Parametric woodwind key

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My tinkerings with baroque recorder designs have finally taken me to instruments where my fingers cannot reach the holes or cannot cover the openings. This is an initial stab at a parametric woodwind key to help me make recorders in tenor (C4) or lower voicings. I'm using PVC pipe and the excellent mouthpieces designed by devangel77b:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5777473The key does not seal on its own. You'll need to glue a thin piece of neoprene or foam rubber onto the key cap. The included stl is for the low C key of my tenor recorder, but The bass recorder I'm brainstorming will likely need about 4 of these keys with different parameters.My design goals were:Incorporate a printed compliant mechanism for the spring.Pick a geometry that won't fatigue immediatelyAllow clamping onto PVC or similar available pipingMake a parametric design so that modification for use in different instruments is straightforward.I welcome input or remixes. Build on!