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Dependingonhowtightthestringis,
differentnoteswillcomefromit.Oncethestringsarehit,theyvibratesidetosideandform
transversewaves.Thewaveshitthetopoftheinstrumentandcomeoffassoundwaves.
Differentnotemakedifferentfrequenciesthatcanrangefrom261.63Hzto440Hz.Thehigher
thefrequencythehigherpitchednoiseitmakes.ThenaturalnotesfoundontheUkuleleareG,
C,E,AwhichcreatesaCchord.However,ourinstrumentisdesignedonaGchord.Whichis
builtonaGscalewithonesharp.Usingthefirst,third,fifth,andseventhofthescale,ourstring
aretunedtoG,B,D,andF#.Themorenotescanbemadewithdifferentfingeringonthe
strings.Thelengthofthestringsallowcertainnotestobeplayed.Ourstringis33cm.The
woodenboxwiththeholeamplifiesthesoundallowingmorepeopletohearit.Whenthesound
waveshitthebox,moreairisdisturbedsomoresoundisproduced.Theboxmeetsthesame
frequencyasthestringsvibrating.
Note
Frequency(Hz)
Wavelength
G
4
392.00
88.01
440
78.41
493.88
69.85
261.63
131.87
293.66
117.48
329.63
104.66
F#
369.99
93.24
G
5
783.99
44.01