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Title: Variable Tension Guitar
PIRA: 3D 22.35

Demonstrates: Change in pitch due to amount of tension the wire feels.
Description: One of the strings in a guitar is removed, and replaced with a fishing line. This is connected to a pulley, and then some 1 kg weights. Changing the weight changes the pitch.
Instructions: Can be used in a variety of ways, however, particularly useful for showing the effects of doubling tension.
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