Sound & Waves
Sound and waves equipment supports demonstration of acoustic and wave behaviour principles. Suitable for classroom experiments, these tools help visualise frequency, vibration, and resonance. Australian educators rely on durable teaching aids for engaging physics instruction.
Advanced Resonance Apparatus for Sound and Frequency Experiments
- Advanced resonance apparatus for laboratory and educational use
- Designed for sound resonance and air-column experiments
- Includes 1 m long vertical stand with metric scale as listed
- Uses a 20 mm plastic tube connected to a 1 L water vessel
- Water level in the tube is adjusted by raising or lowering the vessel
- Supplied with tuning fork as listed
- Supports resonance detection by listening at the tube mouth
- Helps determine resonant air-column lengths
- Useful for calculating wavelength and frequency relationships
- Suitable for sound, waves and acoustics teaching
- Keep water away from electrical equipment and bench edges
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 232.90 (Ex GST)
Aluminium Siren Disc, 175 mm Diameter with 10/6 mm Stem
- Aluminium siren disc for sound and frequency demonstrations
- Disc diameter listed as 175 mm
- Complete with 10/6 mm stem
- Mounted design allows the disc to be rotated during demonstration
- Includes 4 rows of holes around the disc
- Hole counts listed as 24, 30, 36 and 48
- Hole ratio of 4:5:6:8 supports musical chord demonstration
- Produces a siren tone when a fine jet of air passes through rotating holes
- Suitable for sound, pitch, vibration and wave teaching activities
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 78.50 (Ex GST)
Anodised Aluminium Resonance Tube for Sound and Frequency Experiments
- Resonance tube for sound and wave demonstrations
- Made from anodised aluminium as listed
- Straight tube design for simple resonance experiments
- Tube diameter listed as 50 mm
- Tube length listed as 600 mm
- Used with a loudspeaker to create resonance
- Supports studies of frequency and tube length
- Useful for teaching standing waves and sound resonance
- Suitable for school and university physics laboratories
- See also Kundt’s Tube LC-80-SW1996-001 as listed
- Loudspeaker and signal generator are not included unless specified
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 65.90 (Ex GST)
Blued Steel Tuning Forks, Sound and Vibration Demonstration Range
- Blued steel tuning forks for sound and vibration demonstration work
- Frequency options span low C 128 Hz to upper C 512 Hz
- Suitable for use with stroboscopes, mirrors, water, and ping pong balls
- Can also support demonstrations with oscilloscopes and lasers
- Uniform fork dimensions support consistent classroom and laboratory handling
From AUD 7.50 (Ex GST)
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Chladni’s Plates Set with Violin Bow and Sand
- Chladni’s plates set for laboratory and educational use
- Supplied as set of 2 plates as listed
- Includes square and round bronze plates
- Plate size listed as about 150 mm
- Plates are centrally mounted to a clamp as listed
- Clamp allows the plate to be fixed to a bench
- Designed so the plate is held rigidly while able to vibrate freely
- Includes violin bow and sand as listed
- Demonstrates vibration patterns and natural frequencies
- Sand collects along nodal lines to form visible patterns
- Useful for sound, resonance and wave demonstrations
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 248.90 (Ex GST)
Chrome Plated Tuning Fork Set of 8 in Foam Case
- Chrome plated tuning fork set for sound demonstrations
- Set includes 8 tuning forks
- Supplied in a foam storage case
- Suitable for pitch, frequency and vibration teaching
- Useful for resonance, sound wave and acoustics demonstrations
- Practical apparatus for school physics and general science laboratories
- Chrome plated finish supports repeated classroom handling
- Spare individual forks are available on request
- Suitable for use with compatible sound demonstration accessories
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 33.90 (Ex GST)
Kundt’s Tube Apparatus with Microphone and Speaker
- Kundt’s apparatus for laboratory and educational use
- Designed for the study of sound and waves
- Useful for standing wave, resonance and tone demonstrations
- Transparent resonance tube as listed
- Tube size listed as 50 mm diameter × 800 mm length
- Includes 800 mm metric scale as listed
- Includes 2 side holes with sliding shutters
- Includes adjustable piston for resonance experiments
- Includes miniature microphone that can be passed up the tube
- Includes mini-speaker that fits to one end of the tube
- Requires compatible signal generator to run the equipment
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 439.50 (Ex GST)
Melde’s Apparatus for String Vibration and Wave Experiments
- Melde’s apparatus for laboratory and educational use
- Formerly known as a vibrator for strings as listed
- Designed to vibrate a taut length of cord horizontally
- Operates with 4–8 V AC as listed
- Used with a high-power signal generator
- Demonstrates standing waves, frequency and wavelength
- Armature includes a hole for attaching the cord
- Includes bench clamp as listed
- Includes pulley on rod to guide cord over bench edge
- Allows cord tension to be set using a hanging weight
- Suitable for wave motion and string vibration experiments
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 230.50 (Ex GST)
Powell’s Pattern Wave Motion Apparatus with Rotating Scale
- Powell’s pattern wave motion apparatus for physics demonstrations
- IEC version as listed
