Members lunetta77 Posted May 23, 2005 Members Share Posted May 23, 2005 Hello all I have a hollow artcore (ak85); I want to practice while my wife studies, but this guitar is way too loud even without amp. I'm using headphones, but I'm wondering if there's a non-agressive way of covering the f-holes (if I stick tape there, there will be glue residues on my guitar body), so the sound would be dampened. any ideas? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members remember Posted May 23, 2005 Members Share Posted May 23, 2005 The first thing that came to my mind is foam. Just get two soft pieces and stuff them in the holes. That should dampen the sound without harming the body of the guitar. Just an idea, I don't really have any personal experience with hollow bodies. I would be scared of putting tape on my baby, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OrvilleGibson Posted May 23, 2005 Members Share Posted May 23, 2005 You can buy black foam specifically shaped to use inside archtop guitars. IIRC, it's from D'Angelico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lunetta77 Posted May 23, 2005 Author Members Share Posted May 23, 2005 hmmm... couldn't find any info on this product... any ideas on a technique to get some blank foam and cut it as a f-hole? I have never worked with foam before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members _pete_ Posted May 23, 2005 Members Share Posted May 23, 2005 Tell your wife to go study at the library and turn that sucker up! PS-If you follow that suggestion I can recommend a good divorce lawyer. I've used him twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members k4df4l Posted May 23, 2005 Members Share Posted May 23, 2005 Originally posted by lunetta77 hmmm... couldn't find any info on this product... any ideas on a technique to get some blank foam and cut it as a f-hole? I have never worked with foam before... trace your shape onto the foam with a marker then cut it with scissors, electric carving knife, razor knife, or hot knife (or also called a hot wire knife) depending on the foam you are using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lunetta77 Posted May 23, 2005 Author Members Share Posted May 23, 2005 can anyone suggest me the right foam for this job? Thanks for all hints! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members F-holes Posted May 24, 2005 Members Share Posted May 24, 2005 Household sponges. Don't bother cutting them to form. Feed them in sideways. Then fold the excess over and tuck it into one side of the F-hole. It will expand to fill up the space. Where it has been tucked and folded, it will provide a more dense plug than fully expanded foam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Buck62 Posted May 24, 2005 Members Share Posted May 24, 2005 Originally posted by lunetta77 I want to practice while my wife studies, but this guitar is way too loud even without amp. any ideas? A new wife? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeff Posted May 24, 2005 Members Share Posted May 24, 2005 Originally posted by lunetta77 Hello all I have a hollow artcore (ak85); I want to practice while my wife studies, but this guitar is way too loud even without amp. I'm using headphones, but I'm wondering if there's a non-agressive way of covering the f-holes (if I stick tape there, there will be glue residues on my guitar body), so the sound would be dampened. any ideas? thanks I'm not sure if the F-holes actually add much volume to your guitar. It would probably be just as loud if they were not there. I would definitely be careful putting synthetic materials like foam in my guitar. It could react with the finish on the edges of the F-holes and leave dull spots or worse. We have a standing rule in our house that noone can complain about guitar noise between the hours of 10 AM and 11 PM. All three of us (my son, my wife, and I) play, so it is often noisy around here, but as long as it is not at dangerous volume levels, we do not complain. There are occasional exceptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members unistudent1980 Posted May 24, 2005 Members Share Posted May 24, 2005 Here's what my brother does on his acoustic. He buys a bag of styrofoam beans (the ones in you put in bean bag chairs) and puts them in the soundhole & fills to the top. gets masking tape (the good quality ones like 3m)and a peice of paper to cover the sound hole. To get it out her removes the paper and gets the dustbuster and hose attachment to suck it out. It doesn;t makeas much difference as you would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members funkywrench Posted May 25, 2005 Members Share Posted May 25, 2005 Originally posted by unistudent1980 Here's what my brother does on his acoustic. He buys a bag of styrofoam beans (the ones in you put in bean bag chairs) and puts them in the soundhole & fills to the top. gets masking tape (the good quality ones like 3m)and a peice of paper to cover the sound hole. To get it out her removes the paper and gets the dustbuster and hose attachment to suck it out. It doesn;t makeas much difference as you would think. Haha! That's really funny! I'm not dissin the idea, because it may well work to some extent, i just find it hillarious that someone would go to so much trouble to reduce the volume of a guitar! Those bean bag beads are bloody awful, they go everywhere and they stick to everything because they generate so much static electricity! I can imagine how much of a pain in the arse it is to fill and remove them! My mate accidentally popped a hole in one of those bags and he's still finding the beads 6 months later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LPbluesboy Posted May 25, 2005 Members Share Posted May 25, 2005 DUCT TAPE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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