HMC
Air Column Instruments
Organ Pipes – 3D32.10

- There are metal organ pipes of several different lengths with plungers to vary the lengths of the tube or caps for an open or closed pipe.
Location: Galileo F
MUSICAL PIPES - 3D32.25

- PVC tubes are cut to length as to resonate at a musical frequency.
- The pipes are: F: 392 HZ (0.24m); G: 392 HZ (0.213m); A: 440 Hz (0.189m); Bb: 466 Hz (0.178 m); C: 523 Hz (0.158 m); D: 587 Hz (0.140m); E: 659 Hz (0.124m).
- Hit the pipes on your palm and compare the notes to the length of the pipes.
Location: Jacobs B122 - Shelf 264
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