Dear Kenneth, of course you are right, but I was commenting on guitars, where there is a tradition (maybe pre-Torres) to block unwanted vibrations around the soundhole by reinforcing the wood inside. (Actually my Ramirez has a thin broad wooden ring glued under the soundboard around the hole, my German guitar has some strips of wood.) The mosaic inlay on the outside has a stiffening effect also, at least this is what I learned. It doesn't seem to be just a visual thing.
Best regards, Stephan Am 16 Dec 2003 um 8:22 hat [EMAIL PROTECTED] geschrieben: > In a message dated 12/16/03 3:18:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > I heard this has acoustical reasons, together with a thicker > > soundboard around the hole the inlay influences the sound. At > > least I think this is what I read about Torres' guitars. > > Hi Stephan: > > Actually, the area of the lute soundboard around the rose is the > THINNEST zone, down to approximately 0.8 mm compare to 1.2-1.3 mm > closer to the margins. > > Kenneth >
