GOOD NEWS! If you are located in the following countries, you can now order our ocarina and xun products directly. Shipping charge, which is based on shipping weight, is calculated at check-out.
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Australia
If you are not located in one the above countries, or have custom requests that are not in the above list of product options, please contact us at info@imperialcityocarina.com, letting us know your location, postal/zip code, ocarina model, and your custom requests.
Pitch Range
Plays D4 to G5, fully chromatic (see note)
- Basic D Major diatonic scale of 12 notes (1.5 octave)
- Total of 18 notes, counting all sharps and flats
All of our xun are now available as an 11-hole instruments, with a subhole added at the RH middle finger position. This 11-hole configuration provides fingerings for all accidentals and thus no half-covering of a tonehole is required (as with traditional xun). Of course, let us know if you'd prefer a 10-hole instrument instead.
This xun is also available as an alto instrument in the key of F. That is, it is keyed to play 5 notes higher than the Xun AD.
Approximate Size and Weight
Length: 11.3 cm (4.4 inches) Diameter: 7.5 cm (3 inches)
Weight: 310 gm (11 oz)
Purple Clay
All our purple clay instruments are unglazed. This is a hand-made product, so weight will vary somewhat from instrument to instrument.
Before purchasing, please read more about purple clay in About Song Wei and His Products.
Purchase includes...
- Black protective bag (not heavily padded), velcro seal
- Easy-to-follow downloadable fingering chart.
Download Alto Xun Key of D fingering chart (pdf)
Musical staff position as well as tonehole graphic for each note. One page, file size 1.68 MB.
Contact us at info@imperialcityocarina.com to order this xun, shipped directly from China to any country.
