Hornucopian dronepipe
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| brass instrument | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Aerophone |
| Inventor(s) | MONAD Studio with Scott F. Hall |
| Developed | 2015 |
| Related instruments | |
| Didgeridoo | |
| Musicians | |
| Scott F. Hall | |
The hornucopian dronepipe is a 3D printed wind instrument. It was developed by Eric Goldemberg and Veronica Zalcberg of MONAD Studio together with musician and luthier Scott F. Hall.[1]
MONAD Studio was created by Eric Goldemberg and Veronica Zalcberg in 2002. They are an architectural company.[2] In April 2015, MONAD unveiled their "Multi" project, which they describe as a "Sonic Art Wall Installation". Originally consisting of a cello, violin and bass guitar, the instruments in the series are all fully 3D printed.[3] The hornucopian dronepipe is the fourth item in the project and was also released in 2015. A fifth instrument exists, which is a didgeridoo.[2][4][5]
Design
The hornucopian dronepipe's design was inspired by pythons and strangler fig trees[6][7][8] (species that are native to MONAD's home state Florida) as well as the didgeridoo.[7][9] It was prototyped in wood and then modeled digitally. The design process took under a year.[2]
The hornucopian dronepipe is printed in black colored polylactic acid; the printing process takes ten days.[2] The instrument encircles its player with numerous tubes; MONAD used measurements of Scott F. Hall's body to ensure a good fit.[2][6]
