the Makerlele - MK1
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My New Youtube Channel: Https://Www.Youtube.Com/Channel/Ucnnw56J_Teosf4M_F5Pppjq This Fully 3D Printable Ukulele (Save For Bolts And Strings) Uses An Acoustic Transducer To Carry The Lower Frequency Sound Created By The Strings To A Very Thin Membrane On The Bottom Of The Body. The Sound Is Focused And Projected Out Of Channels In The Body To (Hopefully) Create A Fuller Tone With Reasonable Amplitude. I Am Still Working On The Design Of The Head And Tuners. Right Now, To Have A Good Gear Ratio For The Prototype, I Made The Gears Almost Comically Large. Update!! I'M Refining The Design Of The Geared Tuner Head But I Wanted To Test The Tonality To See If I Was Getting Somewhere So I Quickly Designed A Test Friction Head And Tuning Knobs To Try It Out. I Have Uploaded All The Current Parts For Everyone To Test This Experimental Design! Have Fun! Video: Http://Youtu.Be/4Xrkysnnrc4 A Couple Of Notes: I Am Tweaking The Body Design. The Bridge Is A Little Wonky And The Transducer Pops Right Off! I Have To Think That One Over A Bit. The Bottom Membrane Is Only Two Layers Thin. It Is Tricky To Print And Even Trickier To Remove From The Platform. Be Super-Careful To Not Tear The Membrane Off! The Sound The First Prototype Makes Is Bright As Expected But It Is Pretty Loud. A Good Sign! Note: This Friction Head Is For Testing Only, It Will No Longer Hold A Tune After A While Without Shims Or Other "Friction-Enhancers." The Geared Tuner Is The Solution To This, I'M Just Working To Make It A Better, More Reliable Print. Stay Tuned! If You Like What I Do And Want To Help Me Do More, Please Consider Supporting Me On My Patreon Page! Http://Www.Patreon.Com/Erikjdurwoodii Thanks!
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