Examples of resonance of sound in tubes

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The discussion centers on the resonance of sound in tubes, specifically through a lab experiment involving a water-filled tube and a tuning fork. Participants noted that resonance occurs at specific lengths of the tube, resulting in a sharp increase in sound loudness. Real-life applications of this principle include musical instruments such as flutes and trumpets, as well as amplifiers like guitar amplifiers and organs, which utilize tube resonance for sound amplification.

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Hello :)
We did a lab in class and the lab was about resonance of air columns. We used a tube and filled it with water. Then we held a tuning fork above the tube to see at which points the resonance occurs. If a vibrating fork is held over the open end of the column, the loudness of the sound will increase very sharply at specific lengths of the tube. Now the problem is I have to come up with a real-life application of resonace of sound in tubes, and I can't seem to think of an example. Help me!
 
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You can't think of any example of applications of resonance in tubes? Just about any musical instrument that consists of mainly a tube (flute, trumpet, marimba (if it has these tubes hanging underneath) etc..) uses exactly this principle.
Also I believe amplifiers (for example a guitar amplifier) use tubes like this.
 
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The organ is a classic example.
 

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