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	Vintage Guitars Info - Gibson archtop vintage guitar collecting
		13.5" wide, round soundhole with single fl binding, trapeze tailpiece with pins anchored in tortoise grain celluloid plate, dot fingerboard inlays in ebony fingerboard, catalog specified an amber finish but most made with a brown finish.
		Round soundhole with checkered pattern on middle ring.
		Round soundhole, 7 ply back & white soundhole ring, single bound top & back, unbound pickguard, single bound square end rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, 14 frets clear of body, unbound pegehead.
	www.provide.net /~cfh/gibson2.html (1814 words)

	Home Recording dot com BBS - Know of a good soundhole pickup for acoustic guitar? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Not only will a pick-up that goes in the soundhole not sound as good as a mic, most of them won't work on a nylon string guitar, except to pickup the strings that are metal wound.
		The soundhole pickups out there are magnet based, and even the "humbucker" ones are also fairly noisy in my experience.
		Soundhole pickups can be relatively cheap, and most are easy to install.
	homerecording.com /bbs/showthread.php?t=85779 (2363 words)

	Untitled Document
		Putting the soundhole in the side was the next logical step in getting more tone and volume to the player, while regaining more top wood to project sound.
		When the soundholes are located in the sides, the builder has the advantage of starting with a smaller soundhole than may be nessasary.
		This allows the player to alter the total soundhole area quickly and easily to fine tune the guitars' sound to suit his or her tastes, or the type of music being played.
	members.tripod.com /handmadeguitars/soundholearticle.html (1644 words)

	THE REBEC PAGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Soundholes are semi-circular, and while centered on the soundboard, are still set behind the bridge and the end of the tailpiece.
		The soundholes are an unusual squiggle shape that might be a reflection of the stonecarver's fancy, or might be an elaborate instrument (the carving on the tailpiece, and the knob accent on the pegbox hint at the latter).
		The position of the soundholes also varied, from close to the tail, to far foward toward the neck, but most often they were fixed fairly close to the center of the soundboard laterally, and spaced more or less evenly between the strings and edge of the soundboard.
	crab.rutgers.edu /~pbutler/rebec.html (12591 words)

	Vintage Guitars Info - Gibson mandolins mandolas mandocellos collecting
		Symmetrical body, bound oval soundhole with 2 wood inlaid rings, pickguard inlaid into top, single bound top and back, unbound ebony fingerboard, dot inlays, large rounded paddle peghead, asterisk peghead inlay, golden orange top finish, reddish back and sides.
		Symmetrical body, bound oval soundhole, solid white soundhole ring between 2 ivoroid and wood rope pattern rings, single bound top and back, bound ebony fingerboard, dot inlays, asterisk peghead inlay, fl top finish, reddish back and sides.
		Ivoroid and wood soundhole rings, elavated pickguard with point and 2 clamps, single bound top and back, pearl nut, ivoroid bound peghead, ornate long flowerpot peghead inlay of abalone and wire, no peghead logo, right angle tuners, notched-end tuner plates angle away from each other at top, fl or golden orange top finish.
	www.provide.net /~cfh/gibson8.html (1508 words)

	Enlarged soundholes - Discussion Forums
		It’s radiating from the top, sides and back, so changing the soundhole is going to affect the sound, but it’s going to be a smaller part of the effect.
		Quite honestly, I don’t think that the right spot was chosen for the soundhole, which is right in the middle of the acoustic I-beam.
		Only that size of soundhole is but one means of controlling overall response of the guitar, Paul's Selmer example (sorry Paul, that's a red herring...it assumes all other factors are the same which they are not in Petit Bouche and Grand Bouche models) not withstanding.
	www.acousticguitar.com /ubb/Forum1/HTML/015724.html (2431 words)

	Acoustic Guitar Amplification
		Soundhole pickups are based on the same technology as electric guitar pickups.
		They detect the motion of the string directly over the pickup, which is usually mounted in the soundhole (or, on archtops, between the bridge and fingerboard by means of screws or a clamp).
		Since they do not detect air or top vibrations, soundhole pickups are favored by players who use techniques like right-hand tapping and harmonic slapping that can generate undesirable tapping and squeaking noises that are sometimes excessively amplified by other transducers.
	www.museweb.com /ag/amp/ag_amp.html (4045 words)

