Adding side port to mandolin
Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone experimented with adding side ports to an existing mandolin.
My question is about how it effects the existing tone from the front the mandolin.
I like the idea of having a sound port on the side at the top of a mandolin/guitar, to allow the player to hear the instrument better while playing it.
I know some makers provide these on new instruments.
If you create sound ports on an existing mandolin, will it have much of an effect on the tone of the mandolin in general from the listener's point of view?
Mandolins: Northfield 5-Bar Artist Model "Old Dog", J Bovier F5 Special, Gibson A-00 (1940)
Fiddles: 1920s Strad copy, 1930s Strad copy, Liu Xi T20, Liu Xi T19+ Dark.
Guitars: Taylor 514c (1995), Gibson Southern Jumbo (1940s), Gibson L-48 (1940s), Les Paul Custom (1978), Fender Strat (Black/RWFB) (1984), Fender Strat (Candy Apple Red/MFB) (1985).
Sitars: Hiren Roy KP (1980s), Naskar (1970s), Naskar (1960s).
Misc: 8 Course Lute (L.K.Brown)
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