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F hole design on guitar4/8/2023 ![]() ![]() They are cut larger, first on the outside of the plate, and then the inside, to avoid splitting wood. Using a scriber, the two end holes are marked for the drill, and then punctured with a hand drill. The grooving effect is purely decorative. The next step is to flute, or make grooves, at the edge of the sound hole using a gouge, and then finished with a steel scraper. Cellos require a larger template than violas do, and violas require a larger template than violins. ![]() Different sized instruments require their own template. Then, the template is traced with a pencil. The end of the F-holes should also lead to where the bridge should be placed. ![]() It is placed on the plate accurately keeping in mind the length of strings. A template is made of thin plywood in the shape of a desired design, wide enough to push a sound post through. ![]() In box resonating musical instruments, sound holes come in other shapes, like the O-opening in the guitar.Īfter the thickness and contours of the top plate are finished, the violinmaker is ready to carve sound holes into the plate. The holes allow the plate to resonate more freely and let internal air resonance to travel outside the instruments, enhancing their lower pitches. The sound holes of stringed instruments such as fine cellos, violas and violins, also known as F-holes, are openings in the top plate. The sound holes on violins, violas and cellos aren't there just to be gorgeous they serve a vital function in the sound of the instrument. ![]()
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