Maybe I'll try opening up the soundboard on one of my old builds to see if bigger holes really equates to bigger sound. But first I'll need a way of measuring the sound to see if its real (quantifiable). Maybe a mic input to Audacity will work.
Rand sounds like you have alot more experience and knowledge than I at this. I just realized that my small sound holes never sounded as good as the huge ones I get questioned about. That being said I just dont let sound hole size hold me back I go for design without worry of how it might sound and every one I build sounds louder and crisper than the last and usually look cooler to. Thinks for the tip about the sound board I do keep the basics in my head when building but try not to let them constrain me they are just CBGS
Your design sounds more interesting. Maybe I will try to copy your success and see if there is anything to it, I was thinking that if there is less wood connecting the sound board to the sides, then it might vibrate better, but your design seems to compine the box idea on the lower side with the free edge on the soundboard on the top side, so maybe that combination is better. Seems like a number of new possibilites to try out. I'll probably try it using my cherry trim wood boxes built with 2mm plywood veeneer for sound and back boards. But, I have a number ofother projects on the back burner. So, I can't say when I'll have something finished to give additional feed back,
@Rand you would be surprised I was on my last two builds first started as accident experiment and became my best and loudest sounding yet acoustic that is try one some time I think an all wood box helps not paper covered
Very nice! But I wonder if it still work well acoustically with so much wood missing on the soundboard missing. Or, will it primarily be an electric? Will be interesting to hear how she sounds once you are done.
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Maybe I'll try opening up the soundboard on one of my old builds to see if bigger holes really equates to bigger sound. But first I'll need a way of measuring the sound to see if its real (quantifiable). Maybe a mic input to Audacity will work.
-Rand.
Rand sounds like you have alot more experience and knowledge than I at this. I just realized that my small sound holes never sounded as good as the huge ones I get questioned about. That being said I just dont let sound hole size hold me back I go for design without worry of how it might sound and every one I build sounds louder and crisper than the last and usually look cooler to. Thinks for the tip about the sound board I do keep the basics in my head when building but try not to let them constrain me they are just CBGS
Your design sounds more interesting. Maybe I will try to copy your success and see if there is anything to it, I was thinking that if there is less wood connecting the sound board to the sides, then it might vibrate better, but your design seems to compine the box idea on the lower side with the free edge on the soundboard on the top side, so maybe that combination is better. Seems like a number of new possibilites to try out. I'll probably try it using my cherry trim wood boxes built with 2mm plywood veeneer for sound and back boards. But, I have a number ofother projects on the back burner. So, I can't say when I'll have something finished to give additional feed back,
-Rand.
@Rand you would be surprised I was on my last two builds first started as accident experiment and became my best and loudest sounding yet acoustic that is try one some time I think an all wood box helps not paper covered
Very nice! But I wonder if it still work well acoustically with so much wood missing on the soundboard missing. Or, will it primarily be an electric? Will be interesting to hear how she sounds once you are done.
-Rand.
Graceful!
Thats looking nice;-)