The creator of everyone’s preferred slic3r – [Alessandro Ranellucci] – has been difficult at work putting his 3D modeling skills to the test. He’s produced a ukulele that’s almost completely 3D printed (Google translation). whatever on the uke, short of the strings as well as tuning pegs came from a MendelMax 3D printer, all without any type of support material at all.

In the video, [Alessandro] as well as uke virtuoso [Jontom] show off exactly how this instrument was put together as well as exactly how great it can sound. The body of the uke is made from two parts, as well as the neck – three parts including the headstock as well as fretboard – all in shape together with surprisingly traditional methods. A dovetail joint links the neck to the body as well as a tongue as well as groove-like joint holds the headstock to the neck.

[Allessandro] puts the print time of all the uke parts at about 120 under 20 hours as well as about 20 Euros worth of plastic. As far as ukuleles go, this seems just as great as the typical instrument, however [Jontom] states the action is a bit bit high. That’s why data were invented, we guess.

Thanks [iant] for sending this in.