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RE: soundportparty in my patio
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at_leo_87
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 RE: soundportparty in my patio (in reply to Doitsujin)
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bloody
holes, fat holes, hairy holes,
smelly holes, velvet holes, silk
holes, Naugahyde holes, snappin'
holes, horse holes, dog holes, mule
holes, fake holes! If we don't
have it, you don't want it!"
lol, what kind of stuff do you watch, man?  j/k
anyways, you have a legitimate concern about playing less loudly. however, it's not that much louder with a soundport. i dont even know if it's any louder or just an illusion. it's just more clearer, open, wider, etc.
i've never played flamenco guitar publicly but i know from my electric guitar days that i'll take any measure i can get to hear myself correctly in performance situations.
holes only release some of the sound that a guitar makes. the real purpose of the soundhole is the let the top vibrate better. just like good speakers have holes. so when you put in a sound port, only a small amount of sound is released through it. most of the sound produced by a guitar is from the actual sound board. that's why if you cover the soundhole, it still plays loudly. only the tone will not be as good because the top cant vibrate as well. at least that's my understanding of how a guitar works.
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Date Aug. 16 2009 3:58:40
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at_leo_87
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From: Boston, MA, U.S.A
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RE: soundportparty in my patio (in reply to M.S.A.)
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i found this on a steel string forum:
"Warning [read the fine print >] Even though this may seem like a simple modification please remember there is no way to reverse it once the port is cut. It took me about 9 months of continuous R&D to work out the ideal shape and location for my sound ports. I tune my sound box to a certain frequency and if the port is cut too large you will raise the Helmholz or main air resonance of the body. The result will be a loss of power and projection. If the port is cut to the correct size the sound port will actually produce a discernable gain in forward and 360* projection."
"In layman's terms: a larger soundhole (and in this case More soundholes) will reduce the bass of the guitar and you'll hear more of the mids and trebles."
"Well, not that cut and dried. For sure if other things are equal, the bigger the port, the higher the frequency of the guitar's main air resonance. This should mean more air support for the bass tones with a smaller hole. In practice, some other things can happen. For example, support for the lowest tones may drop, but those just above that can get more support. This may be perceived as louder bass. Another factor is that the ear will fill in the fundamental when it hears the first few overtones. When those are strengthened, stronger fundamental may be perceived, even when the pure tone at the fundamental frequency is weakened.
That said, I keep my ports small. Round holes between 1 and 1-1/4" diameter work fine for me."
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Date Aug. 16 2009 4:15:45
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Doitsujin
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RE: soundportparty in my patio (in reply to gshaviv)
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quote:
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bloody
holes, fat holes, hairy holes,
smelly holes, velvet holes, silk
holes, Naugahyde holes, snappin'
holes, horse holes, dog holes, mule
holes, fake holes! If we don't
have it, you don't want it!"
lol, what kind of stuff do you watch, man? j/k
Thats a cite from the movie "from dusk till dawn" I just replaced p-ussys with holes...
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Date Aug. 16 2009 13:11:21
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