	Aeolian (Wind) Harp Reproductions
		I chose a piece of Poplar that had rich reds, grays and greens in the grain, and the way the grain is positioned seems to add a 3 dimensional effect to the soundboard.
		The Soundboard is of Basswood, and the artwork and soundhole design were designed in a collaboration between the customer and the artist.
		The soundhole is in the shape of an open Bible, and the praying hands are etched into the soundboard with pyrography.
	www.harpmaker.net /windharp.htm (1631 words)

	Elderly Instruments New Musical Instruments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Combines the Matrix under-saddle element with the Ellipse preamp, unit mounts on the underside of the top at the soundhole, easily accessed controls include volume, tone, and phase, signal routes to a standard 1/4" endpin jack, professional installation is recommended, fits acoustic guitars with a 3/32" saddle width.
		Combines the Matrix under-saddle element with the Ellipse preamp, unit mounts on the underside of the top at the soundhole, easily accessed controls include volume, tone, and phase, signal routes to a standard 1/4" endpin jack, professional installation is recommended, fits acoustic guitars with a 1/8" saddle width.
		Soundhole magnetic pickup with body sensors, pickup responds to the string vibration along with the body vibrations, completely passive, quiet and hum-free, highly feedback resistant, adustable pole pieces, built in gold plated 1/8" jack allows you to disconnect the pickup from the guitar, can be wired in 2 ways.
	www.elderly.com /new_instruments/full_list?cat=PUA&sort_on=rawdate&reverse_str=reverse (5115 words)

	Acoustic Pickups - Seymour Duncan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The first active, humbucking, magnetic soundhole pickup featuring a built-in microphone and blend circuit, together with adjustable pole pieces.
		From deep, rich lows, to percussive mids, to shimmering highs, the entire tonal spectrum of the acoustic guitar is accurately duplicated and amplified.
		This is a simple and affordable pop-in soundhole pickup with a single coil design and a slim body profile.
	www.seymourduncan.com /website/products/acousticdescr.shtml (370 words)

	Soundhole Design (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As with many other design features on my guitars, the soundhole inlay has gone through a series of transformations over the years.
		As stated elsewhere, when I started in the mid 1970's a major influence was the guitars of Jean Larrivee, and a feature that set his instruments apart was his use of a classical style rosette around the soundhole.
		These changes began a number of years ago with my headstock design, followed by the bridge and finally, in the past year the soundhole.
	www.beneteauguitars.com /soundhole.htm (397 words)

	Gallery of Acoustic Guitars
		It has the bound triangular soundhole with a large thick tortoise style pickguard and the oversize piano shaped bridge assembly with a height adjustable saddle and metal string anchor.
		Natural finish D size body with wood purfling, abalone around the top and an abalone soundhole ring.
		The soundhole has a double rosette ring and a fl pickguard and an Ebony belly bridge and bone nut and saddle.
	www.guitars.net /flatgal.htm (3374 words)

	Elderly Instruments New Musical Instruments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Active soundhole pickup featuring a built in microphone and a blend circuit; magnetic pickup has a hum-canceling stack design to eliminate 60-cycle hum; twelve adjustable pole pieces to allow the player to dial in the perfect string balance; end pin jack can be mounted internally for permanent installation.
		Active version for steel string guitar, pickup mounts to underside of the top on the bridge plate, includes an all discrete class A FET preamp built on to the Baggs stereo Strapjack Plus, the preamp also has a second active input allowing another pickup or microphone to be hooked up.
		Active version for classical (nylon string) guitar, pickup mounts to underside of the top on the bridge plate, includes an all discrete class A FET preamp built on to the Baggs stereo Strapjack Plus, the preamp also has a second active input allowing another pickup or microphone to be hooked up.
	elderly.com /new_instruments/full_list?cat=PUA&sort_on=rawdate&... (5115 words)

	Installing Soundhole Purflings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In addition to being decorative, the soundhole purflings are used to reinforce the zone which surrounds the soundhole.
		One of the first step of the kit was to install the laminated plastic soundhole purflings strips in the inner and outer purfling channels routed into the guitar soundboard by the Stewmac’s staff.
		Once the purfling glued, I scraped the binding flush to the surface of the soundboard.
	pages.infinit.net /rmilette/English/page2.html (66 words)

