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Side Blown Flute in A Major, a 3D-printed flute
Photo: Nicolas Bras via Printables, CC BY-NC-SA. Resized and converted to WebP.
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Side Blown Flute in A Major

A three-part 6-hole transverse flute, plus a version made from electrical conduit

Designed by Nicolas Bras, published on Printables

CC BY-NC-SA No commercial use Build info 3/5

Licence verified on Printables, 20 October 2026.

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Key
A major, 6 holes
Printed version
3 parts, glued; sand the holes lightly
Pipe version
20 mm OD / 17 mm ID conduit with a drilling blueprint
Designer
An instrument maker known for plastic-pipe instruments
Difficulty
Easy
On Printables
122 likes · 1,663 downloads · 5 makes · 14 comments (as of 20 Oct 2026)

About the Side-blown flute (A)

An instrument maker known for making instruments from plastic pipe printed a copy of one of his pipe flutes to see how it would turn out. It worked well enough to share. The first version is fully printed in three parts. Glue them together, lightly sand the holes, and it's ready to play. The second uses a piece of 20 mm (17 mm inside) European electrical conduit, with a blueprint for drilling the holes. His video shows how it was made and how it sounds.

What you'll need

Printed parts

  • 3 flute parts (or the parts for the pipe version)

Bought parts

  • Glue
  • For the pipe version: 20 mm OD × 17 mm ID electrical conduit

Tools

  • Sandpaper
  • Drill (pipe version)

Video

Play video: 3D-printed flute: does it sound any good? (loads YouTube)
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Photos

  • Side Blown Flute in A Major, photo 1 of 6
  • Side Blown Flute in A Major, photo 2 of 6
  • Side Blown Flute in A Major, photo 3 of 6
  • Side Blown Flute in A Major, photo 4 of 6
  • Side Blown Flute in A Major, photo 5 of 6
  • Side Blown Flute in A Major, photo 6 of 6

All photos: Nicolas Bras, 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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