By Glenna Vasquez
Period 2
physics
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The purpose of this project is to make a real
working guitar out of a tissue box
Each student has to work individually in
his/her own guitar
Dee what the function of a guitar is
How can sound be produced by a rubber
band?
Standards
 4a) Sound Is a longitudinal wave whose speed
depends on the properties of the medium in
which it propagates
Objectives
1. Design and construct musical instruments
exclusively make of shoe box/ tissue box
2. Explain the physics of music
3. Explain why there are variations in sound
among instruments and among voices
Problem
 How can I make a guitar that sounds and ias
tuned like a normal guitar?
Hypothesis
 If I cut the rubber band and tie them around
the sticks at the top of my box, then I can
continue to tie them until they are in tune
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Tissue box
Rubber bands
Popsicle sticks
Paper fasteners
Construction paper
Paper
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First, I cut open a hole at the top of my box and
covered the box and paper roll with construction
paper
Then, I put holes into my paper roll and stuck
popsicle sticks in the roll
Insert the paper roll into the tissue box and hot
glue in place. Then place paper fasteners at the
bottom.
Cut rubber bands and tie one end to the paper
fastener and the other at the popsicle stick at
the top.
Hot glue popsicle sticks at the bottom of the
rubber bands in order to elevate the strings.
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While working on my guitar I noticed that the
thicker the string, the deeper the sound. Vice
versa, the thinner the string, the higher it
sounds.
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The physics of music is that when you pluck
the strings of the guitar or use a bow on the
violin or hit a key on the piano, the
movement causes vibrations. These
vibrations in turn produce sound.
This vibration is carried in the air as a
longitudinal wave and we are able to pick up
the sound and decipher the pitch.
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In conclusion, my hypothesis was correct,
because I was able to tune the guitar by
wrapping the rubber bands around the
popsicle stick until I got the right sound.
Now you are able to hear the scale on my
guitar.
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This project was a simple one.
Making a guitar was fun.
The only difficult part was when I tried tuning
my guitar because after awhile, they started
to sound weak in a different pitch.
So I had to constantly fix them.
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No hitting anyone with your guitar or any
other materials
No pointing materials at classmates
Don’t play with anyone’s projects
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Music is everywhere and can be played on the
simplest things
An issue with music is that many schools cut
funds for music classes
This is a serious issue because not only do
the students lose another extracurricular
activity, but they also lose a chance to find a
hidden talent and a chance to play a favorite
past time.
They also lose the chance and joy of playing
an instrument.