	SoundHole - index page - Free MP3 downloads, CDs, Bio Info, Tour Dates, Lyrics and More!" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ahead I see more live instruments and deeper themes being incorporated into the music as people into underground/electronica at this time will be maturing and looking for the music to be there and growing with them.
		The original music heard here and created by SoundHole began in 1994 in the San Francisco underground scene.
		Born through many nights of dancing and trainspotting the songs span different genres but always remain in the funky-eurotechno-acid-breakbeat trip.
	artists.iuma.com /IUMA/Bands/SoundHole (266 words)

	Flattop Guitars - Gulfcoast Guitars, Buy, Sell, trade
		Nicely figured Indian rosewood back and sides with an aged finish spruce top with herringbone binding on the top and the soundhole rosette.
		The bridge is ebony with inlaid ebony string pins and the soundhole is bordered with an abalone ring.
		The dual soundholes are located on both the upper treble cutaway bout and on the top of the bass side.
	www.guitars.net /flat.htm (953 words)

	Tony's Guitar and Discography
		The soundhole had already been enlarged and Roland thought it was done as part of an attempt to clean up the looks of the guitar.
		As for the large soundhole, there is an ongoing argument as to the effect it has on the sound.
		Both arguments are probably right in that a larger soundhole on a given instrument does have an effect, but probably not on Rice's particular instrument due to the extended fingerboard.
	www.flatpick.com /Pages/Featured_Artist/Tony2.html (2833 words)

	Spruce Tree Music Instrument Photo Gallery
		Made in Chicago by the Larson Bros. 19" wide lower bout, spruce top with abalone border and soundhole ring, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, ebony fretboard with engraved pearl inlays, inlaid peghead, ebony bridge with engraved pearl stars, laminated top braces, internal support rods, all the standard Prairie State features.
		Oval soundhole, inset pickguard with pearl border and vine inlay, very dark brown finish appears nearly fl.
		Early mainland uke, highly figured koa top, plainer koa back and sides, rosewood fetboard, rope binding around top and soundhole and down center of back, fancy peghead shape.
	www.sprucetreemusic.com /gallery.html (2206 words)

	GEIGE - LoveToKnow Article on GEIGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Virdungs Klein Geige is none other than the rebec with two C-shaped soundholes and a raised fingerboard cut in one piece with the vaulted back and having a separate flat soundboard glued over it, a change rendered necessary by the arched bridge.
		Agnicolas Klein Geige with three strings was of a totally different construction, having ribs and wide incurvations but no bridge; there was a rose soundhole near the tailpicce and two C-shaped holes in the shoulders.
		A century later Agricolas Geige was regarded as anti~ quated by Praetorius, who reproduces one of the bridgeles,s ones with five strings, a rose and two C-shaped soundholes, and calls it an old fiddle; under Geige he gives the violins.
	www.1911ency.org /G/GE/GEIGE.htm (318 words)

	Elderly Instruments Accessories
		Soundhole plug fits acoustic guitar soundholes from 3 7/8" to 4" diameter (standard dreadnought size).
		Beautiful and functional guitar soundhole insert is laser-cut from solid hardwoods in a variety of intricate patterns.
		Large flexible tube with a sponge inside is attached to a clear plastic soundhole cover with humidity indicator on it.
	www.elderly.com /accessories/Other_Accessories.html (3868 words)

	GeekChat! - acoustic soundhole pickup questions
		Soundhole pickups do sound good, for good sounding ones that aren't too expensive try Dean Markley, their Pro Mag pickups sound great.
		Guitar amps and Acoustic amps are a fair bit different, mainly with their speakers.
		Closest you'll get to a miked acoustic sound with a soundhole pickup is into a nice acoustic preamp plugged into the mixing desk.
	www.guitargeek.com /chat/showthread.php?threadid=33834 (353 words)

	GuitarNuts.com - Review of Fishman Rare Earth Sound Hole Pickup
		The Fishman Rare Earth pickups are magnetic pickups that mount in the soundhole of steel-string acoustic guitars.
		The only control is a small lever switch mounted on the body of the pickup and reached by poking your finger into the soundhole between the edge of the soundhole and the low-e string.
		Of course, if the reason you are using a soundhole pickup is to avoid modifying a valuable guitar, by all means use the jack as an inline jack – just be very careful about allowing it to inadvertently bang against the guitar during transport and storage.
	www.guitarnuts.com /reviews/rareearthhb.php (830 words)

