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Parametric Mouthpiece 2.1

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Published on January 25, 2013
This thing was Featured on January 28, 2013

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Parametric Trumpet Mouthpiece
by Robo
This thing can be customized with MakerBot Customizer! Open in Customizer

Description

I finally printed a mouthpiece that sounds the same as my Bach 5.


New in Version 2.1: Works with Makerbot Customizer
New in Version 2.0: OpenSCAD Parametric (make a mouthpiece for any brass instrument)

Instructions

I print these with my Makerbot Replicator: in ABS at 20% infill and 0.15 mm layer thickness and sand the rim with fine sanding paper (400). Let me know if different settings work better.

Use OpenSCAD or Makerbot Customizer to get your custom mouthpiece.

I have included values for:
Trumpet (Fist hand tested)
Trombone (Let me know if these are good values)
Please let me know good values for Tuba, french horn, etc. Everything is in mm.
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rnakata808 on February 22, 2013 said:

please make a trombone one!!!!!!!!!! :) idk how to do the custumizer

Robo on February 22, 2013 said:

I've customized it for you: http://www.thingiverse.com/thi...
I'm not sure if it will fit, because I don't have a T-bone.

Also the STL is now added to this page.

Cameron on February 10, 2013 said:

I'll test out some configurations for a euphonium mouthpiece when my printrbot gets here. The fact that you made a customizer version is great :D

Robo on February 10, 2013 said:

Don't forget to post the parameters when you get them. The backpipe is one of the first ones you want to get right. Have fun!

cfreakDK on January 30, 2013 said:

What would the measurements be for a Bb tuba mouthpiece?

meteorswarm on March 18, 2013 said:

Here are the measurements I took from my Bb Helleberg mouthpiece, but I don't think this works real well for tubas; it looks kind of derpy:

http://www.thingiverse.com/thi...

yzorg on January 28, 2013 said:

Up for a challenge?
Who can print the loudest instrument on his homeprinter...

Cameron on January 28, 2013 said:

I'm definitely trying this when my printrbot arrives

innkeeper on January 28, 2013 said:

is the stl file the bach 5 you ahd sucsess with? and is that a back 5c?

Robo on January 30, 2013 said:

Yes.

thecrazy on January 26, 2013 said:

Very nice! I would like to make one for a trombone, do you know were I could get the proper measurements? googled it but didn't find anything.

Robo on January 26, 2013 said:

I have a Trombone hanging from my ceiling, I'ts now a lamp, so the lamp wire goes through the mouthpiece, making it hard to measure.

Try this:
CupDiameter=21;
CupDepth=16;
CupSphereFactor=0.5;
RimWidth=8;
RimRadius=3;
ThroatRadius=4.5;
ThroatDiameter=5;
BoreDiameter=11;
FrontPipeDiameter=15;
BackPipeDiameter=12;
MouthPieceLength=88;
PrintingFootHeight=1;

Print it and check the size with your existing mouthpiece.
Most critical parameters are:
- Pipe diameters (this is the cone that needs to fit into your instrument).
- ThroatDiameter This is the smallest hole your air passes through.

Robo on January 26, 2013 said:

Everything is in mm, so why not measure an existing moutpiece?

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