RE: News from the workshop: soundport

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Anders Eliasson

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RE: News from the workshop: soundport (in reply to Anders Eliasson)

The difference is small. Its very subtle and you dont get a lot of volume out of the hole. I find that this and another guitar I made, felt more open and with a more spacious sound. They were more relaxed with the port open than when closed. If they had more overall volume, I think so, but I´m not totally sure. I´m building 2 flamencos with soundport right now, so hopefully I will know some more soon.

I make the reinforcement and the hole before gluing the back, but you can do it after as well.
I drill lots of litle holes and finish odd with a file and sandpaper.

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JasonMcGuire

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RE: News from the workshop: soundport (in reply to Anders Eliasson)

I am sold on ports. It makes a really loud guitar even louder and more open. I had ports cut in both my negra and blanca. There is no reinforcement and the ports were done well after the guitars were built. I have been gigging with both guitars and have travled with them too. No problems and I am notoriously rough on guitars.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 18 2009 22:26:23

Doitsujin

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RE: News from the workshop: soundport (in reply to Anders Eliasson)

I am also interested in these soundports. But as I know the way of thinking of my local luthiers who also build flamencoguitars.. I think they wont cut any holes in my carpio.. They also dont want to change the colour for me because they have too much respect to the builder ricardo s.c....

I think I need a ticket to the USA to let the job done by Jasons luthier. But thats a way too expensive I guess..

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 19 2009 2:53:03

Anders Eliasson

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RE: News from the workshop: soundport (in reply to Doitsujin)

Its two very different things to make a hole in a guitar and to change the colour.

The first is simple. Cut a hole. I will still strongly advice that some kind of reinforcement is put on the inside of the guitar. It is not a good idea to leave open endgrain without reinforcement and if it starts cracking it might do a LONG crack. There´s a reason the soundboard has rosette besides looking good and the soundboard has two croosgrain braces both above and underneath that reinforces.
Its very simple though and can be done on a guitar which wasnt reinforced when built and it can be done to a guitar which has a non reinforced soundport as well. Just glue a couple of small flat pieces on both sides of the hole and you´ll be safe.

Changing the color on a guitar is not so easy. You have to strip off the lacquer or shellack. and re lacquer or re polish it. You might end up with a bad surprice when the guitar comes back. It might sound and play a lot different than it does now. If a colored guitar is so important, my advice is to sell the one you have and find another.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 20 2009 0:42:33