Print2Play

A spool of filament.
A working instrument.
A kid who gets to play.

Print2Play 3D prints real, playable instruments — guiros, hand drums, ocarinas, recorders, maracas, even violins — then teaches free workshops so kids across Sarasota who wouldn't otherwise get an instrument in their hands can make music with one.

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A Print2Play mentor and a young student writing quarter notes together on a whiteboard during a workshop.

Music lessons usually start with an instrument you don't have.

An instrument like a violin can be out of reach for a lot of families — and even an affordable instrument like a recorder doesn't help if there's no one teaching a kid how to use it. We closed that gap by 3D printing real, playable instruments on our own machines, and pairing every one with a musical workshop — free for the receiving families.

Six instruments, straight off the printer bed

Every instrument in our lineup is 3D printed, finished by hand, and actually played — not just displayed.

A batch of bright green 3D-printed frog guiros, ready for workshop kits.
Seven 3D-printed hand drums with brightly colored drumheads.
3D-printed ocarinas in black and white finishes.
Two black 3D-printed recorders
A fully strung, playable 3D-printed violin, finished in matte black.
A pair of striped 3D-printed maracas with purple handles.

Frog guiros

A scraped percussion instrument — drag a stick along its ridged back for a croaking rhythm.

Hand drums

A hand-played drum built for group rhythm and call-and-response.

Ocarinas

A wind instrument played by covering finger holes while blowing across the mouthpiece.

Recorders

A first melody instrument, played with standard recorder fingering.

Violins

A bowed string instrument, fully strung and ready to play.

Maracas

A first rhythm instrument, easy for any age to pick up.

6

instruments printed and assembled in-house, from maracas to violin.

$0

cost to the kids and families who come to a workshop.

100%

volunteer-run, from the printer to the teaching.

A mentor teaching rhythm notation to a student at a Print2Play workshop table.

We don't just hand out instruments. We teach with them.

Each session pairs a printed instrument with real instruction — rhythm, notation, and enough technique that a kid leaves able to actually play something, not just hold something.

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From the workshop floor

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Students raising their hands during a Print2Play workshop activity.
A mentor and student writing music notation together.
3D-printed ocarinas in black and white finishes.
Recorders mid-print on the Print2Play 3D printer bed.

Your donation goes straight into the next instrument.

We're an all-volunteer team — no paid staff, no marketing budget — so almost everything we raise turns into filament, strings, and hardware.

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