Violin, viola, cello, double bass, banjo and guitar all produce sound from a stretched string and are called Stringed Instruments.

 

Tin Can Violin (Moose Call)

 

 

 

 

 

Get someone to help you punch a holein the bottom of a tin can using a hammer and a nail. Thread a long cotton shoelace (or heavy cotton string) through the hole and tie a knot inside the can. Hold the shoelace firmly with a wet cloth and pull allowing the shoelace to slowly slip through the cloth. You will hear a loud honking sound. It sounds like a moose.

 

This moose call operates on the same principle as the most expensive Stradivarius.

A violin is made out of wood. My moose call's resonating chamber is a tin can. A violin has four strings, My moose call has one shoelace. A violin player puts rosin on her bow to create friction on the strings that sends vibrations up the strings to make music in the resonating chamber. I put water on my cloth for the same reason. When I squeeze and pull on the string, friction sends vibrations up the shoelace and into the tin can which amplifies the sound.