Soundhole shape???

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weslewis
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Soundhole shape???

Post by weslewis » Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:10 am

do you think that altering the soundhole shape , as long as the same area is maintained would effect low freq resonances?????????? i.e. oval, triangle etc?????

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Trevor Gore
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Re: Soundhole shape???

Post by Trevor Gore » Thu Dec 19, 2013 8:56 am

There's the famous quote from Jimmy D'Aquisto, who, when asked why his sound holes were oval replied along the lines of "Sound is like water out of a hose pipe. When you squeeze the end it goes further".

Who am I to argue?

Seriously, I don't think it makes too much difference except that it may alter the Q of the resonance a little. A circle has the lowest perimeter length for the area enclosed and the drag as the air moves through the sound hole will be a function of the perimeter length. Less length, less drag, higher Q. I have no experimental data or analysis that demonstrates that, though.

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Re: Soundhole shape???

Post by weslewis » Thu Dec 19, 2013 1:54 pm

Hmm interesting concept the hose analogy!!! :cl I have a new small cnc that opens up a lot of new possibilities in soundhole shape...here is a practice soundboard I was playing with and got me to thinking about the shape, seems to me that as long as the area is the same it should be ok, but I am no engineer and consult the "books" on most everything I have a question with, and altering the shape definitely opens up new aesthetic ideas!!!! :gui
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Re: Soundhole shape???

Post by Trevor Gore » Thu Dec 19, 2013 4:01 pm

Yes, a CNC machine opens up the possibility for endless eccentricities!

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Re: Soundhole shape???

Post by woodrat » Wed Dec 25, 2013 8:59 am

Boom Boom Trevor...:)
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