Axianov-Ronchi Irish flute in D major

Axianov-Ronchi Irish flute in D major

A brief history

Marat Axianov is a well know Russian maker of flute reamers. Around early 2020s, he developed, together with Marina Tiik, a 3d-printable Irish flute, optimised for additive manufacturing. The model has been released for free on Thingiverse in May 2024.

My remix

The original flute plays and sounds great, but I found some of its square holes a bit difficult to cover, due to the fact that I have fairly small hands. Therefore, I decided to remix the model, fitting it with traditional round holes. Round holes are far more comfortable to seal, at the cost of being a bit more difficult to print in a clean and smooth way. However, in my 3mf/print profile I've tried to address these issues, printing the flute at 0.12 layer height, 4 walls. 

I have also removed the scallops originally intended to offer a better grip on the flute: I found them a bit uncomfortable and unnecessary. Without the scallops, one can be a bit more free in hand placement/grip.

As intended by the creator, I have so made my profile and remix files available with the same Creative Commons license used for the original flute. 

Assembly

• The tenon must be glued into the middle sections, or otherwise secured with PTFE plumbing tape or similar material.
• Waxed cotton/linen/hemp thread must be used to obtain an airtight seal bewteen the flute joints. See this video on how to do the bindings: Flute tenon rebinding demo by Tony Millyard

Maintenance

• After playing, dry the bore of the flute with a soft cloth placed on the top of a wooden dowel.
• You are expected to rebind the joints every now and then, to ensure the airtightness of the flute.
• Be careful when using PTFE tape on the joints: too much will make them stuck forever or - even worse - will crack the flute.
• Since its plastic, feel free to rinse the flute with lukewarm water and dish soap to sanitize it. Remove the bindings first. Dry throuroughly and accurately before re-binding the flute and playing it again.

Design by ItalianUilleannPiper on MakerWorld (license: BY-SA).