French violinist/engineer Laurent Bernadac has designed the first playable electric violin created with 3D printing technology.
Based on the model of a real Stradivarius violin, the instrument is called the '3Dvarius' and is printed as one single piece.
Learn more about the 3Dvarius on the project's website. You can also get learn about it's production via a making-of video.
See the Bernadac and his 3Dvarius in action in the video below.
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