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"note": "Product list for kit.html. No prices on purpose.",
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"why": "A beginner-friendly open-frame printer with a bed big enough for nearly everything in the library, including the Prusacaster body sections and the PrintBone bell. Add the AMS lite if you want multi-colour parts.",
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"why": "A reliable open-frame printer from the company behind the Prusacaster and Prusa Mouth Organ in this library. Several designs here were sized for a Prusa bed, including the Prusacaster (25 × 21 cm).",
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"why": "A lower-cost large-format printer for the few designs that need more than a 256 mm bed, such as the Neapolitan mandolin bowl and the one-piece lyre body.",
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"link_kind": "product",
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"group": "mat-pla",
"brand": "Bambu Lab",
"why": "Bambu's standard PLA, with RFID profiles for Bambu printers.",
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"retailer": "Bambu Lab store",
"region": "Canada, UK, US or EU store, by country",
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"link_kind": "product",
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{
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"group": "mat-petg",
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"retailer": "Bambu Lab store",
"region": "Canada, UK, US or EU store, by country",
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"why": "Flexible filament for drum skins, reed corks, chin-rest pads, capo pads and other parts that must bend or grip.",
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"region": "Amazon.ca in Canada; Polymaker's shop elsewhere",
"specs": {},
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"link_kind": "product",
"link_text": "View product"
},
{
"id": "bambu-tpu-95a-hf",
"name": "TPU 95A HF",
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"group": "mat-tpu",
"brand": "Bambu Lab",
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"retailer": "Bambu Lab store",
"region": "Canada, UK, US or EU store, by country",
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"link_kind": "product",
"link_text": "View product"
},
{
"id": "bambu-pla-wood",
"name": "PLA Wood",
"type": "filament",
"group": "mat-wood",
"brand": "Bambu Lab",
"why": "Bambu's wood-filled PLA.",
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"retailer": "Bambu Lab store",
"region": "Canada, UK, US or EU store, by country",
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"brand": "Polymaker",
"why": "Carbon-fibre-filled PLA, stiffer than plain PLA; several guitar and violin designers recommend it. It needs a hardened nozzle.",
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"link_kind": "product",
"link_text": "View product"
},
{
"id": "bambu-hardened-hotend",
"name": "Hardened-steel hotends",
"type": "accessory",
"group": "mat-cf",
"brand": "Bambu Lab",
"why": "Abrasive carbon-fibre filaments wear out brass nozzles; fit a hardened-steel nozzle or hotend first.",
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"retailer": "Bambu Lab store",
"region": "Canada, UK, US or EU store, by country",
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"link_text": "View product"
},
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"id": "daddario-strings",
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"link_kind": "product",
"link_text": "View product"
},
{
"id": "stewmac-fretwire",
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"specs": {},
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"link_kind": "product",
"link_text": "View product"
},
{
"id": "stewmac-fret-file",
"name": "MN830 fret end dressing file",
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"link_kind": "product",
"link_text": "View product"
},
{
"id": "stewmac-nut-files",
"name": "Gauged nut slotting files (set of 6)",
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"specs": {},
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"link_kind": "product",
"link_text": "View product"
},
{
"id": "carbon-rod",
"name": "Carbon-fibre rods, 8 mm × 500 mm (pack of 5)",
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"group": "parts-strings",
"brand": "MECCANIXITY",
"why": "The Hovalin needs an 8 mm × 500 mm rod, and this pack is that size; several ukuleles and violins use 5–8 mm rods instead, so check your design.",
"url": "https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CTSTFWTD",
"retailer": "Amazon",
"region": "Amazon.ca, .co.uk or .com, by country",
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"id": "piezo-pickup",
"name": "Fishman V-200 violin pickup",
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"brand": "Fishman",
"why": "A bridge-mounted pickup from a long-established pickup maker, for electric and printed violins. For ukuleles or other designs, match the pickup type the designer names.",
"url": "https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0002IHFGW",
"retailer": "Amazon",
"region": "Amazon.ca, .co.uk or .com, by country",
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"specs": {},
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"image_alt": "A disc piezo pickup stuck to an acoustic guitar top",
"image_credit": "Georg Feitscher, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)",
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"EU": "https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0002IHFGW",
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},
"link_text": "View on Amazon"
},
{
"id": "musicmedic-cork",
"name": "Clarinet cork replacement kit (cork sheets)",
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"group": "parts-woodwind",
"brand": "SATINIOR",
"why": "For tenon joints on printed flutes, clarinets and recorders, and for key felts.",
"url": "https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07JJK9599",
"retailer": "MusicMedic",
"region": "Amazon.ca in Canada; MusicMedic elsewhere",
"specs": {},
"links": {
