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title: 'I Tested Insane 3D Printed Instruments!'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ur9j1r5WXJ4'
video_id: 'Ur9j1r5WXJ4'
date: 2026-07-25
duration_sec: 709
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# I Tested Insane 3D Printed Instruments!

> Source: [I Tested Insane 3D Printed Instruments!](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ur9j1r5WXJ4)

## Summary

In this video, the creator tests a variety of 3D printed musical instruments, from a Super Mario fidget toy to a fully functional electric guitar. The instruments include flutes, ukuleles, ocarinas, death whistles, and more, showcasing the capabilities of modern 3D printing technology.

### Key Points

- **Staff Flute** [00:01] — A 3D printed staff that transforms into a flute, demonstrated as a fun and functional instrument.
- **3D Printed Ukulele** [00:52] — A fully 3D printed ukulele, tuned and played, showing good sound quality.
- **Drone Flute** [01:42] — A 3D printed drone flute that plays two notes simultaneously, producing a unique sound.
- **Tiny Keychain Flute** [02:15] — A miniature 3D printed flute on a keychain, surprisingly playable and portable.
- **Death Whistle Decibel Test** [02:56] — The Aztec death whistle measured 118 dB, demonstrating its loud and terrifying sound.
- **Boom Whackers** [03:26] — 3D printed boom whackers that can be arranged as a pan flute, reminiscent of elementary school instruments.
- **Dragon Recorder** [04:07] — A dragon-themed recorder, adding a cool aesthetic to a classic instrument.
- **Aztec Death Whistle** [04:20] — A small death whistle that produces a terrifying sound, historically used to frighten enemies.
- **Giant Death Whistle** [04:47] — A large version of the death whistle, too big to blow by lungs, so a leaf blower was used.
- **Prusa Printers Overview** [05:01] — The creator uses Prusa XL (5 print heads for multi-color) and Prusa Core 1 (newest with enclosure).
- **3D Printed Violin** [06:06] — A fully 3D printed violin body with a separate neck, tuned and playable despite lacking a chin rest.
- **Giant Frog Percussion** [07:07] — A large 3D printed frog that makes croaking sounds when stroked, used as a percussion instrument.
- **Bird Whistle** [07:32] — A 3D printed bird whistle that requires water to produce bird-like sounds, tested outdoors.
- **Djembe Drums** [08:20] — 3D printed djembe-like drums in two pieces, playable with hands.
- **Maracas** [09:17] — 3D printed maracas with beads inside, printed in one piece.
- **Tapophone** [09:31] — A percussion instrument that is tapped with a stick, also works like a pan flute when blown.
- **Prussicaster Electric Guitar** [10:08] — A fully functional 3D printed electric guitar with an exoskeleton design, light and with good sound.

### Conclusion

3D printing can create a wide range of functional musical instruments, from simple whistles to complex electric guitars, making instrument creation accessible to hobbyists and demonstrating the versatility of additive manufacturing.

