and put a whole in the side of my geetar :nana_guitar

Very happy with the result both aesthetically and tonally......it's much louder to the player now and the trebles fattened up quite a bit.  But one thing I wasn't expecting was the boominess factor out front went down a bunch and it's much easier to mic now.....not so sensitive to placement.

It was a real leap of faith, but it worked out in the end!! :thumb

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Nice!  Which guitar did you do it to?

Quote from: WileE on February 06, 2012, 05:10:48 PM
Nice!  Which guitar did you do it to?

The Mcknight already has a port (installed by Tim....I would NEVER attempt this on such an expensive instrument!!)

The Aparicio classical is an exceptional guitar, but it I didn't put a lot of $$ into it (has some minor cosmetic flaws)
I figured if I blew it my tech at Elderly's could have saved my butt.... :roll

Tim McKnight is going to do a soundport for one of my Larrivees as a demo at this year's McJam - looking forward to seeing how it turns out!   :nana_guitar

I've been thinking seriously about doing this to my L but I'd like to find a specimen to practice on first.  Probably a Yamaha FG-75 or something like that.

Wow, you're pretty brave.

At least you know for sure the sides are solid. :bgrin:

Quote from: dgshoote on February 06, 2012, 08:54:10 PM
Wow, you're pretty brave.

At least you know for sure the sides are solid. :bgrin:

Yes, they are.....here's another shot to give some perspective on size and placement....the angle makes it look like it's closer to the bottom, but it's dead center....

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 :+1: that looks like a neat job, well done!  :smile:

What did you seal the edge with?

Quote from: Zohn on February 07, 2012, 12:19:46 AM
:+1: that looks like a neat job, well done!  :smile:

What did you seal the edge with?

Matt Mustapick recommended just using mineral oil.   I didn't have any handy so I just used the Lizard Spit fingerboard oil I get from Elderly's.

Do you have to change your signature to "-06 Aparicio AA98.75.... " or something like that?

Brave move. I'm glad it worked out good for you.