Why Violins have F Holes

zontar Retired Bluesman hey Posts: 6,020 Likes: 9,672	Why Violins have F Holes Oct 28, 2021 6:44:22 GMT Colchar, infant, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by zontar on Oct 28, 2021 6:44:22 GMT Interesting article (At least I thought so. SO while this isn't about guitars--the idea did get used for arch tops at one point--and mandolins. (so there's a connection.) link

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My mandolin has f holes.

I always wondered why it was such a loud little bastard.

Well they were introduced first to mandolins by Lloyd Loar, while working for Gibson, and then to archtop guitars.