I think you will be surprised at how well a player side sound hole works with that think wood. The sound comes right up toward your face. I use an inch and a quarter hole cutter.
That 1/8 inch ply is great. Half a dozen years or more back, I was in the local lumber yard and they had most of a full sheet of 1/4 inch play that had split into two sheets of 1/8 inch ply. I got it cheap and it has been very useful.
Unc--I scrounged some 1/8" ply for this one. I typically just use what I can lay my hands on. Newer plates made from aluminium w/no raised lettering are nice for backs putting the blank side out. I haven't put sound holes in mine... I need to try that.
I can't tell what you used for the player side wood. I've built a couple home made boxes with 3/4 inch stock on 3 sides and braced thin ply on the player side with a player side sound hole. My last LPG done that way has good acoustic volume and tone.
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I think you will be surprised at how well a player side sound hole works with that think wood. The sound comes right up toward your face. I use an inch and a quarter hole cutter.
That 1/8 inch ply is great. Half a dozen years or more back, I was in the local lumber yard and they had most of a full sheet of 1/4 inch play that had split into two sheets of 1/8 inch ply. I got it cheap and it has been very useful.
Unc--I scrounged some 1/8" ply for this one. I typically just use what I can lay my hands on. Newer plates made from aluminium w/no raised lettering are nice for backs putting the blank side out. I haven't put sound holes in mine... I need to try that.
I can't tell what you used for the player side wood. I've built a couple home made boxes with 3/4 inch stock on 3 sides and braced thin ply on the player side with a player side sound hole. My last LPG done that way has good acoustic volume and tone.