Mammond (Mechanical Hammond) organ

thingiverse

I'm quite surprised that there are so few musical instruments with a keyboard available on Thingiverse, considering this is one of the most impressive things to make in my opinion. This organ replicates how a Hammond B3 organ works, but replaces electrical parts with mechanical ones. It may not sound as great as a real Hammond, yet the fact it actually produces music with just 2 3D printed objects is quite an amazing achievement I think. It's designed so that multiple print-outs can be placed next to each other. I plan to create different tonewheel rolls for this purpose later on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OqtsHXYI9c Update 23 May 2016: This project has been abandoned. In my opinion, the sound quality is not good enough to invest more time and energy into it. The .max file is now available in the Files section for anyone who wants to continue developing this. Print Settings: Rafts: No Supports: No Notes: Print the parts as-is in the files, don't rotate them; it won't work. The keys with the front facing up and the cylinder on its side.