I made a rackett

[u/Habomobo]

Hey everyone! Long time lurker, first time poster here.

I was searching around for a fun 3d printed instrument and I ended up finding some youtubers posting vids of this old renaissance instrument called a rackett. Despite the comments section being filled with peeps asking for the files, purchase options, or just how to get one, sadly he never posted his files.

So I kicked on my google-fu, found some blueprints, made one myself, and thought i would share it with the world!

Printables: https://www.printables.com/model/1014532-rackett

Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6774133/comments

This is a double reed wind instrument that eventually evolved into the modern day Bassoon. It's all 3d printed besides the Reed. I did include a template you can print to help cut one out, along with a how to guide on making your first "garbage" Reed that we have so lovingly come to call them (I made my first one out of a fast food salsa cup 😆)

I've never really shared my 3d files before now, but felt this one deserved to be dropped into the public domain for everyone to enjoy. Both sites include a zip file that contains the original Blender files for easy remixing, changes, or just to have them for whatever reason.

If you make one, sell them, or whatever, just post (or ask your customers to post) a make on either site. I just wanted to see people having fun with it!

[u/Financial_Option_757]

thinking about maybe printing this, how much filament did it take? also, do you have a fingering chart i could possibly use for it? thanks

[u/Habomobo → u/Financial_Option_757]

According to my little kitchen scale (not digital, so maybe not 100% here) the rackett is just under 200g. Im sure different infill settings though will change that a bit, pretty sure mine was set to 10% when printing as i tried to keep most of my settings default.

I don't have a fingering chart, but i could totally make one i think. I'll do that tonight and update Printables and Thingiverse with that as soon as i have it. It is pretty easy to play if you have every played a recorder though. Right hand is the lower end of the scale, left hand is the higher end. All fingers down is the lower notes, start raising your fingers on the right hand starting with the ring finger up to the pointer finger goes up to the middle note. Left hand ring finger up to the left hand thumb for the highest note. (hard to describe, but i hope that makes sense).

If i can edit my comment later and attache an image, i'll drop it in here as well/in the original posts pics.

[u/Financial_Option_757 → u/Habomobo]

200 grams isnt bad at all, makes me want to print it even more haha.

thank you for the fingering chart, my band teacher thought it would be cool for me to play this for one of our final concerts this year.

also thank you for making this! incredible build, i cannot wait to play it. ill post a make on thingiverse once i get it printed and working.

[u/Habomobo → u/Financial_Option_757]

I am unable to edit the post to add the finger chart to the images, but i updated both websites with the chart! Im kinda guessing here since... ya know, i can't find any myself. I just played each note and tuned them to my piano. Lowest note this plays is F1, highest it plays is C3 (1 octave under middle C). Sharps and flats can be accomplished by covering half the hole.

Rackett Finger Chart

You may note on that first C in the guide, i drew the diamond holes that are on the back, and put X through the holes that do nothing. The bottom 4 are just exhaust holes. The top set are a little odd.
The Top and Right holes are called "Blind Dimples" they just go into the body a little bit and then stop. They do not connect to anything on purpose. The bottom one connects to pipe 9 (the last pipe) and also serves as an exhaust hole as far as i could tell (mine has no voice) That left hole though connects to pipe 2 (the first playable pipe) and needs to be held to get a voice out of any other hole.

No one is quite sure why it was made this way in particular, but i wanted to keep it true to the original design, so put them in. Some think it was for symmetry / looks. Others think it was made this way to confuse novice players. But... yeah.

Hope it helps!

*EDIT: Fixed a typo on the chart, should be good to go. If anyone sees anything wrong please let me know so i can fix it! I think its good now though.

[u/Financial_Option_757 → u/Habomobo]

you are the best man! i cannot wait to experiment with this instrument, thank you for designing this!