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Originally Posted by GuitarLuva
There's a bit of back and forth on f holes vs round but the general consensus seems to be that f holes will be louder, more focused, but lack sustain compared to a round hole. I'm a big fan of the f holes though I think they look "cool".
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Interestingly, biscuit-bridge resonators (which send their sound first into the body) tend to have F-holes while dobro (spider-bridge) style resonators usually have 2 round soundholes. I think that would support the consensus above.
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