Some
Ovation stringed instruments feature a particularly unique sound hole architecture with multiple smaller sound holes that, being combined with a
composite bowl back body, are said to produce a clear and bright sound.
Tacoma Guitars has developed a unique "paisley" sound hole placed on the left side of the upper bout of their "Wing Series" guitars. This is a relatively low-stress area that requires less bracing to support the hole. A few hollowbody or semi-hollow
electric guitars, such as the
Fender Telecaster Thinline and the
Gibson ES-120T, have one f-hole instead of two, usually on the bass side. B&G Guitars, a private build guitar company from Tel Aviv, Israel, uses their signature "backwards" sound holes on their guitars. Holes not positioned on the top of an
acoustic guitar are called
soundports. They are usually supplementary to a main sound hole, and are located on an instrument's side facing upward in playing position, allowing players to monitor their own sound.
Gallery File:Gibson L-5 CES.jpg|F-holes on a
Gibson L-5 archtop guitar File:Fender 72 Telecaster Thinline.png|Single F-Hole on a
Fender Telecaster Thinline guitar File:Ovation.jpg|Leaf sound hole in an
Ovation Adamas guitar File:Pattern on Acoustic Guitar.JPG|Many acoustic guitars incorporate
rosette patterns around the sound hole. File:Guitares type Selmer Maccaferri.jpg|
Maccaferri guitars have D or oval shaped sound holes. File:Cc guitar acoustic electric calligraphy series dragon.jpg|Unique Sound Hole with
Chinese character 龙 by Cc Guitar File:GambeUilderks.png|C-holes on a
viol File:Mongolian_horsehair-horsehead_fiddles_WOMADelaide_festival_Adelaide_AUSTRALIA_March_2012.jpg|Two
Morin Khuurs with two F-holes ==References==