Jonathan Stickle

Kyle Jones
Jacob Jossart























Chimes

We figured out the notes of the chimes by subtracting .75 inches (1.905 cm) from
the biggest chime. The biggest chime is an A and it is 15 inches (38.1 cm) long. Below
is the table of the notes and lengths.
Music Notes Chime Length (in)
A4 15
B4 14.25
C4 (Middle C) 13.5
D4 12.75
E4 12
F4 11.25
G4 10.5

The first 3 Chimes were already cut and so we used a turner to find the notes.
Then we found out that each chime was .75 inches smaller than the bigger one. So we
used the pattern to finish cutting the rest of the chimes.

Here's how the chimes make the sound. First, we hit them with a metal stick.
Then the chimes will vibrate, which then vibrates the air around it at the natural
frequency of the chime. The chimes are hung by rubber bands so that they can vibrate
as much as it can.
Guitar

For our guitar we used three pieces of wood. Then, we screwed two screws into
each side of the guitar 54.5 centimeters apart. After that we tightened the string by
drilling holes through the wood and weaving the string through the holes as tight as we
can. Next, we found how a guitar theoretically worked. It didn't really work for us
because we have more variables than normal guitars had. For instance, tensions can
affect the note that is played. On regular guitars, the string is very close to the wood, so
you can only tighten it by a little. For our guitar, the string was a good inch from the
wood, so based on how hard you press down the string, you may get different notes.
Because of this, we have to remember how hard to push down at each fret.

When you press on a fret to play a note, it changes the wavelength and the
tension. As we press frets closer to the bottom, the distance gets shorter. Therefore,
the wavelength gets shorter and you get a higher note. If the tension increases, you get
a higher note also get higher because that increases the frequency. On a guitar, of a
wavelength is played by the string, so when we calculated the distances of the
wavelengths we had to divide by 2. Thats how we located the frets.




Note Frequency Wavelength
C4 261.63 131.87
D4 293.66 117.48
E4 329.63 104.66
F4 349.23 98.79
G4 392.00 88.01
A4 440.00 78.41
B4 493.88 69.85








Clarinet
Our clarinet was made using a metal tube. We cut the tube to 32.5 cm. When
we blew into the tube without any holes, we got a C. This was because a middle C has
a wavelength of 132cm, and of that is 32.5We then used the chart below to determine
where the other holes should be. We multiplied 32.5cm by the fractions to locate the
next holes down.
When you blow through the clarinet, of the sound wave is made. Therefore,
you divide the notes wavelengths by 4 and thats the distance of the wave in the tube.
The fractions locate the notes because the they are the fraction of the first wavelength.
For example, 8/9 of a C wavelength is the wavelength of the next note down. Since D is
the next note down, the note D has a wavelength 8/9 the size of a C wavelength. So
after we found ours was a C at 32.5cm, we multiplied 8/9 by 32.5 and that gave us the
next note location. This method continued.

These chimes work when the vibration of your lips is creating the pressure
differences which lead to compressions and rarefactions of the air. Those compressions
travel down the tube and leave at the first available hole. The distance from your
vibrating lips to the first available place for the air to leave controls the wavelength and
the distance is 1/4 of the full wavelength.






Note Wavelength Wavelength Frequency
C4 131.87 32.5 261.63
D4 117.48 29.37 293.66
E4 104.66 26.165 329.63
F4 98.79 24.697 349.23
G4 88.01 22.00 392.00
A4 78.41 19.60 440.00
B4 69.85 17.46 493.88






Note number Note Length Units of L
0 Do 1
1 Re 8/9
2 Mi 4/5
3 Fa 3/4
4 So 2/3
5 La 3/5
6 Ti 8/15