纽约交响乐团目前可能还不会订购这款3D打印的萨克斯管，但是仅在半年之后，它的发明者奥拉夫·狄格尔就能让它的音质听起来跟真的一样。气流从管身的缝隙中漏出来会偶尔产生一些杂音，但是奥拉夫正努力将这些空隙填补上，保证吹出的每个音都是准的。

    这款可吹奏的萨克斯管成品中包含了41个尼龙组件，不包括按键的弹簧和接口处的螺钉。最终成品的重量不到铜制萨克斯管的四分之一，这一点将会极大地鼓励演奏者更换3D打印版乐器。而且多色彩打印可以让你的乐器呈现任何你想要的色彩，这也更适合大学生巡演乐队，他们可以将学校的代表色体现在乐器上。

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The First 3D-Printed Saxophone Sounds Surprisingly Decent

    We all know that 3D printers are great for churning out plastic trinkets and tiny sculptures of questionable artistic worth, but what makes the technology truly exciting is when users push the its current limitations to create something remarkable, like a playable plastic saxophonethat doesn't sound half bad.

    The New York Philharmonic probably isn't going to be placing orders for Olaf Diegel's 3D-printed saxophone just yet, but after just half a year's worth of work he's managed to create a 3D printed sax that sounds like the real thing. The occasional sour note is a result of spots where air manages to escape the instrument, but Olaf is working on getting the last of those leaks sealed so that every note produced by the sax is in key.

    There are 41 nylon components that go into the final, playable saxophone, not including springs for the various keys and screws to keep the whole thing together. The resulting instrument ends up weighing less than a quarter of what a brass version does, and that could very well be a great way to encourage musicians to make the switch. That, and the fact you can print this in any color you want, making it perfect for college marching bands who want to reflect their school's official colors. [ODD Guitars via Gizmag]