singismund Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Hello,I have decided to write my EE in physics. I am going to investigate electric guitar pickups and I need help adding more 'depth' to the essay.Currently, I plan to create my own model pickup by winding a coil of enamel coated copper wire around it, and seeing how it picks up sound from a vibrating string. I will be changing the amount of turns on the coil, as well as the cross sectional area of the coil to see how it affects the induced current. I also plan to experiment with how the position of the pickup along a string (on a sonometer, that is) affects the output.The topic question i have so far, is: How does pickup winding and pickup position along a string affect the tone and timbre of the signal? I am worried that there won't be enough to write about on a high school level. I plan to analyze the tone by looking at different frequency levels and harmonics in the signal, but I feel I need more physics in this physics essay, if that makes sense. Is this a good topic? What do you think i could expand on, or analyze more to create a better, and more scientific essay?Thank you. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbaggon Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 Hey, I'm thinking of similar topic for my physics EE and I wonder if you'd like to share some thoughts on how this topic worked for you. Thanks in advance! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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