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This course builds upon the foundational knowledge of Rickenbacker sound holes that you acquired during your undergraduate studies, including the distinctive cat's-eye and f-hole sound holes.
Let’s begin our discussion by examining a unique topic: the long sound hole. Who would like to volunteer to explain to the class what we’re looking at here? When was this used, and on what models?
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From @high.numbers:
Circa mid-1958, and used on the earliest full scale Capri models (330 and 360 variations), the two existing 390 models and at least one early pre-carved top 381 example, all in that same time period. Honorable mention to the 1957 longbody Capri prototype.. but it was actually a faux sound hole.