F-F-Fiddle
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F-F-Fiddle Basic Data Category: Projekte URL (first publication): https://openfabpdx.com/fffiddle/
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Assembly instructions are editable: Bill of materials is editable: Design files are in original format: No Free redistribution is allowed licence: No
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Description
You can now purchase the Modular Fiddle directly through our Shop page
The F-F-Fiddle (pronounced eff-eff-fiddle) is a full size 3D printed electric violin that can be produced using common FFF-type 3D printing equipment. The total bill of materials (BOM) cost of the instrument is about $250 if you print the parts yourself. On this page you’ll find links to the files needed for manufacture, assembly, and design of the F-F-Fiddle. To get updates about the project . While you’re here, check out other OpenFab projects on the .
Digital Design and Manufacturing
I designed the F-F-Fiddle in over the course of about three months. The design is based on dimensions measured from a classical violin, and all of the instrument’s data (dimensions, shapes, etc) is contained within a digital design file (CAD file). With all of that data contained in that digital file, it was easy for me to 3D print the violin and iterate on my design until I made something that worked. Now, with that digital design, the F-F-Fiddle can be shared globally, and anyone with a 3D printer can reproduce this exact design locally. Digital design and fabrication tools empowered me to make a violin and to share it world-wide
The F-F-Fiddle is awesome, but…
The acoustic Modular Fiddle is better.
Open Source Hardware
The F-F-Fiddle is officially licensed open source hardware That means that it is designed and shared by the standards described by the . The F-F-Fiddle is licensed under a This means that you are welcome to modify and distribute the design and derivatives thereof. You must, however, share your design under this same license and give credit to OpenFab PDX, LLC with all derivatives and copies. You may use the F-F-Fiddle for commercial purposes under these same constraints. By opening the design and encouraging you to do the same we all get the maximum amount of cool 3D printed violins and musical awesomeness.
All parts can be printed without support material by home FFF style 3D printers. The F-F-Fiddle is designed to showcase 3D printing technology: the chin and shoulder rest positions can be customized on each instrument, I embrace the flat build surface, and I use curvy internal wire routing (only possible with 3D printing). The semi-hollow infill of the 3D printer leaves space for sound to resonate—this isn’t a solid-body instrument The printed layers also leave a surface finish reminiscent of the wood grain of a traditional instrument. A lot goes into the design of a product, perhaps especially a 3D printed product You can learn more about my design process on our .
Iterated for Playability
The current fiddle is the seventh physical prototype and the eighth revision of the design. I played them all and iterated for playability and ease of assembly. It doesn’t feel quite like a traditional violin, but that’s part of the magic.
What You Can Do:
F-F-Fiddle Project Files:
File downloads broken for a bit, but you can download a complete package (RAR format) of design files and documentation via this .
F-F-Fiddle by is licensed under a. Based on a work at .
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Assembly instructions
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