Singing Wineglasses

Abstract
Contents

1 Introduction

2
 Figure 1

Figure 2

3
2 How does a wineglass make a sound?

4
3 Oscillation of a wineglass

Figure 3

5
 °

Figure 4

6
Figure 5

7
4 Kinetic and potential energies

8
Figure 6

9
5 Frequencies

10
 Figure 7

6 Conclusion

11
 Figure 8

References

Wine Glasses, Bell Modes, and Lord Rayleigh 28

More Fun with Singing Glasses 37
In Vino Veritas: A study of wineglass acoustics 51
Tuning the pitch of a wine glass by playing with the
liquid inside 29
A storm in a wineglass 75
The resonant excitation of a wineglass using
positive feedback with optical sensin 66

12