## Transcript

instruments in the world. Like this insane staff that transforms into a flute or this epic 3D printed electric guitar. I even printed the world's loudest death whistle. Okay, this is the first thing we 3D printed. This is a
first thing we 3D printed. This is a Super Mario fidget toy.
testing a violin you can print at home. a crazy staff that turns into a flute instruments. Next, I printed off an ocarina like the one from The Legend of
really good, but it looks kind of boring. So, we did kinds of filament to make your prints glow-in-the-dark. Believe it or not,
this ukulele was completely 3D printed. We finally got this tuned. Now, it's We finally got this tuned. Now, it's time to try it out. Wow, this thing sounds [Music]
ukulele in my life. That's a ukulele. Okay, this is the hidden staff flute. called Teletunes. Okay, apparently you just take off this cap and take off this and it turns into a staff. All right, let's try
it. That is just so fun. Okay, this is a hidden staff, but it's also a flute. Feel like I'm playing a flute. I'm a floutist. Subscribe to Land and Purifo or taste the wrath of my staff [Music]
flute. Whoa. So, this is a drone flute. flute. Whoa. So, this is a drone flute. It plays two notes at once. Listen.
pocket. They also make all of these the banana flute. Banana. [Applause] [Applause] This kind of looks like a recorder.
play this one? It doesn't have any like holes. Oh my gosh, that's loud. Oh, look this. This one even has a little keychain. Oh. Oh, it's so tiny. If this
actually sounds good, this is going to be like the most portable instrument
Oh, that's so cool. It's the jazz scale. You like jazz?
probably going to freak out. I have a decibel reader right here. We're going to see how many decb this gets up to. All right, here we go. 3 2
1 Oh my gosh, dude. It's so loud. Yeah, that was definitely 118 dB. I 3D printed that was definitely 118 dB. I 3D printed boom whackers. These things are
awesome, guys. I just figured something out. You can turn these into a pan were the Boomhackers. Just like the Boomhackers,
school, so this one really brings me back. But in elementary school, I didn't have a dragon recorder. This thing is pretty lit. This would give you like a,000 plus aura if you pulled up to kindergarten with this. Like come
kindergarten with this. Like come [Music]
on. Yeah, I wish I had the 3D printed dragon recorder when I was in first grade. Recorder Squad, let me know where you're at in the comments if you played recorder. This thing's awesome. Next up, I printed an Aztec death whistle. It was
said that the Aztecs used to blow into these to frighten their enemies because well, I've never blown into this before. So, let's go ahead and try it. All [Music] go. All right, that does sound literally
terrifying. If I heard this like going into war, I think I would pee my band. But, I decided to print a giant one. I'm pretty sure this is the largest death whistle in the world. Let's try to blow into this one. The hole is way bigger
That's all the breath in my lungs. But, I have an idea. Okay, this might be a stupid idea, but we have a leaf blower. I'm going to try to leaf blow into this cuz my lungs just can't handle this. It's going to like blow out of my hand,
man. All right, here we go. Three, two, one. wondering what printers I'm using, I'm using the Prussa XL right here. And then
over there is the Prussa Core 1. The Prussaor 1 is their newest printer and the enclosure. It's just super pretty. You have a glass door right here. It printing. And then this is the big daddy. This is the Prussa XL. This thing
has five printer heads, which means you can have five different filaments ready to go, and it will be able to take a head, print one color, go to the other head, print another color. It's crazy. So, once you finish with a print, you
which is this piece. And then all you do is bend the build plate a little bit. then it's ready to remove. These are just supports that help the build so was kind enough to send both of these units out, and it came in clutch. I
Now, I'm pretty familiar with it. If you're actually looking to get a 3D description. You can see all of Prussa's awesome printers. I printed out a violin. The crazy thing about this violin is that the 3D printer printed
off this whole entire body in one piece, and then it was just the neck. I did violin, but everything worked great and it's all tuned. I just haven't played it yet. Okay, I have our bow right here. I just realized there's no chin rest. I
we can still play it. Let's try this. Here we than my real [Music]
violin. Oh, it [Music] works. Wow. I want someone that actually knows how to play violin to try this. That was supposed to be the McDonald's jingle. Here's Twinkle,
McDonald's jingle. Here's Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.
would use in percussion. You would stroke their back with a little wood stick and it'd make like frog noises. I saw the model online and I had to print it off. But then I was like, I want a giant frog. So on the software, I just
made the frog bigger and tried printing it off. And this is what I got. A giant it off. And this is what I got. A giant frog. He's so heavy. Listen to this frog. He's so heavy. Listen to this croak. And listen to this
croak. Look how chunky he is, man. And now they're friends. I just printed off this bird, but it's also a whistle. Oh, you're supposed to put water in this and then it sounds like a bird, I guess. Okay, so just water. Oh, he's puking.
Okay, so just water. Oh, he's puking. Let's try this out.
made it out to nature and we are now going to test this bird whistle and see going to test this bird whistle and see if we can call in any
These are 3D printed like bongo kind of things. I think they're jimbe jimbe don't know what these are called, but they're cool. Uh they 3D printed in two pieces. We just had the top lid part and then like the red part. There's like a
bunch of ways you can play this. You can just hit it in the crazy. I'm not a Jimbe drum player so don't criticize.
don't criticize. How do you play Hello. And to go along with the drums, I got maracas. These were actually really fun to print. They printed with the beads. So, they printed and then you
just take it off and there's beads in there somehow
little holes so you can like I don't know what I'm
in there. Anyways, it's pretty crazy the amount of percussion you can actually make with 3D printers. This is the tapophone. As you might have just saw, you just tap. You tap with this thing. It's 3D printed. It
tap with this thing. It's 3D printed. It has a really thin layer on the top. sick. Hey, it kind of works like a pan flute, too. Look at that. That's pretty
the most insane 3D printed instrument you've ever seen. This is the Prusser.
guitar and they just give away the file for anyone to print off at home. So in make it any color you want. You could even make this whole thing glow-in-the-dark. The like exoskeleton octagon design is just so cool. I have
the perfect guitar cable to match this crazy guitar. And of course, we have our 3D printed guitar pick. Okay, we have the Prussicaster hooked up to the amp. the Prussicaster hooked up to the amp. Let's crank this
up. Ooh, this thing already sounds [Music] exciting. The guitar is so light. It It feels different, but it's really feels different, but it's really [Music]
cool. The center of gravity is also like right dead in the middle, too. right dead in the middle, too. [Music]
[Music] This thing is parts. Prussa actually made a great video explaining how this thing is put together, and I'm honestly blown away by this. This is definitely one of the most
impressive instruments. Big shout out to Prussa for sponsoring this video and Don't forget to like and subscribe. And if YouTube's algorithm actually works, if YouTube's algorithm actually works, you're going to love this video. Next,