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Curvy Clarinet, a 3D-printed clarinet
Photo: Nkosi Smith via Printables, CC BY-NC-SA. Resized and converted to WebP.
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Curvy Clarinet

A compact curved clarinet in D minor pentatonic that takes a soprano-sax mouthpiece

Designed by Nkosi Smith, published on Printables

CC BY-NC-SA No commercial use Build info 2/5

Licence verified on Printables, 20 October 2026.

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Scale
6-note D minor pentatonic
Mouthpiece
Soprano sax mouthpiece and reed
Cork
Soprano sax cork, or the printed TPU cork
Print
Supports and/or brim at the mouthpiece overhang
Difficulty
Easy to medium
On Printables
45 likes · 315 downloads · 1 makes · 5 comments (as of 20 Oct 2026)

About the Curvy Clarinet

A clarinet with 'a surprisingly low tone for its size'. The curved shape packs a long acoustic length into a compact body and allows close hole spacing. It plays a six-note D minor pentatonic scale and uses a soprano sax mouthpiece and reed, with either a soprano sax cork or a TPU cork printed from the included file. The mouthpiece end has a steep overhang, so you may need supports and/or a brim. The designer's short demo plays it alongside his other printed instruments.

What you'll need

Printed parts

  • Clarinet body
  • Optional: TPU cork

Bought parts

  • Soprano saxophone mouthpiece, ligature and reed
  • Soprano sax cork (or print one)

Build overview

Print settings

  • Overhang: Supports and/or brim at the mouthpiece
  • Cork: TPU

Video

Play video: 3D-printed instruments demo (loads YouTube)
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Photos

  • Curvy Clarinet, photo 1 of 1

All photos: Nkosi Smith, from the design page on Printables, licensed CC BY-NC-SA. We resized them and converted them to WebP. These adapted versions are shared under the same licence.

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