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jpiperson2002 - Posted - 01/24/2010: 04:27:49
Got my first GT PBS square neck resonator a few weeks ago and wanted to customize it a bit. Last year I'd added some extra sound holes to a GT Dojo - a single cone resonator guitar with a 5 string banjo neck. It was an easy job which helped to let the sound out and made the instrument look unique.
Drilling large holes in new instruments always makes me a little nervous but it only requires some careful preparation and a few woodworking tools.
The inside lip of resonator sound hole covers measures 2 7/8 inch dia so I used a slightly smaller common 2 3/4 hole saw. It left a fairly clean cut which was sanded smooth with sandpaper wrapped around a wood dowel. 
Here's how it looks with different combination of screened and open sound hole covers. A thin strip of rubber or masking tape is run along the lip of the sound hole covers to give a snug press fit.
The 3 smaller holes at the end the fretboard are a reference to the 3 holes used on the Dobro as discussed in this thread about sound hole screens resohangout.com/topic/10708/. The holes shown here differ from the original by being in a straight line and using a larger center hole;
The raised covers were made from a chrome plumbing caps epoxied to a regular cover. They're used, at the recommendation of my son, for the unusual and somewhat bug-eyed face impression they provide; 
Doing something like this probably lowers the resale value of the instrument but that just means I'll never sell it.
John Piper
Edited by - jpiperson2002 on 01/28/2010 15:05:33
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