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The string makes the sound by transferring it's vibration to the top of the guitar. The top vibrates, and that is amplified by the body of the guitar. The round hole is to let that sound escape.

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Why does a guitar have a sound hole?

Well the sound hole is on acoustics, and its self explainitory, the sound of the string vibrations is amplified against the wood, so the guitar itself is a primitive amplifier of sorts haha. but the bigger the hole, the more treble you have, the smaller the hole, the more bass you have. now with acoustics, age and constant playing is important, as the guitar ages with constant playing, the guitar acutally sounds better. the sound actually makes the wood warmer in tone.


What happens when you pluck a guitar string?

What happens when a guitar string makes a sound is that the string vibrates and hit radar waves and bounces back on to the string to make a audioble sound for the human ear. that is why electric guitars are plugged into speakers to make the sound louder for the audience to hear. the speaker enhances the sound


Does a guitar have to have a hole in the center?

I believe you've asked this because you've probably seen a picture of an acoustic guitar, which uses vibrations to create it's trademark sound. When you strum a string on an acoustic guitar, the sound bounces back into the inside of the guitar (by going through the 'hole'), and bounces back out to increase sound. This is similar to when you shout into a cave. But no, guitars can be made without the acoustic hole. For example, an electric guitar needs no hole, because it uses an amplifier to create sound; same with bass guitars. you are so dumb.


How does a acoustic guitar work?

when you pick the strings it goes threw the hole in the acoustic and hits the wood and makes a sound


How can you use a guitar without making any sound?

You can, it is just rather quiet. An acoustic guitar is designed to amplify its own sound. This happens because the sound waves travel into the hole in an acoustic, they reverberate and echo out through the hole. An electric (typically) does not have a hole for this purpose, so all you can hear are the strings reverberating. But you can hear it if you strum the string hard.

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How does guitar make sound?

The guitar makes sound when you pluck a string. The string vibrates down to the base of the guitar and travels in the hole, coming out as a sound we call a note.


How does a Spanish guitar work?

When you play a string on an acoustic guitar, the vibration goes into that big hole thing in the middle (sound hole) and it echoes around and comes back out again making the desired sound


Why does a guitar have a sound hole?

Well the sound hole is on acoustics, and its self explainitory, the sound of the string vibrations is amplified against the wood, so the guitar itself is a primitive amplifier of sorts haha. but the bigger the hole, the more treble you have, the smaller the hole, the more bass you have. now with acoustics, age and constant playing is important, as the guitar ages with constant playing, the guitar acutally sounds better. the sound actually makes the wood warmer in tone.


What happens when you pluck a guitar string?

What happens when a guitar string makes a sound is that the string vibrates and hit radar waves and bounces back on to the string to make a audioble sound for the human ear. that is why electric guitars are plugged into speakers to make the sound louder for the audience to hear. the speaker enhances the sound


What holds a guitar string in the hole?

the strings dont go in the hole


Does a guitar have to have a hole in the center?

I believe you've asked this because you've probably seen a picture of an acoustic guitar, which uses vibrations to create it's trademark sound. When you strum a string on an acoustic guitar, the sound bounces back into the inside of the guitar (by going through the 'hole'), and bounces back out to increase sound. This is similar to when you shout into a cave. But no, guitars can be made without the acoustic hole. For example, an electric guitar needs no hole, because it uses an amplifier to create sound; same with bass guitars. you are so dumb.


How does a guitar make sound and produce music?

A guitar makes sound and produces music by vibrating its strings when they are plucked or strummed. These vibrations travel through the guitar's body, which amplifies the sound. The sound is then projected out through the sound hole, creating music that we can hear.


What causes the sounds that come from the guitar?

In an acoustic guitar - it's a combination of the string vibrating, and the sound being amplified by the tone hole. In an electric guitar, the vibrating string causes current to flow in the pick-up coil - which is then fed to an amplifier.


What is the scientific name for the sound hole on the guitar?

The scientific term for the sound hole on a guitar is "rosette." It serves to allow sound resonance and projection from the instrument.


Where does the sound travel through in a guitar?

In a guitar, the sound travels through the sound hole, which is the opening on the body of the guitar. The vibration from the strings is transferred to the soundboard through the bridge, and the soundboard amplifies the sound and projects it out through the sound hole.


How does a guitar makes it's sound?

When a string is plucked it vibrates. The vibration of the string is tranfered to the sound bowl of the guitar through the bridge where it resonates further and becomes amplified by the body of the guitar. The amplification takes place by process similar to an echo as it bounces along inside the body until it escapes through the sound hole on the face of the guitar.


How does a acoustic guitar work?

when you pick the strings it goes threw the hole in the acoustic and hits the wood and makes a sound