tuning fork mounted on resonance box
Date: circa 1960
Inventory Number: 2002-1-0005b
Classification: Tuning Fork
Maker: American
Cultural Region:
Dimensions:
16 x 30.5 x 12.5 cm (6 5/16 x 12 x 4 15/16 in.)
Material:
Description:
One of a matched pair of tuning forks mounted on a resonance box. A rubber and wood double-faced mallet was used to make the tines ring. Both forks are labelled as 256 VPS (standard "C").
In Collection(s)
Signedunsigned
FunctionTo demonstrate the properties of sound waves. The resonance box amplifies and prolongs the tone produced by the tuning fork.