Possibly the most ambitious thing I'll ever try...

[Kayin]

I own a few musical patents, and I'm gonna put them to use, with a few new ideas I may be patenting along the way... but before you guys ask, copylefted. If you can do this for free and not lose huge amounts of cash, go for it.

This is the first set of renders for my monobloc valve cluster for my self-designed French horn. Everything in this is to scale and working. Short of the solid valves, that is.

If you see no springs, you're not blind.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/valveblock4.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/valveblock.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/valveblock2.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/valveblock3.png

That's about six or seven hours of design work, and there's a LOT more to go.

[Trace]

Dude, if you build that, I EXPECT A WORKLOG!

[raistnox]

i would have to agree that is seriously amazing and to think i get stumped every time i clean my trumpet tryin to get the valves put back in the right way and whatnot