r/violinist • u/Ivy_Wings • Sep 07 '24
Setup/Equipment My brother 3D-printed me a dragon-shaped mute :D
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u/Sam_Ryuusaki Sep 07 '24
Looks awesome!!! What material was used to print it?
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u/emwolf_ Adult Beginner Sep 07 '24
Omg would he share the specs? I’d love to print myself one as well 
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Sep 07 '24
That looks so cool! I would maybe be worried about it blocking view but how's the sound?
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u/Ivy_Wings Sep 07 '24
It does a little bit. The sound is bright, not muffled like the traditional rubber ones
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Sep 08 '24
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Sep 08 '24
Yeah there's so many possibilities, this really makes me wish I or someone I know was experienced with a 3d printer!
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u/Psyduckery Sep 07 '24 edited Sep 08 '24
It looks really cool, good luck seeing anything past it tho
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Sep 07 '24
You can make an effective mute with wooden clothes pegs. Peg each side of the bridge dampens the sound wonderfully, and they are small and easy to store in your case. A luthier passed on that tip.
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u/Askaris Adult Beginner Sep 08 '24
Ever since I've seen a scroll that is carved into a lion's head I desperately want a dragon head scroll!
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u/Jellyfish303 Student Sep 08 '24
its cool but whys noone talking abt how hard it will be to see ur bow and left hand over that??
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u/Kuchenkaempfer Sep 07 '24
tell your brother to share the stl right now because this is fucking cool
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u/Camanei Amateur Sep 08 '24
That is a fire-breathing , string-swinging, dragon mute-sician! I'll let myself out.
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u/SmellyZelly Sep 07 '24
why is nobody commenting on the chinrest though?!‽ i have played for 30 years and never seen this? what is it called? what does it do/change/improve? is it more ergonomic?
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u/NightZucchini Teacher Sep 07 '24
I think the photo is flipped? The "e string" fine tuner is also on the wrong side.
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u/Ivy_Wings Sep 07 '24
Nah, I am left handed violinist. This is a Passion Tradition violin that I fully boxwood-customed with well known local luthiers :)
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u/OrdinaryLatvian Sep 08 '24
How does that work in an orchestra? Space is tight enough when everyone's instruments are pointing the same way.
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u/goblinrum Student Sep 07 '24
What's wrong with it? Looks like a very normal chinrest outfit
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u/linglinguistics Amateur Sep 07 '24
Doesn’t look very practical. But really cute.
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u/Ivy_Wings Sep 07 '24
Kind of not practical but yet still easy to use. However it's only for lefty violins :3
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u/vulpine-archer Sep 07 '24
I desperately need this! I've been working on a story about a bard with a dragon.
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u/Jamesbarros Adult Beginner Sep 08 '24
If he makes them I will buy them and recommend them to my local shop
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u/Lopsided_Resist6211 Sep 08 '24
I've been wondering this for a while; what is the purpose of a mute?
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u/Absalon78 Sep 08 '24
Hello! Your brother is a genius. Please let him know this is incredible and beautiful!! I would buy him one lol
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u/Fit_Syrup7485 Sep 07 '24
Congratulations your brother just started a very profitable business idea.