The Ocarina Traveler’s Bag from Songbird Ocarina is a denim bag advertised to carry and protect up to four ocarinas. Songbird claims that this bag will prevent breaking because of its padded interior. This bag costs $35 to purchase from the Songbird website and I do not feel that it was worth the cost of the purchase.
The exterior of the bag is made of a sturdy denim material with strong stitching. This makes me confident that the bag
won’t fall apart during use and drop my ocarina’s on the ground. Its strap is made of nylon and is durable, but I would have preferred a longer strap so that (as a larger woman) I could wear it cross-ways across my body with the bag resting at my hip (like a messenger bag). The strap is adjustable, but its longest length is shorter than I would have preferred.
Inside the bag is padded with what feels like a foam material. This material pads the bottom, sides, and front of the bag to protect the instruments inside of it from damage. The bag is lined with a velour-type fabric to prevent any scratching of the surface of the ocarinas. I was disappointed to find, however, that the bag section of the bag and the two outer compartments do not have the same padding as the front, bottom, and interior of the bag.
Songbird claims that this bag ...