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Piano Assist

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  • Possible technologies involved:
    3D printing, laser cutting.
  • Project Type: General
  • Expected prototype budget: $50
  • Expected project cost: $0
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Project background
Playing piano typically requires the use of all 10 fingers which makes the activity challenging for someone with any missing digits or non-standard hand. This client is looking for a prosthetic device to help them play octaves on the piano (among other things). They have molds of their left hand to help develop any solution.
There are many examples of 3D printed fingers or hands online which can be used as inspiration and adapted for this use case.

Your task is to design a device which can aid in playing the left hand of piano pieces. It must be adapted to the hand of the user and match their existing range of movement. It must be durable and comfortable for extended periods. It should be washable and be as versatile as possible in the context of piano.
Past attempts
There has been no previous attempt to solving this problem. / Il n'y a pas de tentatives précédentes pour résoudre ce problème.

Piano Assist

Proposed by jboud030

Proposed on Apr 10 2025

Contact: makerlab@uottawa.ca

Categories

GNG2101/GNG2501