Empire State Recorder V2 (instrument)

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If you like my work I hope you'll consider supporting me on Pateron: https://www.patreon.com/3DPrintingProfessor Subscribe to me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mrjoesays In designing V1 I had to move the borehole off center. Not a big deal but the finger holes were way deeper than I thought they should be. Realized the solution was to rotate the body for playing. Note the revised playing instruction and the included illustration. Theoretically the windway of the recorder is the important part. The exterior could be shaped like anything you want. Even the Empire State Building (by Hoeken http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:625 ) For the New Museum Challenge:What is the design a derivative of? How does it improve on or challenge existing design conventions? How does it utilize the unique ability of 3D printing to personalize and improve on the world around us? As if making music wasn't beautiful enough, now this recorder can sit on your shelf as an objet d'arte. 3D printing allows designs to go beyond functional to decorative. Instructions Print empirerecorderV2.stl with high infill. (Alternately you can print the parts separately.) Sharpen the edge of the lip to a fine point. Assemble. To play: Remove the spire before attempting to play. Rotate the mouthpiece 180 degrees. Twist the foot to adjust for pinky finger placement. The top of the body and the mouthpiece is connected with a longer connecter to allow for some tuning. Note that if you start with all holes covered and remove them one-by-one that the high notes are going to sound flat. That is normal. To get the proper tones for all the notes use the key chart on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recorder#Recorder_fingering . Practice until you can play "New York, New York".