Music Instrument Ocarina Fully 3d Printable (Pig) Necklace for Kids :)

Heyho

Ich glaube mein Schwein pfeift :) (German)

my daughter had a beautiful ocarina made of clay. Unfortunately, this had fallen down and shattered into 1000 pieces :( So since she was very sad I instantly startet Fusion 360 designed a lot back and forth and after many prototypes (yes I exaggerated a bit :) ) I came up with this easy to reproduce and instantly working ocarina. Conveniently, I was able to distribute all the prototypes in our kindergarten :)

It comes in 2 versions.

4 holes: Easier for smaller children.

6 holes: more tones.

The ring on the rear side serves as an aid to prevent fingers from getting too close to the air outlet so that the sound is not affected.

Supplies

Of course, you need access to a 3D printer and simple filament such as PLA.

Step 1: Import the .stl or .3mf Files to Your Slicer

Import the files as mentioned into your Slicer. I used Prusa Slicer.

Skaling:

You can increase or decrease the size of the ocarina! This is easily done in the slicer. But I have also prepared the Versions skaled to120% for you.

Tonally I prefer the 120% Ocarina. But for the kids the normal one does the job just fine!

The larger the ocarina, the fuller and deeper the sound.

Printing instructions:

I printed it with 0.15 mm per layer in PLA. But the material probably doesn't matter much and the smoother the surface the better! From 100%+ you can also print the models well with the 0.6 mm nozzle.

Avoid a seam around the air outlet (shown in the picture below) and check for good bridging in that area.

Step 2: Print the Ocarina(s) and Check It!

After printing the Ocarina should be ready to use!

If you have some problem with stringin you can use some heat & a cable tie to clear the air path.

Also if the sound should not be good from the start you can check if the bridging at the air inlet failed or if the edge below it is not printed cleanly.

Step 3: Have Fun!

Now its time to have some fun with the Ocarina and make some (nice) noise!

If you like to wear the instrument as a necklace you can simply use some cord through the hole right behind the mouthpiece! And yah this looks a little like a sad pig :)