Pan Pipes 8 tube or 5 tube, C5 to C6

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A set of constant diameter pan pipes in a curved sleeve awaits your skilled hands. Both a 5 tube and an 8 tube sleeve are provided, each offering unique possibilities for folk tunes and more versatile arrangements. I offer tubes that are already "tuned" to my particular situation, as well as another, slightly longer set for easy dynamic tuning. Print Settings Printer Brand: Robo 3D Printer Model: R1 ABS + PLA Model Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: Low Infill: Solid, line Notes: I used two wrap, touching skirts for better support. Post-Printing Final Suggestions You will need to clean up any stray plastic hairs left in the tubes and trim off any skirting plastic from the tubes and sleeves. To assemble, use a solvent cement (Plastruct Bondene sold for model trains) wicked between the sleeve and the tubes. Arrange the tubes within the sleeve with the longest on your right when playing. The flute should arc around your face, allowing you to turn your head and move from pipe to pipe while gaining visual references from your surroundings to find the pipes. To produce the best sound, adjust your lips to blow downward into the pipe and experiment accordingly. Apps like Pano Tuner are useful for tuning the pipes. Traditionally, tiny rocks are added to the pipes to raise their pitch; anything that shortens the effective length of a tube should work. Tiny holes in the pipes can make the flute difficult to play. After cleanup and light sanding, you can coat the outside and/or inside of the flute with a primer coat. I used Vallejo acrylic-polyurethane surface primer on the outside surface of my PLA flute, achieving a noticeable improvement from the smaller pipes.