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A technique for fabricating body components for a hollow body stringed instrument includes providing a plurality of wood veneers all of a common wood species and each defining a grain pattern. A formable medium is provided between opposing faces of each veneer pair and the plurality of veneers are f

A technique for fabricating body components for a hollow body stringed instrument includes providing a plurality of wood veneers all of a common wood species and each defining a grain pattern. A formable medium is provided between opposing faces of each veneer pair and the plurality of veneers are face bonded together with the grain patterns of each lying in a common orientation. In one embodiment, the plurality of wood veneers are veneer flitches, and the resulting composite veneer structure is formed as a stack of flitch-matched veneers. Alternatively, at least one of the outer veneers defines a high-quality or high-grade wood veneer and the remaining veneers in the resulting composite veneer structure define lower quality or lower-grade wood veneers. In either case, the flexible composite veneer structure is fitted to a mold and maintained therein until the formable medium cures to thereby provide a body component having a desired shape.

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A technique for fabricating body components for a hollow body stringed instrument includes providing a plurality of wood veneers all of a common wood species and each defining a grain pattern. A formable medium is provided between opposing faces of each veneer pair and the plurality of veneers are f

A technique for fabricating body components for a hollow body stringed instrument includes providing a plurality of wood veneers all of a common wood species and each defining a grain pattern. A formable medium is provided between opposing faces of each veneer pair and the plurality of veneers are face bonded together with the grain patterns of each lying in a common orientation. In one embodiment, the plurality of wood veneers are veneer flitches, and the resulting composite veneer structure is formed as a stack of flitch-matched veneers. Alternatively, at least one of the outer veneers defines a high-quality or high-grade wood veneer and the remaining veneers in the resulting composite veneer structure define lower quality or lower-grade wood veneers. In either case, the flexible composite veneer structure is fitted to a mold and maintained therein until the formable medium cures to thereby provide a body component having a desired shape. defines an external side having an arc of 90 degrees, in relation to in relation to the resonance chamber wall of the musical instrument. 7. An improved musical stringed instrument, having a resonance chamber, with a circular uniform resonance sound hole, with a single circular shaped flange defining the resonance sound hole, as recited in claim 5, where said flange defines an external side having an arc of greater than 90 degrees, up to 180 degrees, in relation to the resonance chamber wall of the musical instrument, so as to define a passageway that allows sound waves moving in either direction to be subjected to the exterior side of the flange that defines a passageway that increases in circumference as the sound waves move through said passageway. 8. An improved musical stringed instrument, having a resonance chamber, with a circular uniform resonance sound hole, with a single circular shaped flange defining the resonance sound hole, as recited in claim 5, where said flange defines an external side having an arc of greater than 180 degrees, in relation to the resonance chamber wall of the musical instrument, so that the internal sides of the flange define a tubular cavity that increases the surface area of the resonance chamber. 9. An improved musical stringed instrument, having a resonance chamber, having an f-hole, with said f-hole defined through the top panel of the instrument by two flanges that each encircle a panel extension where said flanges comprise an extension into the resonance chamber, having an internal and external side, with a terminating lip, and where the internal and external sides are initially parallel to the resonance chamber wall of the musical instrument, and where said exterior side defines an arcual surface that recedes into the resonance chamber, and where said exterior surface defines the opening of the sound hole, that decreases in circumference as the flange projects into the resonance chamber, and where said flanges have a varying depth in relation to their position along the length of the resonance hole. 10. An improved musical stringed instrument, having a resonance chamber, and having an f-hole, as recited in claim 9, where said flanges comprise an external and internal side, with a terminating lip, where said flanges have an arcual degree of more than 90 degrees, but less than 360 degrees, in relation to the resonance chamber wall, where said flanges provide an external side which allows sound waves to move through a passageway, defined by said external side, from a passageway having a minimum circumference to a larger circumference in either direction. 11. An improved musical stringed instrument, having a resonance chamber, and having an f-hole, as recited in claim 9, where said flanges decrease in depth as they approach the extension, defined by the wall of the resonance chamber, and where said extension comprises an angled portion of the wall that positions the extension within the minimum circumference defined by the outer surface of the respective flange.