Answer
The vibration of a string in a piano, guitar, or violin is not a sound wave. The vibration of a string in a piano, guitar, or violin is a transverse wave which moves along the material of the string.
Work Step by Step
The vibration of a string in a piano, guitar, or violin is not a sound wave. The vibration of a string in a piano, guitar, or violin is a transverse wave which moves along the material of the string.
Because of the transverse wave in the string, a longitudinal wave is produced in the air and this longitudinal wave is a sound wave.
