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]] A sound hole is an opening in the upper '' Sounding Board '' of a Stringed Musical Instrument . The sound holes can have different shapes: round in flat-top Guitar s, f-holes in instruments from the Violin or Viol families and in arched-top guitars, Rosette s in Lute s. Mandolin s may have round or oval holes. A round or oval hole is usually a single one, under the strings. F-holes are usually made in pairs placed symmetrically on both sides of the strings. Some Ovation Guitar s feature a unique soundhole design with multiple smaller soundholes that, being combined with a Composite roundback guitar body are said to produce a clear and bright sound. Though the purpose of sound holes is to help Acoustic Instrument s project their sound more efficiently, the sound does not emanate solely (nor even mostly) 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. EXTERNAL LINKS
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