Hello.
Someday I'd like to build my own instrument. I am curious why there are only 2-3 basic shapes for mandolins, A, F, and another (don't know shape name)
If I was making one from scratch, could I use artistic license and make the body a different shape?
I have seen sound holes in other than round, oval or F.
Are there physics behind the shapes, and is there a reason another shape can't be used? (I'm not talking radical, just different)
And while I wrote this my ADD asked, "Where did the names A-style and F style come from. Why is there no B? C?
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