Saxophone first printed on a 3D printer

Now, since 3D printers are becoming more inexpensive and practical, these devices are already bought not only by geeks, but also by ordinary people who need to print something for work, or for themselves. In general, the range of objects that print on 3D printers is constantly expanding.

These are toys, cars, and whole houses. Even musical instruments are printed, including guitars and violins. The other day the web has information about the first saxophone, printed on a 3D printer.
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To create a whole musical instrument needed 41 separate parts. True, the springs for the valves had to insert the usual ones, until the author of this project (Olaf Diegel) learned how to create springs on the 3D printer. In addition, there are other parts that are not printed (for example, small screws, fasteners).



However, everything else is a product of the work of the 3D printer, and below you can listen to a fragment of the melody that is played on an instrument made of nylon.



And here is another video where the same author talks about the process of creating a guitar, which was also printed on a 3D printer:



Via theverge