I have to do a project on the physics behind the violin and I have no idea how to start. Anything is appreciated.
2006-12-15 07:11:59 · 8 answers · asked by Panada 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The full physics of the violin is infinitely more complicated than this, of course. The vibrating string excites the bridge which excites the sound box, and that produces most of the sound we hear.
This site will givew you a little more detail: http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/week151.html
While the vibration of the strings is ultimately responsible for the sounds a violin emits, it is the body of the violin that emits most of that sound. Strings are very poor emitters of sound because they aren't able to push on the air effectively. When the string moves back and forth through the air, the air simply flows around it to the other side. So instead of compressing and rarefying the air, as it must do in order to produce sound waves, the string just stirs the air around. But the bridge of the violin rocks back and forth as the strings' vibrate and it conveys this motion to the belly of the violin. The belly moves in and out, compressing and rarefying the air and doing a fine job of producing sound.
Hope this gets you started..Good Luck!
2006-12-15 07:37:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bow makes the strings vibrate. The frequency of that vibration relies on the thickness of the string, and the duration - shorter/thinner = top frequency/pitch. The picket frame of the violin is created to magnify the sound produced via the strings. For extra expertise, check out shopping for the way a violin is made - it is going to deliver you a lot more technical main points and in addition graphics.
2016-09-03 16:33:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The friction of the bow causes the strings to vibrate. A string's pitch will be higher as it's thickness decreases, it's length decreases or it's tension increases. The violin is tuned by using strings of a specific thickness and length then adjusting the tension. The player then modifies the length of various strings to modify the pitch.
2006-12-15 07:17:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mathematics answer is good, but these might help you as well.
Go to http://www.violinstudent.com/violinanatomyandcare
The links to look at are
The parts of a Violin, which will take you here
http://www.violinstudent.com/violinmap.html
Click the part you want to learn about and you will go to a brief description of the part.
The other link that may be of interest is the one about Rosin.
http://www.violinstudent.com/rosin.html
Between the math in the previous answer and the pictures and descriptions here you ought to get off to a good start.
Art Haule
www.ViolinStudent.com
2006-12-15 09:34:59 · answer #4 · answered by Art@violinstudent.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to start from waves. You can talk about frequency, and resonance. I think that suit well with your project about violin.
2006-12-15 08:36:22 · answer #5 · answered by Aishiteru 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
start by looking up 'accousitcs', especially dealing with waves and vibrating strings.
the strings vibrate, and the length of the string determines how high or low the note is. the vibrations are aplified by the hollow body of the instrument.
2006-12-15 07:14:52 · answer #6 · answered by Kutekymmee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A very complex instrument.. If you REALLY want to know what/how.. of the violiln then click on this:
http://www.users.bigpond.com/dkslim/essays/violin.htm
2006-12-15 07:16:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
High pitched sound waves reverberating around a shaped sound chamber. Take it from there.
2006-12-15 07:14:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