Vibrating string

A vibration in a string is a wave. A vibrating string mostly produces a sound with constant frequency. As frequency characterizes the pitch, the sound produced is a constant note.

Vibrating strings are the basis of any string instrument like guitar, cello, or piano.

See also

• String instruments
• Fretted instruments
• Pitch

Other websites

• Java simulation of waves on a string
• Physics of a harpsichord string
• A study of chaotic motion in strings