- Demonstrates both longitudinal and transverse wave motion
- Moulded and quietly running system as listed
- Designed to reduce noisy and rattly operation compared with other designs
- Includes 0–360° rotating scale at the handle
- Scale supports study of sine wave action
- Cam rotation allows students to observe wave formation
- Useful for teaching wavelength, amplitude, phase and wave motion
- Suitable for school and university physics laboratories
- Keep fingers and loose items clear of moving cams and parts
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 219.50 (Ex GST)
Savart’s Tone Wheel Alloy STEM Apparatus, 73 mm Discs
- Savart’s tone wheel apparatus for sound and vibration demonstrations
- Consists of 4 toothed metal discs mounted on a central shaft
- Disc diameter listed as approximately 73 mm
- Alloy construction as listed
- Supplied with 10 / 6 mm diameter stem as listed
- Each disc has a different number of teeth
- Tooth counts listed as 36, 45, 54 and 72
- Tooth ratio is 4 : 5 : 6 : 8
- Produces tones when a stiff card is held against the rotating wheel edge
- Combined sound from all four discs can demonstrate a natural musical chord
- Useful for acoustics, frequency and vibration teaching
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 109.90 (Ex GST)
Siren Disc Blow Tube Only, Metal with Jet
- Metal blow tube for siren disc demonstrations
- Designed for use with Siren Disc LC-80-SW3760-001
- Fine jet directs air onto the rotating disc holes
- Helps create a siren sound during approved demonstrations
- Suitable for sound, pitch and frequency teaching activities
- Useful accessory for school physics and STEM laboratories
- Metal construction for repeated classroom use
- Confirm compatibility with the siren disc setup before ordering
- Supplied as the blow tube only
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 9.50 (Ex GST)
Sonometer Spare Set of Wires
- Spare wire set for compatible sonometer apparatus
- Suitable for sound, vibration and Mersenne’s law demonstrations
- Includes brass wire
- Includes iron wire
- Includes badminton racket wire
- Supports comparison of different string or wire materials
- Useful for frequency, pitch and vibrating string experiments
- Suitable for school physics and teaching laboratory workflows
- Confirm compatibility with the sonometer before ordering
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 18.90 (Ex GST)
Sound Level Meter for Measuring Noise and Sound Levels
- Sound level meter for laboratory and educational sound measurement
- Measurement range listed as 30.0 dB to 130.0 dB
- Supports A weighting and C weighting as listed
- Frequency range listed as 31.5 Hz to 8000 Hz
- Fast and slow response selectable
- LED backlit display for easier reading
- Pocket sized design as listed
- Plastic casing as listed
- Size listed as 210 × 55 × 32 mm
- 9 V format listed in supplied specification
- Confirm calibration requirement before use
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 171.90 (Ex GST)
Spare Bell for Bell Jar Experiment Kit
- Replacement bell for Bell Jar Experiment Kit
- Suitable for LC-80-MS0019-01 experiment kit
- Used for sound in vacuum demonstrations
- Bell diameter stated as 60 mm
- Overall dimensions stated as approximately 130 mm × 85 mm
- Bell jar kit, vacuum plate and pump are not included
- For laboratory or educational use under appropriate supervision
AUD 26.50 (Ex GST)
Tuning Fork Set of 8, Blued Steel in Case
- Blued steel tuning fork set for sound demonstrations
- Set includes 8 tuning forks
- Supplied in a polystyrene storage case
- Listed notes and frequencies include C256, D288 and E320
- Also includes F341.3, G384, A426.6, B480 and C512
- Suitable for pitch, frequency and vibration teaching
- Useful for resonance, sound wave and acoustics demonstrations
- Suitable for school physics and general science laboratories
- Helps compare different musical notes and sound frequencies
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 33.90 (Ex GST)
Tuning Fork Set, 8 Pieces with Wooden Case and Hammer
- High quality tuning fork set for sound and vibration demonstrations
- Set includes 8 tuning forks
- Supplied in a wooden storage box
- Includes hammer or rubber mallet for striking
- Frequency set includes 256 Hz, 288 Hz, 320 Hz and 341 Hz
- Also includes 384 Hz, 426 Hz, 480 Hz and 512 Hz
- Suitable for pitch, frequency, resonance and sound wave teaching
- Useful for school physics and general science laboratories
- Supports practical comparison of different sound frequencies
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 118.50 (Ex GST)
Tuning Forks on Resonance Boxes, Pair, 2 × 426.6 Hz
- Pair of steel tuning forks mounted on resonance boxes
- Nominal frequency listed as 426.6 Hz for each fork
- Designed for demonstrating sympathetic resonance and beats
- One fork includes an adjustable mass for shifting frequency
- Beat frequency depends on the difference between the two fork frequencies
- Individual resonance boxes help amplify the sound
- Suitable for sound, vibration, resonance and wave demonstrations
- Useful for school physics and teaching laboratory workflows
- Handle and strike tuning forks according to approved teaching methods
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 49.90 (Ex GST)
Vibration Generator for Chladni Plates and Resonance
- Laboratory vibration generator for mechanical wave experiments
- Produces controlled mechanical vibrations using a compatible signal generator
- Electromagnetic coil operates within a cylindrical permanent magnet
- Threaded armature extension allows attachment of vibrating accessories
