What is the hole in a guitar called?

Answer 1

the hole in the centre of the guitar is for echo/volume, if you have ever played a Electric Guitar you will notice there is no hole and it is much quieter until u plug it into an amp. Instead of holes an electric guitar uses pickups

Answer 2

In an acoustic guitr, the sound chamber is inside the body of the guitar. The hole, or "soundhole" allows the sound the guitar makes while playing it come out of the guitar. Otherwise, it would sound more like a solid body electric guitar - not very loud, and thin sounding.

Answer 3

That is where the sound is amplified. As the strings vibrate, it resonates in the bass until is comes out of the f holes. They serve as an amp for an acoustic instrument, and have the same purpose for the cello and upright bass.

Answer 4

When you look at the front of the cello and all members of the violin family there are two F shaped openings opposing each other. These openings affect how the instruments vibrate and contribute in a positive way to the overall sound. They are called F holes because they resemble the letter F on the left side, with the F geometrically opposed on the right side. The F holes add to the graceful beauty of the violin.

Answer 5

The round hole in a guitar is called the sound hole.

The the lower-case "f" shaped holes on violins and cellos are called f holes.

Answer 6

F-holes aren't in all Guitars. They are more prevalent in semi-hollow body guitars. It's just a hole that is shaped kind of like a lowercase cursive f.

Answer 7

On a flat-top acoustic it's called the sound hole. Arch-top guitars tend to have violin style f-holes.

Answer 8

The f-holes are, funnily enough, holes in the body of the violin shaped like an f. The let the sound out of the body and create a nicer sound when the violin is played, I think.