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Files, instructions, and other stuff might change!
6 Hole Flute
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Published on September 27, 2011
This thing was Featured on September 27, 2011
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It works!
While working with Cymon (who doesn't have a MakerBot) and NYCDESIGNER to try and get Cymon's Recorder design to work thingiverse.com/thing:11796 I decided I needed a little more SCIENCE! So I wrote a parametric OpenSCAD script based on the Whistle/Flute from ggwhistles.com/howto/ that allows you to experiment with different hole placement, size, window and lip angles, etc. This flute is much simpler then a recorder (and not nearly as pretty as Cymon's) but it is able to play 6 notes quite clearly and loudly. Now if only I knew how to play the flute...
This is still a work in progress because I think I can get the mouthpiece/lip to print a little easier. It's kind of fiddly to get it just right.
While working with Cymon (who doesn't have a MakerBot) and NYCDESIGNER to try and get Cymon's Recorder design to work thingiverse.com/thing:11796 I decided I needed a little more SCIENCE! So I wrote a parametric OpenSCAD script based on the Whistle/Flute from ggwhistles.com/howto/ that allows you to experiment with different hole placement, size, window and lip angles, etc. This flute is much simpler then a recorder (and not nearly as pretty as Cymon's) but it is able to play 6 notes quite clearly and loudly. Now if only I knew how to play the flute...
This is still a work in progress because I think I can get the mouthpiece/lip to print a little easier. It's kind of fiddly to get it just right.
Instructions
Print bottom, middle, and top and then glue them together. Make sure it's air tight. Then slide on the mouthpiece. You may need to carefully file the lip to make it nice and sharp and flat.
Alternatively, you can print top1 and glue it to middle and bottom. Then you have a body and can experiment with top2 and mouthpiece options. Use the joint_ring to temporarily join top1 and top2 together while you experiment.
Don't print assembly_solid unless you have a giant printer with support. :)
Alternatively, you can print top1 and glue it to middle and bottom. Then you have a body and can experiment with top2 and mouthpiece options. Use the joint_ring to temporarily join top1 and top2 together while you experiment.
Don't print assembly_solid unless you have a giant printer with support. :)
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tbuser
on
September 28, 2011
said:
I'm probably going to regret this, but here's a video of me playing Mary Had a Little Lamb. True story: Youtube auto-suggested the "funny" tag.
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jkeegan
on
September 27, 2011
said:
I still want a hook for attaching that string so it looks like Piccard's memory recorder/thingy.
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Anyone else tried printing this on a Cupcake? With the Skeinforge 35 settings it doesn't have enough fill to it, and with the Skeinforge 6 settings the parts come out a bit thick. (And don't make any sound, after some post-processing to whittle bits down.)
I used SF35 and the settings I used were 0.3 layer height and I think 1 extra shell which resulted in the body being exactly 4 loops with no need for infill (although I probably used 20% infill).