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H4-34. Guitar And Oscilloscope
Purpose
To illustrate how a guitar works and to see its waves on an oscilloscope.
Equipment
Guitar and oscilloscope with microphone on scope/TV cart.
Setup Time
5 min.
Images
Description
Play notes or chords on the guitar to see their wave shapes on the oscilloscope. Notice that as the notes decay their wave shapes change, a result of different decay times for different harmonics.
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See pagesh1. nature of sound
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See pagesh2. wave properties of sound
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See pagesh3. standing sound waves
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See pagesh4. music
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See pagesh5. the ear
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See pagesh6. the voice
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See pagesh1. nature of sound
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See pagesh2. wave properties of sound
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See pagesh3. standing sound waves
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See pagesh4. music
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See pagesh5. the ear
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See pagesh6. the voice
Physics Lab Demos