Summary
The shawm is the loud medieval ancestor of the oboe.
This shawm has a simple six-hole fingering system. I am particularly pleased by how this model turned out. The finger spacing is not too wide (32mm between holes), and it can play a solid octave and a half.
The pitch is similar to soprano voice (tenor plus one octave).
Thanks again to John Boshua for an excellent print in ABS plastic.
Sample audio:
http://soundcloud.com/paul-francis-harrison/ja-nuns-hons-pris-shawm
Instructions
Depending on the capabilities of your printer, print the instrument as a single object, or in two segments, or in four segments. I've provided STL files so that you can print the segments in a single run or separately. The shawm in the photos was printed from ABS plastic in two segments, with an 0.1mm layer size.
Make a drinking-straw reed using the instructions here:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Practice-double-reed-from-a-drinking-straw/?ALLSTEPS
The straw should be 4-5mm diameter.
If the joints don't quite fit together, sand them a little until they do. Use some sort of grease to make tight seals between all the joints, and with the reed.
The fingering chart is straightforward:
http://www.logarithmic.net/pfh-files/design/folk-shawm-fingering.pdf
More sizes of shawm, and designs with a more complex fingering system similar to recorder, are available in the "pre-built" design pack downloadable from:
http://www.logarithmic.net/pfh/design
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