Photographing vibrating guitar string

[glangston]

Suggestions on the setup. Someone (not me) has a physics class ...

Thanks for any help.

[felix21685]

i would try different angles of course and bracket shutter speeds. i would shoot some straight down the neck..from the bottom and top bridges..etc..
share some pics when you get a chance ..

i might try some too tonight and try and post them...

[BottomBracket]

You'll need a flash set at partial power for freezing action.....

[Mark_48]

Sounds like a very fast multiple firing strobe would be in order. I presume you want to capture the string at its as it travels through its motion and make it appear to have stopped multiple times. The 580EX can do multi-strobe firings, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be fast enough. And a bass guitar might be easier as the frequency of vibration would be slower particularly on the lower note strings.

Mark.......

Found this Googling. May be of help. No photos, but a graphic depiction of a vibrating string.

http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/harmonics.html