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Can a hole in a guitar affect it?

I have a hole in the bottom of my guitar & my dad said not to mess with it anymore because it won't play right. Is that true? Will it affect the sound that my guitar makes?
Betty Jo Hall, October 2009
It will make the sound resonate differently, but as long as the hole isn't too large, you should be ok.

Joshua Perkins, February 2010
Listen to your dad....

TEENAGERS
Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents?
ACT NOW!
Move out, get a job and pay your own bills while you still know everything.

says a postcard in my kitchen...

An electric guitar - you can make holes all over - the shape is of no consequence - an acoustic guitar, violin etc depend on the sound box and the holes in it for the sound quality.

http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/music/guitar/guitarintro.html

Good luck...

Peccavi, October 2009