f-hole
Cello's curved cutout
An f-hole is one of a pair of sound holes cut into the body of a violin, viola, cello, or similar stringed instrument, shaped like a cursive lowercase f.
These openings allow the instrument's body to resonate and project sound.
The term extends to f-hole guitars—acoustic or semi-acoustic guitars with the same shaped openings: The jazz guitarist preferred the warm tone of his f-hole archtop.
Wound document of parchment
- tailpieceConcluding addition to text
- StradivariusPrized antique string instrument
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- G-stringPitch-specific instrument filament
pegbox · purfling · bridge · fingerboard · chinrest · soundpost · rosin · Paganini
Improvisational American music genre
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- GibsonInstrument brand or cocktail
- pickguardGuitar surface protector
floating bridge · tailpiece · plectrum · swing · semi-hollow
Skill in making objects
- varnishLiquid that dries glossy
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
- woodworkCraft of building with lumber
- tonewoodAcoustically selected lumber
ebony · maple · spruce · carving · restoration · antique · vintage · patina
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- timbreSound's distinctive character
sustain · overtones · frequency · amplification · cavity · soundboard · tone · volume
Invariance under transformation
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- scrollWound document of parchment
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
aesthetic · silhouette · cutout · shape · elongated · stylized · iconic · decorative
scroll
Wound document of parchment
- tailpieceConcluding addition to text
- StradivariusPrized antique string instrument
- bowRespectful forward inclination
G-string · pegbox · purfling · bridge · fingerboard · chinrest · soundpost · rosin · Paganini · Vivaldi
jazz
Improvisational American music genre
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- GibsonInstrument brand or cocktail
pickguard · floating bridge · tailpiece · plectrum · swing · semi-hollow
craftsmanship
Skill in making objects
- varnishLiquid that dries glossy
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
- woodworkCraft of building with lumber
tonewood · ebony · maple · spruce · carving · restoration · antique · vintage · patina · Stradivarius
resonance
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- projectionSomething that extends outward
timbre · sustain · overtones · frequency · amplification · cavity · soundboard · tone · volume · harmonics
symmetry
Invariance under transformation
ornamentation · aesthetic · silhouette · cutout · shape · elongated · stylized · iconic · decorative · proportion
- violinviolin, bowing, violin bow, strings, fingerboard
- instrument partsneck, body, strings, guitar body, piano keys
- luthieryluthier, luthiers, violin making, violin maker, bow making
- sound holessound holes, rosette, rosettes
- violin makingluthier, violin, Stradivari, Cremona, arching
- resonatorsresonator, resonance, cavity resonator, echo chamber, soundboard