Music and Strings

Develop Your Understanding

1. Did the diameter of the wire have an effect on the pitch of the sound produced? If it did, what was the effect?

2. Why was steel wire used in this investigation? Could copper wire be substituted and produce similar results?

3. What is the relationship between string tension and the pitch of the sound produced?

4. What is the relationship between the length of the string and the pitch of the sound produced?

5. Were any harmonics of the fundamental frequencies produced? How would you confirm this?

6. Why do string instruments have more than one string? How many should they have?


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