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I removed the pickup on my Martin and had a sound port cover put over it where the hole was.
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To each his own - If the guitar doesn't sound great to begin with, Id pass .
Sound ports in my opinion are a no go - I'm not jugding anyone's choices here - I just wouldn't buy one , new or used if a sound port wasn't put in by a professional luthier but was done by a owner - Id guess it would hurt its resale
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Ash tray? Spitoon? Ah! Cup holder!
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If the hole is the right size and you maintain the proper angle as you play, it will hold your beer so it is close to you on a hot afternoon.
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When I'm boom-chucking, I sometimes struggle to hear the bass. I'd worry that a sound port would make it all the more challenging.
(I know. I know. Stand closer to the bass, or at least further from the banjo. But I'm not quite good enough to get to choose my spot most of the time.)
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For that matter, if you've given audience to Ervin Somogyi's telling of the guitar's construction, his opinion is the sound hole located on the top of the guitar immediately beneath the fingerboard extension is in the worst possible location regarding logic and placement, where structural integrity is a concern. But, convention places it there despite much success relocating it to the upper bout like McPherson and Ovation do. Still, buyers have a fixed notion image in their minds about what an acoustic guitar should look like and are pretty vocal about it. No problem vocalizing a preference but I wouldn't imply that any altered form of it is mutilation. |
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As a traditionalist. I thought that way too - until I played one. Then I did a 180. Having one is a big asset in my opinion. I am surprised some "brands" do not offer these - and assume that is only because their efficacy is not well-known (yet).
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In some future "when I get around to it" time I'm going to come up with a design to cut around the existing hole, something that looks more artistic and....intentional. The hole/port, whatever it ends up looking like, is a keeper. Last edited by menhir; 02-24-2019 at 05:07 PM. |
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Maybe the small sound ports are ok but the bigger one's in my limited experience don't sound right, they make the guitar sound woofy and kind of ruin the experience.
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This is funny.. |
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Adds a touch of class and color when a bunch of flowers is stuck in the hole. However I’d advise keeping the stalks fairly short and avoiding anything prickly.
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I liked the sound port jokes the first five hundred times i heard them.
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Could it be,... Mice??
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Why limit the scope of the sound port . . . . Go BIG!
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