So that's what happens w/ too many ports.
In all I cut 5 ports-
3 nickel-sized ports:
center of the lower bout, center of the waist, center of the upper bout
2 oval ports 1" x 1.5":
centered on the forward curve of the upper bout, the other near to the neck, half cutting into the top and half cutting into the side.
I taped over these ports in various arrangements, and judged that with too many open, particularly when both oval ports were open together, the openess/airiness/glow became overly diffuse, washing out the clarity of the guitar.
The guitar's clarity is retained with a limit of 3 ports:
the nickel-sized waist and upper bout, and either one of the oval ports.
How might this configuration transfer to other guitars? I'd better pump the brakes here.
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