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tuning fork

by Abby Connors

Sep 6, 2016

Can anyone tell me where I can get a big tuning fork,like 10"? online it never says the size. I want to do the tuning- fork-in-water experiment but only have a 5" tuning fork that doesn't make a splash at all.

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Candyce On 9/06/16, Abby Connors wrote: > Can anyone tell me where I can get a big tuning fork,like > 10"? online it never says the size. I want to do the tuning- > fork-in-water experiment but only have a 5" tuning fork that > doesn't make a splash at all.

I purchased a set of 8 tuning forks from School Specialty. I haven't ...See More

Sep 7, 2016

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Whomever I'm surprised it doesn't splash. Is it 5 inches from top to bottom of the handle? That would be small. If the fork part is 5 inches it should work.

When you strike it against the rubber base, can you hear the sound? You just have to put the very tip of one tine in the water to get the splash. Maybe try a higher note?

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Sep 15, 2016

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molly It actually depends on the note. Last year we were learning about sound and borrowed tuning forks from the music teachers, we found that since the different sounds had different sound waves only some of them made the water splash all over the place. Check it before you do it with your class.

That being said before going out to buy them dou...See More

Nov 17, 2016

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Abby Connors Molly, I just saw your post. Thanks. I finally found out most of this through trial and error - mostly I needed the bigger fork, plus I needed to hit it harder! I agree with you about the wood - a really nice sound is when I touch the ringing fork to a guitar or ukulele.

On 11/17/16, molly wrote: > It actually depends on the note. Last ...See More

Dec 11, 2016

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