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"link_kind": "product",
"link_text": "View product"
},
{
"id": "musicmedic-clarinet-kit",
"name": "Clarinet repair kit (pads, springs, corks)",
"type": "part",
"group": "parts-woodwind",
"brand": "MusicMedic",
"why": "Pads, springs and cork in one kit, useful for keyed printed woodwinds and for repairs.",
"url": "https://www.musicmedic.com/musicmedic-com-clarinet-repair-kit.html",
"retailer": "MusicMedic",
"region": "Global (US-based)",
"affiliate_url": "",
"specs": {}
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{
"id": "forrests-cane",
"name": "Oboe and bassoon cane",
"type": "part",
"group": "parts-woodwind",
"brand": "Forrests Music",
"why": "Gouged and shaped cane for the reed-making tools in the double-reed section.",
"url": "https://www.forrestsmusic.com/shop/category/cane",
"retailer": "Forrests Music",
"region": "Global (US-based)",
"affiliate_url": "",
"specs": {}
},
{
"id": "cork-grease",
"name": "Rico cork grease (RCRKGR01)",
"type": "part",
"group": "parts-woodwind",
"brand": "D'Addario Rico",
"why": "A standard lipstick-style tube that helps printed joints slide and seal; the Irish flute uses it with thread wrapping.",
"url": "https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CHMVYNVJ",
"retailer": "Amazon",
"region": "Amazon.ca (pack of 2) or .com; a UK music shop in the UK",
"link_kind": "product",
"specs": {},
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"link_text": "View on Amazon"
},
{
"id": "embroidery-floss",
"name": "DMC stranded cotton floss, 36-colour pack",
"type": "part",
"group": "parts-woodwind",
"brand": "DMC",
"why": "Traditional thread wrapping for sealing flute and bagpipe joints. Any colour works, and DMC floss is easy to find.",
"url": "https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001CS1R1U",
"retailer": "Amazon",
"region": "Amazon.ca, .co.uk or .com, by country",
"link_kind": "product",
"specs": {},
"image": "img/kit/embroidery-floss.webp",
"image_kind": "photo",
"image_alt": "A box of embroidery floss skeins",
"image_credit": "Auckland Museum, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)",
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"image_licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0",
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"GB": "https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001CS1R1U",
"US": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001CS1R1U",
"EU": "https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001CS1R1U",
"default": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001CS1R1U"
},
"link_text": "View on Amazon"
},
{
"id": "valve-oil",
"name": "Valve oil",
"type": "part",
"group": "parts-brass",
"brand": "MusicNomad · Blue Juice",
"why": "Synthetic valve oil for printed trumpets and trombone slides: MusicNomad MN703 (2 oz) on Amazon.ca, Blue Juice elsewhere.",
"url": "https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00NYBYAW6",
"retailer": "Amazon",
"region": "Amazon.ca in Canada; Amazon.com or a UK music shop elsewhere",
"link_kind": "product",
"specs": {},
"image": "img/kit/valve-oil.webp",
"image_kind": "photo",
"image_alt": "A small bottle of trumpet valve oil",
"image_credit": "Ryan56DCIfan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)",
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"image_author": "Ryan56DCIfan",
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"CA": "https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00NYBYAW6",
"GB": "https://www.wwr.co.uk/blue-juice-piston-valve-oil-59ml-bottle.html",
"US": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002FOGFI",
"default": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002FOGFI"
},
"link_text": "View on Amazon"
},
{
"id": "brass-mouthpiece",
"name": "7C trumpet mouthpiece",
"type": "part",
"group": "parts-brass",
"brand": "Libretto · Bach",
"why": "7C is the usual starting trumpet size (Libretto on Amazon.ca, Bach elsewhere). Some printed brass designs accept a standard trumpet or trombone mouthpiece; check the design and shank size first.",
"url": "https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07VQF6HHX",
"retailer": "Amazon",
"region": "Amazon.ca, .co.uk or .com, by country",
"link_kind": "product",
"specs": {},
"image": "img/kit/brass-mouthpiece.webp",
"image_kind": "photo",
"image_alt": "A silver-plated trumpet mouthpiece",
"image_credit": "Zephyris, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)",
"image_source": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trumpet_mouthpiece_2.jpg",
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"links": {
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"GB": "https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0002E2AHU",
"US": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002E2AHU",
"EU": "https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0002E2AHU",
"default": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002E2AHU"
},
"link_text": "View on Amazon"
},
{
"id": "remo-ambassador",
"name": "Drum heads (Ambassador Coated)",
"type": "part",
"group": "parts-percussion",
"brand": "Remo",
"why": "The banjo, banjolin and drum kit use standard drum heads; check the diameter in the design.",
"url": "https://remo.com/product/ambassador-coated",
"retailer": "Remo",
"region": "Global (find a dealer)",
"affiliate_url": "",
"specs": {},
"image": "img/kit/remo-ambassador.webp",
"image_kind": "photo",
"image_alt": "A coated drum head on a brass snare drum",
"image_credit": "Edrocked, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)",
"image_source": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Drumhead_Coated_on_Snare_Drum.png",
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{
"id": "heat-set-inserts",
"name": "ruthex M3 heat-set inserts (100 pack)",
"type": "part",
"group": "parts-general",
"brand": "ruthex",
"why": "Many designs bolt together through brass inserts melted in with a soldering iron. M3 is the most common size; some designs use M2 to M6.",
"url": "https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08BCRZZS3",
"retailer": "Amazon",
"region": "Amazon.ca, .co.uk or .com, by country",
"link_kind": "product",
"specs": {},
