grune
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| scottfsmith wrote: | You can pay contractors to do it though .. there is something called a metal sintering printer for example which can print in various metals (by fusing dust with a laser if I recall). I got excited about this and got a quote from one of them .. unfortunately it would have cost a grand for one mouthpiece print. Ah well.. I am hoping one day these will be $20 a print.
Re: materials, the mouthpieces coming off a 3D printer can be very musical players if they are well-designed. Its just that they will have a different sound profile than what the standard is. So, they are bad only in the sense that your sound will not be the usual one.
Also I have heard that some leading mouthpiece makers are getting promising results with other materials in experimental designs; there is nothing sacred about brass. |
Good points. I have my doubts anything will replace brass for sound [at least the sound we associate with a brass instrument]. Long ago, I tried an experimental m/p made of pure Silver - a great full sound, but way too fragile. So, let's see what creative minds, new materials, and new tech can bring!
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