Sustainability models for 3D printed woodwinds

Abstract

When new technologies emerge, some early applications become unsustainable, unendurable, and fade away. This article will describe three models for sustainable 3D printing applications based on early musical instruments. Examples of renaissance woodwinds will be described, including a cornetto, a crumhorn, a fife, a bocal for a large recorder, and a recorder tuned to A=415 instead of 440 Hz. The model will be applied to an example of how 3D printing can support green technology and how the green product can be an endurable product.