Shatron

Mute for Trumpet for CIAUD - Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design

This object is one of more commonly device for a brass instrument. The design solution allows optimal performance conditions as it covers all the standard sound requirements. It consists of ten recycled wood scraps of different densities and types. The structure is produced in carbon fiber filament with 3D printing technology. The product took the meaning from the pyramidal Russian roofs of the 14th century used to amplify the acoustic of the architectonic space. Shatron addresses the trumpeter as a storyteller of new artefacts.

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Unique Properties

Shatron is a modular trumpet mute system based on simple geometry. Shatron is a product of high musical performance joined to ecological responsibility, as it benefits from fine wood scraps used furniture production. Many wood industries lose material that, being too small, is neither recycled nor reused. As many of the best woods are dense, hard and widely used in the construction of musical instruments, these scraps can be an excellent opportunity to system designing in music field.

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Musical Instruments, Design Networking, Trumpet Mutes, Brass instrument, Innovative Process

Production Technology

This trumpet mute system has a support structure produced by three dimensional printing technology using polymeric filaments reinforced with carbon fiber, which guarantees great rigidity. The walls of the structure are made of wooden sheets of different densities, guaranteeing the possible customisation of the sound and according to the needs of the trumpeter.

Design Challenge

Each Shatron trumpet mute system can be composed of different types of wood, depending on the type of sound the trumpeter wishes to achieve. The structure, created using the three dimensional printing technique, and the use of a polymeric filament, reinforced with carbon fiber allow to achieve an articulated and resistant structure. This research project aims to demonstrate that this type of mute system can be extended to other musical instruments of metal family.

Project Duration

The project was produced entirely in the north of Portugal. The structure was printed in the creative space, Double Concept Bar in Viana do Castelo. The small wooden panels were produced from remnants of furniture production produced by Paredes' Moveis Aja companies. Rui Pedro Silva of Atelier Rps Aveiro performed the acoustic configuration. For two years, several trumpeters, especially teachers and students of the Arteam Professional Music School of Alto Minho tested the prototypes. Finally, also Renderixphotos and Ponto de Vista Audiovisuais were involved.

Operation Flow

The trumpet mute system is a straight, the type of trumpet most used by trumpeters. The choice of wood offers a warm tone that is completely different from metal mute systems. The polymeric structure reinforced with carbon fiber offers more resistance and, therefore, greater durability.

Research

This trumpet mute is the result of a research project based on the reuse of productive wastes from the furniture industry. This project also aims to demonstrate that territorial networks create information tracks and guarantee the flow of materials, technologies and processes of design driven innovation.

Inspiration

Shatron is an iconographic element from the early 14th century, widely used in religious architecture in the North of Russia. It is a geometric hipped roof with sharply pitched incline rising to the top to cover churches. Shatron's pyramidal geometry develops sound quality, reflecting and improving its uniformity. The structure is filled by ten wooden panels. As Pitagoras states having reached ten revert again to the unity. In addition, number ten refers to the Commandments of God.

Image Credits

Main Image: Photographer José Pedro Melo Option image#1: Photographer José Pedro Melo Option image#2: Photographer José Pedro Melo Option image#3: Photographer José Pedro Melo Option image#4: Photographer/Videomaker Flávio Cruz (Ponto de Vista Audiovisuais) Video_Shatron: Photographer/Videomaker Flávio Cruz (Ponto de Vista Audiovisuais)

Project Overview

Shatron Mute for Trumpet has been a Iron winner in the Musical Instruments Design award category in the year 2019 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

Iron Recognition

E.Aparo, L.Soares, J.Teixeira, J.Passos was recognized with the coveted Iron A' Design Award in 2020, a testament to excellence of their work Shatron Mute for Trumpet.

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Introducing Shatron: A Modular Trumpet Mute System Inspired by Iconographic Elements from the 14th Century

Shatron, a modular trumpet mute system, is a high-performance musical instrument designed by E.Aparo, L.Soares, J.Teixeira, and J.Passos, inspired by the geometric hipped roof iconographic element from the early 14th century in North Russia, aiming to enhance sound quality and ecological responsibility.

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