About the Travelele
A compact frame-style ukulele designed around what 3D printing can and can't do, and meant as a good first large print. It needs only a 200 mm print area and five printed parts, plus strings and tuners. The main frame is three parts: the frame, the neck and a printed truss rod that joins them. Like a guitar's truss rod, it lets you adjust the neck angle and so the string height, together with the nut and bridge. There's space for a piezo pickup to make it electric. The designer puts the hardware at under €10.
The video is a maker's build-and-play of the Travelele, not the designer's own.
What you'll need
Printed parts
- Frame, neck and truss rod
- Two more parts (see the page)
Bought parts
- Ukulele tuners
- Ukulele strings
- Optional: piezo pickup
Tools
- A tuner
Video
Play video: This 3D-printed ukulele only costs $10 to make (loads YouTube)
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Photos
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