RCM museum to recreate historical instruments using 3D printing

Florence Lockheart
Monday, January 9, 2023

3D printing will allow Royal College of Music students and museum visitors to handle and play instruments when the original is too fragile to handle

One of the instruments recreated using 3D printing will be the earliest guitar in the world, which dates from 1581 © Phil Rowley
One of the instruments recreated using 3D printing will be the earliest guitar in the world, which dates from 1581 © Phil Rowley

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