Case Study: Danielle O'Hallisey achieves custom ergonomic, warm-toned 3D-printed guitar picks with Xometry

Danielle O'Hallisey combines her experience in engineering and product design with her love of music to design her own 3D Printed guitar picks!

Danielle O'Hallisey, a classical guitarist who also runs a machine and mechanical design consultancy, needed more comfortable guitar picks after age-related loss of right-hand sensitivity caused her to grip picks too tightly and experience cramping. Looking for a reliable 3D printing service to prototype her designs, she turned to Xometry.

Xometry produced her custom 3D-printed picks in Ultem with a silicone spongy grip—made with several hundred dollars of referral credits—and delivered fast, cost-effective parts. The result was a warmer, “buttery” tone and improved ergonomics that reduced hand cramping during performance, and O'Hallisey has since recommended Xometry to at least five other companies.

Danielle O'Hallisey