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Adrien Campredon

PROJECT TIMELINE
The project consists in making a highly customizable and mostly 3D printable electric cello while keeping the elegant look of an acoustic one. As I would like to make the peg box, the bridge, the tailpiece, and the end pin like acoustic cellos parts, I based myself on my own cello to make it.
I have finished all the principal components (even the strings and a preamplifier) of the cello but I still work on the removable parts.
As for the removable parts, I imagined something we can add on the extremities of the body (example : image n°3). It would be easily and quickly interchangeable. I thought this could be really useful during concert : you could put parts looks like a boat anchor while you play Titanic mucic or 4 different looks when playing The Four Seasons for example, the only limit is your imagination.
I also think of making sorts of plates we would put on the front of the body and the removable parts and that we would screw on the back of the body (image n°4). It would be like an "armor" to change the color and the appearance of the cello (for example : brushed metal plates, or multicolor plastic plates).
I hope you enjoy this project, thank you for reading !
For the current version of the project I needed to use the following modules on Catia V5 :
- Part Design
- Assembly Design
- Sketch Tracer
- Generative Shape Design
- Photo Studio
- 2 carbon or steel tubes
- pegs
- bridge (actually you can print it, but it is never as good as a real one in wood)
- preampplifier
- tailpiece
- end pin
- Part Design
- Assembly Design
- Sketch Tracer
- Generative Shape Design
- Photo Studio
- 2 tubes en carbone ou acier
- chevilles
- Chevaler : en pratique il est possible de l'imprimer mais très déconseillé pour obtenir un son de qualité et une durabilité correcte
- préamplificateur (capteur pour restituer le son)
- tire-corde
- pique
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This one is not complete, but i already find it pretty good..
Maybe could it be engraved ?
...
Or plated ?
You can make your proposal !
Maybe could it be engraved ?
...
Or plated ?
You can make your proposal !

It remains many ameliorations to do on this design but you cans see a concept of what cans be done as alternative designs !

"Armour like" customization