# What kind of Ocarina was feature in the video game "Ocarina of Time"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 28, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ocarina-was-feature-in-the-video-game-ocarina-of-time/504576 "2009-07-28T19:16:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bisected8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a4c791/32.png) [@Bisected8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bisected8)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ocarina-was-feature-in-the-video-game-ocarina-of-time/504576/1 "2009-07-28T19:16:33Z")
I’ve recently started playing a 6 holed pendant ocarina. Out of boredom mainly. Anyway, because I’m a huge fan of the Zelda series, I was wondering what type of ocarina was featured in its first 3D iteration, The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time. A visit to wikipedia revealed that both the Fairy Ocarina (which you start the game with) and the titular Ocarina of Time appear to be the variety known as a Sweet Potato or Transverse ocarina. Has anyone got any idea how many holes they had? Google hasn’t been much use since the only thing I could use to narrow down my search is also the title of the game. Also, while I’m here; anyone know where I can find 6 holed ocarina sheet music for the OoT soundtrack? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisBooth12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ocarina-was-feature-in-the-video-game-ocarina-of-time/504576/2 "2009-07-28T19:43:51Z")
As for the sound track their are sites out their that have tabs for OoT soundtrack but I have not seen sheet music. A long long time ago Nintendo Power offered a Ocarina of Time if you resubscribed your subscritpion. So they must exist out there somewhere ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ocarina-was-feature-in-the-video-game-ocarina-of-time/504576/3 "2009-07-28T21:28:12Z")
They used to advertise [these](http://www.harmonsmusicshop.com/product_info.php?products_id=3712) in video game magazines. I have no idea if that site is any good to buy from or not, it just came up in a google of **ocarina time replica**. Amazon also came up with one in the search. This is the site for the manufacturer (links broken because one of them made sounds at me) [http://www](http://www). [songbirdocarina.com/dev/](http://songbirdocarina.com/dev/) And this is their Zelda subsite [https://www](https://www). [zeldasocarina.com/](http://zeldasocarina.com/) ETA Found this on their site, sounds like it might be just what you want [http://www](http://www). [songbirdocarina.com/dev/sweet-potato-ocarinas?page=shop.product\_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product\_id=43&category\_id=16](http://songbirdocarina.com/dev/sweet-potato-ocarinas?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=43&category_id=16) ---
**Author:** ![Bisected8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a4c791/32.png) [@Bisected8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bisected8)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ocarina-was-feature-in-the-video-game-ocarina-of-time/504576/4 "2009-07-28T21:47:51Z")
Thanks for the links, but none of those sites are that useful to me; I live in the UK. ---
**Author:** ![RedSwinglineOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@RedSwinglineOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedSwinglineOne)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ocarina-was-feature-in-the-video-game-ocarina-of-time/504576/5 "2009-07-28T22:52:22Z")
[12 hole tenor ocarina](http://www.stlocarina.com/ocarina-by-type-12-hole.html) You can also buy them from [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ocarina-was-feature-in-the-video-game-ocarina-of-time/504576/6 "2009-07-29T02:06:31Z")
> [@Bisected8](#): > > Thanks for the links, but none of those sites are that useful to me; I live in the UK. http:// [songbirdocarina.com/dev/faq](http://songbirdocarina.com/dev/faq) > [@](#): > > 1. Do you deliver to International destinations? > > Yes, we deliver to any country in the world! ---
**Author:** ![Bisected8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a4c791/32.png) [@Bisected8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bisected8)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ocarina-was-feature-in-the-video-game-ocarina-of-time/504576/7 "2009-07-29T11:15:38Z")
The problem there is I’ll probably be charge import tax. It’s not that I don’t mind paying it as much as it’ll probably sneak up on me (you always have to go through some ludicrously inconvenient way to pay it).