Modular Hardanger Fiddle Print Files

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Make the first ever 3D printed Hardanger fiddle! This purchase gives you all the files you need to 3D print and build a Hardanger fiddle or a standard violin with understrings.

The Hardanger fiddle is available for Version 1, 2, and 4. Building V4 is highly recommended!

The Hardanger Fiddle is a Norwegian folk instrument. It has four playing strings and four understrings that resonate sympathetically. Hardanger Fiddles have a string length of 300mm, whereas a standard violin is 330mm. This download also includes a 330mm neck for understrings, so you can make a standard violin with understrings as well as a Hardanger Fiddle.

I am now mounting the understrings to the body, NOT to the tailpiece. This reduces stress to the tailpiece (they were breaking) and allows you to use a standard 4-string tailpiece (printed or off-the-shelf). This modified body is included in the download.

For V4 there is only one tuner option: Tune-a-lele tuners. These may break for a full size violin build, so buy a few extra and keep them in your case. For a Hardanger fiddle I think they will be just fine.

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This purchase gives you access to a ZIP file of the latest Hardanger Modular Fiddle print files. This includes all STL files for printing. Assembly documentation can be found on the build instructions and info page, here.

The Modular Fiddle (including the Hardanger files) is “licensed” CC-BY-SA. You may use the design for commercial use. Please share any and all variations publicly, or by sending them to me — David@openfabpdx.com. Please credit OpenFab PDX for the original design and link to www.openfabpdx.com if possible.

Please encourage others to support this work by sharing the link to the OpenFab store. Also, while the license does not forbid it, please don’t share these files publicly (but do share derivatives publicly).