	L. R. Baggs M1 Magnetic Acoustic Soundhole Pickup Guitar_Accessories Reviews 2004-11-18
		Of course there are the advantages of all magnetic soundhole pickups: easily removable, feedback resistant, none of the "quack" that you get from the undersaddle designs.
		I'm sure it has to do with the fact that it requires SOLID contact with the soundboard in order to achieve that acoustic sound, but it seems like they could come up with something whereby you could adjust the height and then "lock" it into place with a screw or something.
		It hasn't been a problem for me personally, but i've read about guitar models where this has been an issue (with MANY soundhole pickups; to be fair).
	www.musicgearreview.com /review-display/10554.html (782 words)

	Vintage Fret Shop - Acoustic Guitars
		11355 Dean Performer E natural gloss acoustic/electric guitar, abalone soundhole rosette, rosewood fingerboard, active pickup with four band equalizer.
		Classic fl acoustic/electric guitar, abalone soundhole rosette, rosewood fingerboard, active pickup with four band equalizer.
		12028 Dean Performer E acoustic/electric guitar, abalone soundhole rosette, trans purple finish, rosewood fingerboard, active pickup with four band equalizer.
	www.vintagefret.com /pages/acoustics.html (1088 words)

	LR Baggs M1 Soundhole and Body Pickup - zZounds.com
		You should ask again if you believe you know of a store where you can purchase this product and return it, as it is generally not returnable.
		Its dual-coil design employs L.R. Baggs' exclusive TriAxial Dynamic Technology to produce clear, rich tones that are resistant to feedback, noise and hum, with string and body sound all in one.
		The M1 redefines what is possible from a soundhole pickup and eliminates the trade off between ease and performance.
	www.zzounds.com /item--LRBM1 (553 words)

	The Oud
		This, the soundboard, is pierced by one quite large soundhole, or (earlier) two small ones; sometimes there are three round or oval soundholes (a design inspired by the lotus flower in Morocco).
		The raqma ('membrane'), a piece of fish-skin or leather, or occasionally of shell, between the bridge and the soundhole, protects the belly from the strokes of the plectrum.
		This length, which has been much discussed, is important in the instrument's construction, determining the number and location of the intervals and thus affecting the modes.
	www.oud.eclipse.co.uk /history.html (3574 words)

	ViolinMania.com Fishman Rare Earth Active Magnetic Soundhole Pickups for Acoustic Guitar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Fishman Rare Earth Active Magnetic Soundhole Pickups for Acoustic Bass Guitar The Rare Earth Acoustic Bass pickup has the same low profile design, ensuring that picking technique and acoustic tone will not be affected.
		Fishman Humbucker Rare Earth Active Magnetic Soundhole Pickups This Rare Earth is for musicians who demand quieter reproduction than a single coil pickup can offer.
		Fishman Custom Blend Rare Earth Active Magnetic Soundhole Pickups We have carefully fashioned our premier soundhole pickup for the acoustic guitarist whose ear for fine tone is rivaled only by his/her eye for fine objects.
	www.violinmania.com /Subcategory.aspx?categoryId=56&subCategoryId=67 (1100 words)

	DaSilva Ukulele Co. - Soprano, Concert, Tenor, and Baritone Ukuleles For Sale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Martin style, koa body, mahogany neck, ebony fretboard, rosewood bridge, bone nut and saddle, pearl position marker dots, side dots, tortoise shell binding and soundhole lining, Grover tuners.
		Martin style, koa body, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, koa bridge, ebony nut and saddle, pearl position marker dots, side dots, tortoise shell binding and soundhole lining, Grover tuners.
		Dolphin motif - dolphin f-holes, Martin style, koa top, purpleheart back and sides, mahogany neck, ebony fretboard, rosewood bridge, ebony nut and bone saddle, pearl position marker dots, side dots, tortoise shell binding, tagua nut and mother of pearl dolphin inlay on back.
	www.ukemaker.com /ukuleles-archive.html (662 words)

	James Jones - Musical Instruments
		has a cherry frame and bubinga pin panels and soundhole rim with a fl cedar soundboard.
		The instrument has a curly maple frame with matching curly maple pin panels, fl redwood soundboard, paduak, maple or cherry bridges and bubinga trim The soundhole design has not been installed.
		All except #5 are hourglass shape with fancy heart soundhole designs.
	www.jamesjonesinstruments.com /misc/current_stock.html (2180 words)

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