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Archtop guitar
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An archtop guitar is a hollow acoustic or semi-acoustic guitar with a full body and a distinctive arched top, whose sound is particularly popular with jazz, blues, and rockabilly players.
G6122-1962 Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman developed in the mid-1950s
G6122-1962 Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman developed in the mid-1950s
The Epiphone Dot, an inexpensive thinline archtop available since the 1990s
The Epiphone Dot, an inexpensive thinline archtop available since the 1990s
Sound hole
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A sound hole is an opening in the body of a stringed musical instrument, usually the upper sound board. Sound holes have different shapes:
Archtop guitar
…A moveable adjustable bridge F-holes similar to members of the violin family A rear-mounted tailpiece, stoptail bridge, or Bigsby vibrato tailpiece…
The sound holes of cellos and other instruments of the violin family are known as F-holes and are located on opposing sides of the bridge.
The sound holes of cellos and other instruments of the violin family are known as F-holes and are located on opposing sides of the bridge.
Leaf sound hole in an Ovation Adamas guitar
Leaf sound hole in an Ovation Adamas guitar
Many acoustic guitars incorporate rosette patterns around the sound hole.
Many acoustic guitars incorporate rosette patterns around the sound hole.
Maccaferri guitars have D or oval shaped sound holes.
Maccaferri guitars have D or oval shaped sound holes.