A Flute Made on a 3D Printer, and the Possibilities to Come
January 5, 2011
MIT Media Lab researcher Amit Zoran has printed a playable flute, using a 3D printer that is capable of on-the-fly use of multiple materials, in 15 hours.
The instrument is playable, but Zoran plans additional iteration and improvement.
The 3D printer could represent new potential for instrumental research. It’s too difficult now to prototype ideas. Being able to rapidly prototype a lot of variations inexpensively could mean wild, new instruments with new designs that can’t be fabricated by hand, as well as new revelations about historical designs.
Concept for a multi-pipe trumpet that could be 3D-printed
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by Digitālais bizness » 3d drukāšana izveido spēlējamu flauti un līdz šim neiedomājamus instrumentus. Video
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[...] una muestra del grado de madurez que esta tecnología ha alcanzado. Sitios singularitarios como KurzweilAI se hicieron eco rápidamente del avance; los noticieros de la tecnología como New Scientist y [...]
by reed4steven
While it may at first seem unkind to critique at first, the same mistakes repeat themselves throught history. Music tecnology is no exception. The result most directly relates to planning stages which were painfully lacking in this project.
18 hours on the machine.
And probably weeks of programing. Just like Adolpe Sax, couldn’t wait until fully operational and didn’t consult with real musicians about materials relation to tone until misconceptions were made public. An accomplishment? Yes. Does is save money, time or demonstrate a usable instrument contrasted to production flutes made in less than 3 hours? Do not show until the product is ready .