Do sound holes on an electrified cigar box guitar really make a difference in how it sounds, or is it just for looks?
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Sorry pick, I don't know what private chat is mate. But thanks for the comments anyway. It was a demanding build as the top of the tin was "bellied" like a violin top, that's what gave me the idea.
Your welcome Shawn.
Taff
Thanks Taffy for your suggestions
Taff.. tried a few times to contact you in private chat , ....
just wanted to say . i thought your entry in the tin contest was in the running for the #1 spot .. hellofa nice build .. just thought you should hear that , ;-)
Hi, just something to note........when putting a soundhole in a top I always brace the area inside always in wood tops and sometimes in a tin top. I try to put the soundhole in a tin top in a more structually sound area.
My violin "fiddletin" entry in the recent tin CBG build competition had sound holes and was braced inside for support.
Taff
thanks John for the ideas on a solid body. And thanks Erasmo. I thought it would weaken the top of a standard cigar box, and I like the box to be the art of the guitar anyway. If it doesn't improve the sound, I rather not do it.
You can always make solid body guiltars, too... I use 2 3/4" thick boards, drill and cut the top one for the pickup and a bolt on neck... use a forstner bit from the back for the electronics... If you want to go easier, grab a license plate for a pick guard, then your top piece can be 2 solid pieces, and the neck goes all the way through...
What pick said.
Taff
If you don't care about unplugged volume . then you don't really need em . the difference they make is "mostly" over powered by a" MAGNETIC" pickup (it reads the strings ), A piezo pickup would be a slightly more noticeable difference and "hollow-er" tone (it reads the reverberatrion of the box .)
PS... in some (very rare) cases, sound holes can sound worse or cause feedback when used with a pickup or piezo .
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