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Originally Posted by ResoN
I like them, and it seems that it would free up more of the top to produce sound. The only downside I see is when repairs are needed to the braces or bridge plate. A lot of repairs can be done through the sound hole. I recall seeing pictures of an off-set sound hole guitar with a large removable door, if that's the right term, at the tail end of the guitar. This allowed access to the braces etc.
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Tom Bills puts an access door at the tail, which very easily allows installation of a pickup or work inside. My Genesis has a K&K Trinity which is very easy to get to through the door and almost as easy through the soundhole.
This is a Tom Ribbecke archtop called the Halfling, with an offset hole. This was at Healdsburg a few years ago.
And Fred Carlson's creation. Fred lives not far away and builds incredible instruments.
