Gear: From Ovation's 22 upper-bout holes to McPherson's offset ellipse and Tacoma's paisley, each design was built to free up the top, and, one luthier argues, side soundports are really about tone.
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Gear: From Ovation's 22 upper-bout holes to McPherson's offset ellipse and Tacoma's paisley, each design was built to free up the top, and, one luthier argues, side soundports are really about tone.