If a musical instrument such as a trumpet or flute is “flat”, should the pipe be lengthened or shortened? explain

If a trumpet or a flute is flat, the pipe should be shortened to increase the pitch of the sound.

Explanation :

Musical instruments such as trumpet or flute work on the concept of sound waves. A flute or trumpet acts like a hollow tube with some holes. When the air is blown inside it, longitudinal sound waves are produced due to different wave frequencies.

If we reduce the length of the pipe; it produces higher frequency inside the tube. Whereas, longer tubes create sound waves of lower frequencies, generating low sound.

Hence, the length of a flute or trumpet should be shortened if it’s flat.

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