3-D Printers Bring Historic Instruments Back To The Future

http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2015/05/02/403273608/3-d-printers-bring-historic-instruments-back-to-the-future

Researchers at the University of Connecticut are discovering a new way to put 3D printers to use. By taking X-rays and CT scans of earlier models of wind instruments, they are studying the slight variations in build that made individual instruments produce coveted sounds. Through the use of the printers, they are hoping to be able to make replicas of these models that will behave exactly like their 19th century twins.