Acoustic Guitar Construction

My understanding is that the rosette's main function is to strengthen the area around the soundhole.

Does wooden binding OF the soundhole perform the same function?

I would think if you oriented the grain properly so it was opposite the grain of the top there would be some reinforcement and this would lessen the chance of cracks along the grain. However, because the rosette rings are not butt joined and in fact more like a lamination my guess is the rings add more durability -- but note the word "guess"

I would have thought the answer was "yes" for sure! It certainly can't hurt to bind the soundhole.

TonyinNYC wrote:I would have thought the answer was "yes" for sure! It certainly can't hurt to bind the soundhole.

I've done two... the only downside i can think of is some very minor additional weight. I guess even that depends on your binding material - I've used eir on both.

I really like the look. That additional weight is I think negligible.