How to pull a 3D printed cello (graphic)

Some time ago, a 3D printed guitar caused a lot of turmoil in the 3D printing industry. Nowadays, a lively 3D printing cello is high-profile and enters the eye. We can't help but watch.

A graduate student at the University of South Florida, Yamas, decided to personally 3D print the cello as his graduation thesis project, which of course comes from his love of music.

Yamas has an exciting search precedent on the Internet, but there is no 3D printed cello. In the persistent search, he found the 3D printed violinist David Perry's FF-Fiddle, which gave him great encouragement, otherwise he would probably give up.

Yamas said: "My work began on September 24, 2014. Four days later, I converted the 2D model of the cello into a 3D model. In the process, I added a lot of detail design. On December 2 Day, my model is basically printable."

By design, 95% of the cello can be printed, and the unprintable 5% includes Strings, a fine tuner (located on the bottom of the cello), and some fasteners. All in all, there are 17 pieces that need to be modeled and printed. In 2015, he worked at Autodesk's AutoCAD, and set about creating the four main parts of the cello, the four-stringed shaft, the four worm gears, the four fixed clamps and the digital model of the bridge. The entire printing took 8 days and the installation work was relatively simple. The cello is full size and has a length of 1.2 meters.

Adams said: "I recommend that people who want 3D printed Cellos use ABS3D printing materials when choosing bridges and clips to print, mainly because it is softer than PLA, so that the strings sit tightly in the grooves of the bridge."

It is reported that the 3D printing cello is better than the traditional cello, and the tone, tone and loudness are excellent. 3D printed musical instruments will also become a popular manufacturing method, especially for some music lovers, not only enjoy it, but also learn 3D design and printing.

(Editor)