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30 January

Eli’s final project was creating a new instrument from PVC pipe. He gave a 5m long PVC pipe a thwack and it made a sound. What was the approximate pitch of the fifth harmonic?

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Harmonics and Overtones Sound waves have four major properties. Amplitude – How ‘tall’ the wave is. Higher amplitudes mean a louder sound as the air molecules compressed by the wave travel further. Velocity – The speed the wave travels at. …

30 January

Eli starts making a glass organ. He wants the natural harmonic range to be from an A6 to an A8. What is the largest length of glass he would need?

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30 January

Eli borrows his friend’s Horn. He notices the third harmonic is an F6 (F in the sixth octave). How long is his friend’s Alpine horn?

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30 January

Eli uses an Alpine Horn 3.5m long. What note would the fifth harmonic be approximately?

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30 January

Eli made a panpipe. If the smallest pipe was 10cm and the largest was 40cm. The smallest pipe has a frequency of 880Hz and the largest has a frequency of 3520 Hz. How many octaves does the panpipe’s natural frequency cover?

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Eli’s final project was creating a new instrument from PVC pipe. He gave a 5m long PVC pipe a thwack and it made a sound. What was the approximate pitch of the fifth harmonic?

Eli starts making a glass organ. He wants the natural harmonic range to be from an A6 to an A8. What is the largest length of glass he would need?

Eli borrows his friend’s Horn. He notices the third harmonic is an F6 (F in the sixth octave). How long is his friend’s Alpine horn?

Eli uses an Alpine Horn 3.5m long. What note would the fifth harmonic be approximately?

Eli made a panpipe. If the smallest pipe was 10cm and the largest was 40cm. The smallest pipe has a frequency of 880Hz and the largest has a frequency of 3520 Hz. How many octaves does the panpipe’s natural frequency cover?

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