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Man builds bow holder for physically disabled boy

Shared by Ana Duarte on 2019-06-17 11:45

About the solution

Jack is a physically disabled young boy who plays the violin. He wanted a custom adaption to play his violin, and that’s when Bill Sand, a volunteer from the charity May We Help (an organisation that develops gadgets to increase the autonomy level of disabled people), stepped in.

Bill developed a violin bow using 3D printing technology, plastic and metal. This new bow allows Jack to have more control over his instrument. This also gives him more confidence as a musician.

He already had some handmade adaptions made using tape, pieces of foam, etc. However these adaptations are not consistent, and Jack needed a more permanent solution so that we would learn, develop and master his musical skills. Also, Jack wanted a solution that would keep up with his growth.

The young musician got his new bow holder in 2015.

Adapted from: https://bit.ly/2FeOBrA

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Bill Sand, from the USA, created a bow holder for Jack, a physically disabled boy who plays the violin.

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  • lukef • Tue, 12/06/2022 - 16:42

    This design is really ingenuitive. I'm a high school senior doing a similar prosthetics-related project, and I'm inspired by the clamp design used for the bow. Is there a way I could access the CAD file for the design so I could make a copy or at least have the dimensions? It'd be extremely helpful

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