3D Printed Instruments, the Sound of the Future?
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Back in the Fall of last year I had the opportunity to visit Ryan Pereira in Philadelphia to learn about his new 3D Printed clarinets! Made from a special filament, his 3D Blackwood and 3D Mahogany instruments were a true sight to behold! It's really incredible how quickly the technology has progressed and I am looking forward to seeing more instruments made from the 3D material in the future!
If you have any questions about the 3D printing process or other aspects of the instruments that I didn't cover, please feel free to ask down in the comments below!
Other Equipment used:
Licostini FDC Mouthpiece
Inverted Gold Bonade Ligature
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Hey Everyone, thanks for watching! Just a quick note since I didn't put it in the video, this video was in no way sponsored, but a big thank you to Ryan for having me out to his workshop and letting me borrow the instruments for a week while I recorded this video! And a question for you all, I'm curious which instrument did you prefer more? The Blackwood or Mahogany? Let me know in the comments!
For me the Mahogany is better, more colourful, at least from the speaker on my phone
Ryan has some of the coolest stuff ever! Every clarinetist should know this guy!
Absolutely! Can’t wait to see what he comes out with next!
Bravo! Fantastic review! We need more!!
Thanks so much Junnan, hopefully I can edit the next video faster! 😅
The mahogany Blackwood bell I picked up really works nicely on my Greenline R13!
That’s great! Thanks for watching!
Wow, your video quality is awesome! Can wait for more pereira products
Thank you! I really appreciate the kind words!
Interesting! If they ever bring them to Athens, Greece, in a clarinet show, I'll give them a try. Are they more lightweight than other clarinets? That's important to me.
They are on the lighter side for instruments! But I didn’t have a scale to accurately measure how much more lightweight than a wooden instrument.
@@ParkHouseCreations more lightweight than a wooden instrument? I thought these are wooden as well?
@@jimis3167 Sorry, I meant more lightweight than a typical wooden instrument made from a single piece of wood. This material is wooden!
To be more specific: the material is similar to greenline instruments, being a polymer or specific bing agent mixed with wood dust, creating a material called filament. They can contain varying amounts of wood. I've mostly seen around 30-40% wood for these during my googling on it, but I don't know how much wood is in the filament that Ryan uses. I've also never seen grendellia wood (aka African Blackwood for those who don't know; Its the same material most wooden clarinets are made of) advertised in use of a filament, so I'd be pretty interested to know where he got it XD
I remember the OG barrel! Great stuff.
It’s amazing how far his stuff has come, from barrels and ligatures to a full clarinet!!
Thanks for the review! It feels like this way of producing instruments and the material has potential! The sounds is pretty nice indeed, but according to your playing tests, at this point the intonation and tone consistency were subpar I would say if we compare it with Yamaha 255 or Selmer Prologue.
Also, the finishing of the tone holes looked a bit crude. Is it a bug or feature?
Hi Eugene, these were admittedly early models from when they were introduced last summer. I’ve since shortened the top of the lower joint and altered the tone holes (especially C/G, Bb/F, and A/E) to address the intonation. The newer models also have a more refined surface quality around where support material was removed after printing, so tone hole surfaces (also keep in mind the entire body is sanded/reamed extensively after the print process) etc. have improved. I do, however, implement a very slightly textured surface to all of my 3D wood products that balances with the lighter weight of the material to enhance response and tone color. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
Thanks for watching Eugene! Definitely want to let Ryan field that question. It did take me quite a while to edit and get this video out, so I didn’t want to make any definitive statements about the intonation knowing that my information was most likely already outdated. (I tested the instruments back in October.) I’m looking forward to trying the updated instruments at some point in the future and hopefully giving some updated impressions!
Off topic, do you know where the most common places for wood clarinet to crack? And does the age of the wood play a factor into that?
Upper joint upper tone holes. Age isn't necessarily a factor. At least not as much as how it was made or how it's been maintained.
Thank you!!
Ya Geronimo is absolutely right!
I like hearing and watching his videos. Guy is super 🔥
Beautiful tone. What mouthpiece and reed were you using?
Will Ryan be at ICA festival June ?
Thanks Richard! For this video I used a Licostini FDC model mouthpiece and either a D’Addario strength 3 Reserve Classic or Evolution reed. I’m sorry, I forgot to write down which I had been using that day.
I believe Ryan will be at the ICA festival this year!
Blackwood is different than grenadilla?
I believe it is the same, but I am not 100% sure. It would be a good question for Ryan!
Grenadilla (I've been calling it 'grendallia' for a long time now, how have I never realized how it was spelled?!) Is a type of blackwood, specifically African Blackwood. The instrument itself is probably not made entirely out of blackwood, and instead is likely made of a filament from blackwood, but it should be very similar, if not the same.
how is the durability? I've had my R13 since 1985, with no cracks...
That’s a good question, I’m not sure what the longterm stability of the 3D material is. Sorry I can’t be more helpful!
@@ParkHouseCreations and how's the material in regards to condensation? Does moisture collect in the side key pads at all? Last thing - how is the intonation in cold (90)?
For the price the maker should include the 3D files with a non-compete and NDA if thats necessary so you could 3D print your own replacement parts with a $600 printer. The plastic is PLA with wood particles that improves its performance in some aspects but generally PLA is prone to warping at 60C, 140F I think. It doesn't absorb water like Nylon but it's not UV resistant.
@@cybyrd9615I disagree in that he should include files for the parts on purchase. That would lead to a lot of problems, and simply isn't near worth it for him. It can be very difficult and/or expensive to develop a 3d model, and even more difficult to get keywork for it. You could print keys, but that requires thick plastic keys. You might be able to use the old keys, but they can't just be taken off and put on a new instrument, and likely would require a professional. On top of that, it would escalate problems such as counterfit instruments and the file would get out to the general public, causing more people to think they can just print one without any knowledge, and causing: 1. Less people going to properly buy the instrument, and 2. Complaints to Ryan that the 3d model 'doesn't work' or 'doesn't sound right'.
whats that tuning app called?
Tonal Energy Tuner, thanks for watching!
@@ParkHouseCreations thank you bro, this video is very interesting!!
Как-будто из цемента сделаны. Страшненько. Цена? Я бы и 5000 не заплатил, за пластмаску а тут -70000+!
Ну вот сейчас 1350 евров и доставка с таможней..выглядят еще более странно..- но может быть там полно разных ноухаувоф?…хотя- а почему бы и не да?…но очень осторожно и не мне..)
It's so futuristic that absolutely no one who makes any form of 3d printed instrument is willing to so much as even sell the files. Selfish.
Of course they don't, it's their intellectual property. The most hard work is right 3d modeling, not printing. Often 3d creators doing new type of construction to make thing possible to print at all
You very clearly have never put any effort into either 3d designing or into researching this. 3d designing seems easy, and developing a base model of something is, but refining it and scaling it is incredibly difficult. It can take days of work to create a design that prints well, and when creating an instrument, that is magnified. Even things like the height of the player's fingers and keys, or a millimeter's difference in the barrel can completely change how it sounds. If the instrument is too big or too small, it can completely change what note it is.
On top of that, there most definately are designs out there, both for sale and for free. I've found 3 with like 30 minutes of searching, only 1 of which requiring payment (it is an actually tested model amd has a video linked, as opposed to mostly theoretical models that most free options are).
Please put in the minimum effort of research before posting pointless hateful comments on a rather impressive creation. It saves you the embarrassment of being wrong, and it saves everyone else the time it takes to write a comment this long.