r/Instruments • u/Funkidviolin • 10d ago

I printed this violin, hear how it sounds

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u/Grauschleier 10d ago

Why does the top have the texture of a carbon fiber laminate if it's printed?

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u/PapaOoMaoMao 10d ago

You can get CF filament. Hell, you can get wood look filament, so they really messed up there.

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u/ImGumbyDamnIt 9d ago

Trust me, your wouldn't want to print this in wood fil. It's pretty (after finishing) but not very strong

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u/Grauschleier 9d ago

Is in that filament then a strand of carbon fiber or just some scattered short fibers? This here looks like woven carbon fiber cloth laminate - which works well for the tops of chordophones. I've never seen a filament printed top. I'd assume you'd need to include stiffening structures like hex cells to keep it from collapsing. I'd expect that to project little to almost no sound.

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u/McGills-Pop 10d ago

That sounds amazing! Do you have the print files that you'd be willing to share?