Ukulele feedback buster (soundhole cover)...

joeguam

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For you gigging uke players, there's not much out there to cover the soundhole for feedback fighting. Heck, other than the really expensive lutehole.com, there isn't even a product for smaller guitar soundholes. Here's how I made my own custom feedback busters, even for the KoAloha "musubi" shape.

I use a half pencil and scribble over the edge:
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I cut a piece of scrap spruce 1/4" smaller in diameter (this dimension will depend on the weather stripping you use).

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Here's the weather stripping from Home Depot that I used:

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The final installed picture, I'll probably add finish for better protection and presentation.
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Here you can see the low profile of the height, which is much lower than the lutehole covers:
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Here's one I covered with pickguard material to match my black guitar:
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This one is a matching half koa/mango in the signature KoAloha "musubi" shape:
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Just a note that it's much easier to build these from the soundhole cutouts given away free at the factory tours:

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Brillant! I'm going to make one of these. Finally something I think I can handle. Thanks for sharing.

My pleasure, hope it helps. It may be good to know that I install the weather stripping with the teardrop side underneath and make the top of the wood flush with the top of the double-sided tape on the stripping. The teardrop underneath acts like a clamp when it's squeezed under the soundhole lip.
 
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Very cool! Thanks for sharing.
 
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