An aperture in the belly of a stringed instrument.
Example sentencesExamples
- Two f shaped soundholes are cut in the belly, their exact placing, angle, and shape varying from maker to maker.
- It features 2 teardrop soundholes located on the bass side of the body that have chrome binding.
- The cat's eye soundholes have a fairly large area and I think that this really opens up the sound.
- The soundpost is inserted and its position adjusted through the soundholes using a special tool.
- Ben later began making smaller soundholes for esthetic reasons; this does not affect the volume or quality of sound.