Hi Josh,
partially blocking the soundhole will take the resonant
frequency of the body cavity down, and weaken that resonance a bit.
The sound of the lowest notes will be affected.
You might be able to get an idea of the sort of thing by carefully
bringing the flat of your hand down to shade the soundhole as
you let the lowest note sound.
My observation on a number of varied instruments is that the resonant frequency
is a minor third above the lowest note, but
andy
Joshua E. Horn wrote:
Hi guys,
I have an early morning idea that I want to get opinions on.
As I mentioned a couple days ago, I bought myself a Guilele. It is plain
however, it does not have any designs around the sound hole. My idea is
to print out a pattern of a Lute rose on stiff paper (or parchment),
scaled down to the size of my soundhole, and carve it out on a thin
sheet of Balsa wood. Then I would place it in my Guilele's sound hole.
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