and 580 and the second lower finger hole 62 with the corresponding fingers.
[67] When the player desires to produce a high tone mi, he or she blows air into the blowhole 31 while opening the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth upper finger holes 520, 530, 540, 550 and 560 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 and closing the seventh and eighth upper finger holes 570 and 580 with the corresponding
fingers.
[68] When the player desires to produce a high tone pa, he or she blows air into the blowhole 31 while opening the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth upper finger holes 520, 530, 540, 550, 560 and 580 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62 and closing the seventh upper finger hole 570 with the corresponding finger.
[69] When the player desires to produce a high tone sol, he or she blows air into the blowhole 31 while opening all the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth upper finger holes 520, 530, 540, 550, 560, 570 and 580 and the first and second lower finger holes 61 and 62.
[70] The cylindrical ocarina of the present embodiment has a minimized number of finger holes and can be played without use of the little fingers of both hands and produce all the 13 tones from the low tone si to the high tone sol.
[71] While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Industrial Applicability
[72] As described above, the cylindrical ocarina according to the present invention comprises the upper body having the first fastening portion and the lower body having the second fastening portion engaged with the first fastening portion, thereby easily and accurately coupling the upper and lower bodies into one body. This can solve the severest issue of accurate coupling in manufacturing the ocarina for mass production, thus lowering manufacturing cost and achieving extensive distribution.
[73] The ocarina also comprises the light-emitting body for emitting light for safety at night. The ocarina can be manufactured in a light weight and a small size as an accessory, such as a necklace.
[74] Furthermore, the cylindrical ocarina according to the present invention comprises a minimized number of finger holes, i.e., only finger holes required for playing the ocarina. This allows unskilled persons as well as skilled persons to freely play the ocarina to produce tones from the low tone si to the high tone sol without using little fingers of both hands.