"links": {
"CA": "https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08BCRZZS3",
"GB": "https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08BCRZZS3",
"US": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BCRZZS3",
"EU": "https://www.amazon.de/dp/B08BCRZZS3",
"default": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BCRZZS3"
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"link_text": "View on Amazon"
},
{
"id": "ca-glue",
"name": "Gorilla Super Glue Gel XL (25 g)",
"type": "part",
"group": "parts-general",
"brand": "Gorilla",
"why": "The most common glue in the build notes, for tenons, small parts and seams. The gel doesn’t run on vertical joints.",
"url": "https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082XGL21J",
"retailer": "Amazon",
"region": "Amazon.ca, .co.uk or .com, by country",
"link_kind": "product",
"specs": {},
"links": {
"CA": "https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082XGL21J",
"GB": "https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWB5XPM8",
"US": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082XGL21J",
"default": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082XGL21J"
},
"link_text": "View on Amazon"
},
{
"id": "epoxy",
"name": "J-B Weld Original two-part epoxy",
"type": "part",
"group": "parts-general",
"brand": "J-B Weld",
"why": "For load-bearing joints such as guitar bodies and violin necks. It sets slowly, which gives you time to align parts.",
"url": "https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00YNJ2XAE",
"retailer": "Amazon",
"region": "Amazon.ca, .co.uk or .com, by country",
"link_kind": "product",
"specs": {},
"image": "img/kit/epoxy.webp",
"image_kind": "photo",
"image_alt": "A two-part epoxy syringe",
"image_credit": "Taktoa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)",
"image_source": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FiveMinEpoxy.jpg",
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"image_licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0",
"image_author": "Taktoa",
"links": {
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"GB": "https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0006O1ICE",
"US": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006O1ICE",
"default": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006O1ICE"
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"link_text": "View on Amazon"
},
{
"id": "sandpaper",
"name": "3M Wetordry sandpaper, assorted 5-sheet pack",
"type": "part",
"group": "parts-general",
"brand": "3M",
"why": "For bores, tenons and finishing. The designs mostly call for 180 to 800+ grit; check the grit mix in the pack and add finer sheets if you need them.",
"url": "https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001449TPS",
"retailer": "Amazon",
"region": "Amazon.ca, .co.uk or .com, by country",
"link_kind": "product",
"specs": {},
"image": "img/kit/sandpaper.webp",
"image_kind": "photo",
"image_alt": "Sheets of sandpaper in several grits",
"image_credit": "Simon Eugster, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)",
"image_source": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schleifpapier_verschiedene_Sorten.jpg",
"image_licence": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
"image_licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/",
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"GB": "https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001449TPS",
"US": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001449TPS",
"EU": "https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001449TPS",
"default": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001449TPS"
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"link_text": "View on Amazon"
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{
"id": "reamer",
"name": "QWORK tapered hand reamer, 3–13 mm",
"type": "part",
"group": "parts-general",
"brand": "QWORK",
"why": "For cleaning up peg holes, tuner holes and small bores without changing their shape much.",
"url": "https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B086HLMCKD",
"retailer": "Amazon",
"region": "Amazon.ca, .co.uk or .com, by country",
"link_kind": "product",
"specs": {},
"image": "img/kit/reamer.webp",
"image_kind": "photo",
"image_alt": "A tapered hand reamer with a T-handle",
"image_credit": "魔私利戸, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)",
"image_source": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taper_reamer_K-444.jpg",
"image_licence": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
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"image_author": "魔私利戸",
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"GB": "https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B086HLMCKD",
"US": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086HLMCKD",
"EU": "https://www.amazon.de/dp/B086HLMCKD",
"default": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086HLMCKD"
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"link_text": "View on Amazon"
},
{
"id": "calipers",
"name": "NEIKO 01407A digital calipers, 0–150 mm",
"type": "part",
"group": "parts-general",
"brand": "NEIKO",
"why": "For checking string, rod and tube sizes before you buy and print. An inexpensive, very widely reviewed pair.",
"url": "https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000GSLKIW",
"retailer": "Amazon",
"region": "Amazon.ca, .co.uk or .com, by country",
"link_kind": "product",
"specs": {},
"image": "img/kit/calipers.webp",
"image_kind": "photo",
"image_alt": "Digital calipers",
"image_credit": "Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)",
"image_source": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2020_Suwmiarka_cyfrowa.jpg",
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"GB": "https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000GSLKIW",
"US": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GSLKIW",
"EU": "https://www.amazon.de/dp/B000GSLKIW",
"default": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GSLKIW"
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"link_text": "View on Amazon"
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