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Author:  Mike OMelia [ Sat Dec 18, 2021 3:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Oval Sound Hole and rosette

Anyone here done this? How? My top is curved (mandolin).

Mike

Author:  Darrel Friesen [ Sat Dec 18, 2021 4:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Oval Sound Hole and rosette

I've done two oval hole archtops but chickened out on the rosettes and just ended up binding the inside of the holes. I used the oval tool in "Paint" to design and print my ovals then made a template from cardstock to trace the hole onto the instrument. Arnt Rian does them and had offered some advice on them in past posts. He used a shop made scratch stock and a chisel to cut the rosettes after he had already cut the hole in the top, using the edge of the hole to register the scratch stock.

Author:  Darrel Friesen [ Sat Dec 18, 2021 6:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Oval Sound Hole and rosette

Found the Mimf thread discussing it. https://www.mimf.com/phpbb/viewtopic.ph ... tte#p46150

Author:  peter.coombe [ Sat Dec 18, 2021 6:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Oval Sound Hole and rosette

I have done lots (> 200) on mandolins. Has been documented here -
http://petercoombe.com/Construction/carrving-the-top.htm
http://petercoombe.com/Construction/soundhole-trim.htm

Author:  Darrel Friesen [ Sat Dec 18, 2021 6:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Oval Sound Hole and rosette

peter.coombe wrote:


Nice tutorial Peter.

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