Pan Pipes 8 tube or 5 tube, C5 to C6

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A set of constant diameter pan pipes in a curved sleeve. Both a 5 tube and an 8 tube sleeve are provided. A 5 tube pan flute may be suitable for certain folk tunes while the 8 tube pan flute is more versatile. I provide tubes that are already 'tuned' for my particular situation and another, slightly longer set for easy dynamic tuning. Print Settings Printer Brand: Robo 3D Printer: R1 ABS + PLA Model Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: Low Infill: solid, line Notes: I used two wrap, touching skirts for better support. Post-Printing Final Suggestions You will need to clean up any stray plastic hairs left in the tubes and trim off any skirting plastic.from the tubes and the sleeves. I used a solvent cement (Plastruct Bondene sold for model trains) wicked between the sleeve and the tubes for assembly. Assemble the tubes in the sleeve with the longest tubes on your right when playing. The flute should arc around your face and turning your head will move you from pipe to pipe and provide a visual reference with your surrounding for finding the pipes. Adjust your lips to blow downward into the pipe and experiment to get the best sound. Apps like Pano Tuner are useful for tuning the pipes. Traditionally tiny rocks are added to the pipes to raise their pitch. Anything that shortens the effective length of a tube should work. Tiny holes in the pipes can make the flute difficult to play. After cleanup and a light sanding you can coat the outside and/or inside of the flute with a primer coat. I used Vallejo acrylic-polyurethane surface primer on the outside surface of my PLA flute and and got a noticeable improvement from the smaller pipes.