The science of the f-hole

[Botch]

YOU PERVERT!! I'M BEING SERIOUS HERE!


Interesting article about stringed-instrument soundholes: http://www.openculture.com/2016/01/...story-of-a-remarkable-renaissance-design.html

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[malsackj]

Yes it is, However I also look at them as a tuned port in the speaker box. The difference here is that the bridge and strings are transferring some of the string vibrations and energy into the top. Creating a resonance inside the open cavity and escaping out of the f holes or ports. This tuned chamber is very much a part of the sound of each instrument in this line of strings.

There is a nice program on the science channel How its Made and they did one on the carbon fiber Chello