diff --git a/js/balloons-and-static-electricity/view/BASEView.js b/js/balloons-and-static-electricity/view/BASEView.js
index 63dabd8b..42c9ad7e 100644
--- a/js/balloons-and-static-electricity/view/BASEView.js
+++ b/js/balloons-and-static-electricity/view/BASEView.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import balloonsAndStaticElectricity from '../../balloonsAndStaticElectricity.js'
 import BASEA11yStrings from '../BASEA11yStrings.js';
 import BASEQueryParameters from '../BASEQueryParameters.js';
 import BalloonNode from './BalloonNode.js';
+import BalloonRubbingSoundGenerator from './BalloonRubbingSoundGenerator.js';
 import BASESummaryNode from './BASESummaryNode.js';
 import ControlPanel from './ControlPanel.js';
 import PlayAreaGridNode from './PlayAreaGridNode.js';
@@ -83,7 +84,9 @@ class BASEView extends ScreenView {
       greenBalloonLabelString,
       this.layoutBounds,
       tandem.createTandem( 'yellowBalloonNode' ),
-      { labelContent: yellowBalloonLabelString }
+      {
+        labelContent: yellowBalloonLabelString
+      }
     );
     const tetherAnchorPoint = new Vector2(
       model.yellowBalloon.positionProperty.get().x + 30, // a bit to the side of directly below the starting position
@@ -105,7 +108,10 @@ class BASEView extends ScreenView {
       tandem.createTandem( 'greenBalloonNode' ),
       {
         labelContent: greenBalloonLabelString,
-        balloonVelocitySoundGeneratorOptions: { basisSound: greenBalloonDriftVelocityLoop }
+        balloonVelocitySoundGeneratorOptions: { basisSound: greenBalloonDriftVelocityLoop },
+        balloonRubbingSoundGeneratorOptions: {
+          centerFrequency: BalloonRubbingSoundGenerator.DEFAULT_CENTER_FREQUENCY * 1.25
+        }
       }
     );
     this.greenBalloonTetherNode = new TetherNode(
diff --git a/js/balloons-and-static-electricity/view/BalloonNode.js b/js/balloons-and-static-electricity/view/BalloonNode.js
index 6277bfc9..287bff3e 100644
--- a/js/balloons-and-static-electricity/view/BalloonNode.js
+++ b/js/balloons-and-static-electricity/view/BalloonNode.js
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ class BalloonNode extends Node {
       // {Object} - options passed to the drift velocity sound generator
       balloonVelocitySoundGeneratorOptions: {},
 
+      // {Object} - options passed to the balloon rubbing sound generator
+      balloonRubbingSoundGeneratorOptions: {},
+
       // pdom - this node will act as a container for more accessible content, its children will implement
       // most of the keyboard navigation
       containerTagName: 'div',
@@ -244,9 +247,12 @@ class BalloonNode extends Node {
     ) );
 
     // sound generation for when the balloon is being rubbed on the sweater
-    soundManager.addSoundGenerator(
-      new BalloonRubbingSoundGenerator( model.dragVelocityProperty, model.onSweaterProperty, model.touchingWallProperty )
-    );
+    soundManager.addSoundGenerator( new BalloonRubbingSoundGenerator(
+      model.dragVelocityProperty,
+      model.onSweaterProperty,
+      model.touchingWallProperty,
+      options.balloonRubbingSoundGeneratorOptions
+    ) );
 
     // sound generation for when the balloon contacts the sweater
     const balloonHitsSweaterSoundClip = new SoundClip( balloonHitsSweaterSound, {
diff --git a/js/balloons-and-static-electricity/view/BalloonRubbingSoundGenerator.js b/js/balloons-and-static-electricity/view/BalloonRubbingSoundGenerator.js
index 7e5044d0..91b1e4a9 100644
--- a/js/balloons-and-static-electricity/view/BalloonRubbingSoundGenerator.js
+++ b/js/balloons-and-static-electricity/view/BalloonRubbingSoundGenerator.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import NoiseGenerator from '../../../../tambo/js/sound-generators/NoiseGenerator
 import balloonsAndStaticElectricity from '../../balloonsAndStaticElectricity.js';
 
 // constants
-const CENTER_FREQUENCY = 900; // Hz
+const DEFAULT_CENTER_FREQUENCY = 800; // Hz
 const FREQUENCY_CHANGE_WITH_DIRECTION = 100; // Hz
 const UPDATE_PERIOD = 100; // ms
 const SMOOTHED_SPEED_TAPER_RATE = 0.01; // model units per second, empirically determined
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class BalloonRubbingSoundGenerator extends NoiseGenerator {
 
     options = merge( {
       noiseType: 'brown',
-      centerFrequency: CENTER_FREQUENCY,
+      centerFrequency: DEFAULT_CENTER_FREQUENCY,
       qFactor: 2,
 
       // {number} - The amount of sound produced by this sound generator varies based on what's going on with the input
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class BalloonRubbingSoundGenerator extends NoiseGenerator {
           else if ( dragVelocity.y < 0 ) {
             sign = -1;
           }
-          this.setBandpassFilterCenterFrequency( CENTER_FREQUENCY + sign * FREQUENCY_CHANGE_WITH_DIRECTION );
+          this.setBandpassFilterCenterFrequency( options.centerFrequency + sign * FREQUENCY_CHANGE_WITH_DIRECTION );
         }
         else if ( ( smoothedDragSpeed === 0 || !( onSweater || touchingWall ) ) && this.isPlaying ) {
 
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ class BalloonRubbingSoundGenerator extends NoiseGenerator {
   }
 }
 
+// statics
+BalloonRubbingSoundGenerator.DEFAULT_CENTER_FREQUENCY = DEFAULT_CENTER_FREQUENCY;
+
 balloonsAndStaticElectricity.register( 'BalloonRubbingSoundGenerator', BalloonRubbingSoundGenerator );
 
 export default BalloonRubbingSoundGenerator;
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