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PRONUNCIATION OF SOUND HOLE

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Sound hole is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SOUND HOLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Sound hole

A sound hole is an opening in the upper sound board of a stringed musical instrument. The sound holes can have different shapes: round in flat-top guitars; F-holes in instruments from the violin, mandolin or viol families and in arched-top guitars; and rosettes in lutes. Bowed Lyras have D-holes and mandolins may have F-holes, round or oval holes. A round or oval hole is usually a single one, under the strings. F-holes and D-holes are usually made in pairs placed symmetrically on both sides of the strings. Some electric guitars, such as Fender Telecaster Thinline and the majority of Gretsch guitars have one or two sound holes. Though the purpose of sound holes is to help acoustic instruments project their sound more efficiently, the sound does not emanate solely from the location of the sound hole. The majority of sound emanates from the surface area of both sounding boards, with sound holes playing a part by allowing the sounding boards to vibrate more freely, and by allowing some of the vibrations which have been set in motion inside the instrument to travel outside the instrument.

Definition of sound hole in the English dictionary

The definition of sound hole in the dictionary is any of variously shaped apertures in the sounding board of certain stringed instruments, such as the `f' shaped holes of a violin.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOUND HOLE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SOUND HOLE

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Synonyms and antonyms of sound hole in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sound hole» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOUND HOLE

Find out the translation of sound hole to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sound hole from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sound hole» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

音孔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

boca de la guitarra
570 millions of speakers

English

sound hole
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ध्वनि छेद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثقب الصوت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

звук отверстие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

buraco de som
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শব্দ গর্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

son trou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lubang bunyi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schallloch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

響孔
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사운드 홀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bolongan swara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lỗ âm thanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒலி துளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आवाज भोक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ses deliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

buca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dziura dźwięk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

звук отвір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gaură de sunet
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ήχος τρύπα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klank gat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ljudhål
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

lydhullet
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOUND HOLE»

Discover the use of sound hole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sound hole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dulcimer Builder's Do-It-Yourself Guidebook: A Hobbyist ...
Some people leave the sound hole open, but I think that a decorated sound hole gives the dulcimer a finished look. Plus, it is easy to do if you use common brass nails and metallic thread. You can certainly be very creative in how you decorate  ...
Randy Davis, 2002
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Audio in Media
Another way to achieve natural sound is to place a mic 8 to 12 inches above the guitar, 1 to 2 feet away, aimed between the sound hole and the bridge. A goodquality capacitor mic reduces excess bottom and warms the sound. A microphone ...
Stanley Alten, 2013
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The History of Rickenbacker Guitars
In addition, it had triangle fret board inlays and a non-bound slash shaped sound hole. Like all of the 360 Deluxe models made after June 1960, the twelve string versions normally had Rick-O- Sound stereo. George Harrison's first 360/12 was  ...
Richard R. Smith, 1987
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Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
the sound-hole which is therefore directed upwards when the flageolet is played. B. 3. Land-Dyak (Krokong sub-tribe)— Telarli. (Plate VIII fig. 4 and 5.) a. Distal end open and obliquely truncate, proximal end closed by the natural septum, the  ...
‎1904
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The Acoustic Guitar Guide: Everything You Need to Know to ...
A small, narrow-bodied guitar with a relatively large sound hole. This guitar would have fairly juicy-sounding high strings and would probably not have a boomy bass. Photo courtesy Santa Cruz Guitar Co. Most pickguards are thin plastic with ...
Larry Sandberg, 2000
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The Science of String Instruments
of similarity starting with a lowest (0,0) mode frequency of 210 Hz for oval sound hole mandolins gives an expected value of 183 Hz for an oval sound hole mandola, in reasonable agreement with the observed value of 173 Hz. In both f- hole ...
Thomas Rossing, 2010
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Antonio Stradivari: His Life and Work
EDGE, PURFLING, AND SOUND-HOLE OF AN EXAMPLE MADE IN 1680 . HEAD OF A VIOLIN OF THE PERIOD 1680 . . . . . . . . EDGE, PURFLING, AND SOUND-HOLE OF THE EXAMPLE KNOWN As THE “ TUSCAN,” MADE IN 1690 .
W. H. Hill, Francis A. Davis, 2014
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The Beginner's Guide to Playing Guitar: A Simple, A-to-Z ...
The double bar lines at the end of the progression mean the end of a section; the double dots mean repeat from the beginning. When strumming, take care to strum at the right-hand side of the sound hole as you are looking down on the guitar.
Douglas J. Noble, 2004
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A Guitarmaker's Canvas: The Inlay Art of Grit Laskin
that had what he referred to as a "monitor" sound hole in the side, at the apex of the upper bout. Theoretically, this allowed the player to receive some of the projected air phenomenon that typically occurs around a sound hole. The problem ...
Grit Laskin, 2003
10
Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars: An Identification Guide ...
... pearloid tuner buttons, aging toner on top, limited run of 71: 1999 HOMES Marty Stuart: Indian rosewood back and sides, scalloped bracing, X-brace 1" from sound- hole, herringbone pattern soundhole ring of abalone and mother-of-pearl,  ...
George Gruhn, Walter Carter, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOUND HOLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sound hole is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Evolution of the Violin's Sound And Design
First, the scientists calculated and plotted the acoustic properties of the sound holes in the violin's ancestors. Then they analyzed the f-shaped sound holes in ... «WRTI, May 15»
2
Warren Buffett Played a Classic Coke Jingle on the Ukelele for the …
The custom ukulele, which has a sound hole in the shape of the classic Coke bottle, was made by Portland-based luthier Mark Roberts. Crafted in five weeks out ... «Adweek, Apr 15»
3
Violin-fiddling boffins learn that 'F-HOLES' are secret to Stradivarius …
“We found that if you try to replicate a sound hole exactly from the last one you made, you'll always have a little error,” explained Nicholas Makris, a professor of ... «The Register, Feb 15»
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The Violin's Shape Was an Accident
As the Christian Science Monitor reports, an instrument's sound depends heavily on the way air flows through it: The more air that exits its sound holes, the ... «Newser, Feb 15»
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Acoustic Dynamics: Modeling Power Efficiency in the Violin
Researchers found most of the sound produced from the violin and its ancestors flows through a sound hole's perimeter, not its interior. Courtesy of the ... «Scientific Computing, Feb 15»
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First study of 'Golden Age' mandolins unlocks secrets of their beauty
... producing a more resonant sound heard in works by Beethoven and Verdi. ... ivory, bone or possibly horn around the sound hole contain a mixture unique to ... «Phys.Org, Dec 14»
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This gadget makes acoustic guitars sound electrifying without using …
What if you could get a wide variety of sounds from your acoustic guitar, including ... come only from the sound hole of the instrument, with no speaker involved. «Treehugger, Sep 14»
8
Ruach gives always-in-tune Live Series cajon its own kick
The percussive sound of folks sitting atop a cajón de embalaje and banging out a ... The rear board is home to a unique sound hole, the shape of which is ... «Gizmag, Jul 14»
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Quick tips for acoustic guitar maintenance
If the neck is dipped or over bent, locate your trussrod bolt (most commonly located on the inside of the sound hole just below the neck) and use an Allen key to ... «MusicRadar.com, Sep 13»
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“SHamp” sound hold amplifier gives acoustic guitars an extra kick
His sound hole amplifier, or “SHamp” is a compact amplifier that fits into the sound hole of an acoustic guitar to give it that bit of extra oomph when you need it. «Gizmag, Aug 10»

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