- Suitable for Chladni's figures and resonance demonstrations
- Strong base and protective plastic enclosure for laboratory use
- Coil and magnet assembly protected against foreign particle entry
- Specially designed coil system helps minimise overheating at rated operation
- Pair of 4 mm shielded sockets for electrical input
- Top-mounted shaft provides oscillating mechanical output
- Shaft-locking mechanism protects the apparatus during storage and transportation
- Built-in fuse provides electrical protection
AUD 174.50 (Ex GST)
Wave Demonstration Spring, Plastic Model for Physics
- Plastic spring for wave demonstration activities
- Lightweight design as listed
- Highly visible spring for classroom use
- Demonstrates waves in mid-air as listed
- Expands from 50 cm to 370 cm as listed
- Useful for transverse and longitudinal wave demonstrations
- Supports teaching of compression, rarefaction and wave motion
- Suitable for physics and general science practicals
- Practical for teacher-led classroom demonstrations
- Made from plastic as listed
- Keep clear of faces and eyes during stretching or release
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 27.50 (Ex GST)
Whirling Sound Pipe for Sound Resonance Experiments
- Whirling sound pipe for physics and sound demonstrations
- Demonstrates resonance as listed
- Can also be used to demonstrate fluid dynamics
- Produces up to 5 possible frequencies as listed
- Approximate length listed as 73 cm
- Pipe diameter listed as 32 mm
- Weight listed as about 45 g per piece
- Made from PE as listed
- Lightweight design for classroom demonstrations
- Useful for sound, vibration and air-flow studies
- Keep clear of people and objects while whirling
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 11.50 (Ex GST)
Wooden Hollow Sonometer, 1 m, Mersenne’s Law
- Wooden hollow sonometer for sound and vibration demonstrations
- Length listed as 1 m
- Designed for demonstrating Mersenne’s law
- Shows the relationship between string frequency, tension, length and mass per unit length
- Suitable for plucked string sound experiments
- Useful for teaching pitch, frequency, resonance and wave behaviour
- Hollow wooden body supports classroom sound demonstration work
- Suitable for physics laboratories and educational settings
- Spare set of wires available separately under LC-80-PA1369-01
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 120.90 (Ex GST)
Wooden Organ Pipe with Graduated Piston for Sound Experiments
- Wooden pipe organ apparatus for laboratory and educational use
- Varnished wood construction as listed
- Includes movable sliding piston
- Piston marked with chromatic scale from C 512 to 1024 as listed
- Product title references 54 cm length
- Overall length when fully extended listed as 840 mm
- Resonant cavity length can be varied to change pitch
- Can produce tones by blowing or using compatible air supply
- Useful for sound wave, resonance and frequency demonstrations
- Can be used with a second similar pipe to investigate beats
- Compatible microphone, amplifier and oscilloscope may be used for wave analysis
- Use under appropriate laboratory or educational supervision
AUD 68.50 (Ex GST)
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Sound and Waves experiments form an important part of physics education, helping students understand how mechanical waves travel through different media and how sound energy behaves. Laboratory investigations in this area explore concepts such as wave motion, frequency, wavelength, amplitude, resonance, interference, and the propagation of sound through solids, liquids, and gases. These principles are fundamental to fields including acoustics, telecommunications, signal processing, and modern audio technologies.
In physics laboratories, sound and wave apparatus allows students to observe and measure wave behaviour through controlled experiments. Typical equipment may include resonance tubes, tuning forks, wave generators, ripple tanks, oscillation systems, sound frequency demonstration kits, and acoustic measurement tools. These instruments help demonstrate how waves reflect, refract, interfere, and resonate, providing a clearer understanding of the physical laws that govern wave motion.
Some experimental setups may incorporate laboratory glass components, measurement devices, or electrically powered instruments. Where glass materials are used, borosilicate glass such as BORO 3.3 is commonly referenced under ISO 3585 for its thermal stability and chemical resistance. Additional laboratory glass standards may include ASTM E438, which specifies requirements for glass used in laboratory apparatus. For electrical measurement or demonstration equipment used in laboratory environments, which applies to electrical equipment used in measurement, control, and laboratory applications.
Sound and wave experiments are especially valuable in teaching laboratories because they help students visualise energy transfer through oscillations and vibrations. By observing resonance effects, standing waves, and sound propagation, learners gain practical insight into how wave phenomena influence real-world systems such as musical instruments, sonar technology, communication devices, and acoustic engineering.
At LabChoice Australia, we supply sound and waves laboratory equipment suitable for school science laboratories, university teaching environments, and physics demonstration setups. Our range is selected to support clear visual learning, reliable experimental performance, and safe laboratory use across Australian education and research settings.