The Sound Hole Thread

[Jim Yates]

Is this the kind with the plastic fretboard?

Yes it is. Roy Smeck, not Johnny Marvin. My mistake.
This is the one my grandson is allowed to use without asking.



Mickey playing the reso-uke

 

[TerryM]

My daily go-to Kazuo Yairi



Maccafieri style Juntla



Toda tenor



Hannam concert

 

[mikeinmontara]

My Tyde Koa tenor. Not your typical soundhole for sure!

 

[ploverwing]

My Tyde Koa tenor. Not your typical soundhole for sure!

Man, every time you post a pic of this gorgeousness, my jaw literally hits the floor. It is stunning and so unique.

 

[Arcy]

This thread needs more color!

 

[70sSanO]

My Tyde Koa tenor. Not your typical soundhole for sure!

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Very cool!

John

 

[DownUpDave]

 

[bbkobabe]

Custom Bruce Wei Arts tenor cutaway ($445 including express shipping) spalted solid mango with sound holes around the bouts and a large one in the cutaway.

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That is crazy, Mike. How did you dream this one up?

 

[gustophersmob]

My Tyde Koa tenor. Not your typical soundhole for sure!

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Whoa! 🤩

 

[gustophersmob]

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Three sound holes in one, nice!

 

[bbkobabe]

My Bruce Wei 8 string... Also showing fret marker dot 1mm out of alignment on the neck*


* See the Luthier's Lounge thread to see why this is somewhat funny...

 

[ploverwing]

Hm, I think maybe we need a headstock thread... 🤔

 

[pmorey]

@DownUpDave comes in off the top rope!

 

[DownUpDave]

Three sound holes in one, nice!

Thanks, its an I'iwi in Redwood over walnut. I should have said something witty like "good things come in threes" or "I'll see your one sound hole and raise you two more"

 

[gustophersmob]

Hm, I think maybe we need a headstock thread... 🤔

Great idea!

 

[mikeinmontara]

Man, every time you post a pic of this gorgeousness, my jaw literally hits the floor. It is stunning and so unique.

Thanks. I love it and look forward to playing it every day

 

[Arcy]

Three sound holes in one, nice!

You rang?

 

[Jeanpaul]

Some of mine







In case of someone might enjoy the guessing part, they are the Hoffmann ML tenor, the Kiwaya Ktt2s and the Larrivee UT40.

 

[Brian PacNW]

Love the variety so far.
Here are my babies.

Millar TK-260W (cedar). Has a rope binding.





Lone Tree Standard Tenor (spruce).

 

[kkimura]

Harmony Roy Smeck soprano??

It was made in Japan by Kawai/Teisco for Decca around 1950-60 although the luthier that repaired it for me said it was from the 70's. (Decca being a British record publisher at that time.)
Plastic fretboard like the Harmony Roy Smeck sopranos.