Acoustic guys….

[Bludave]

Re: Acoustic guys….

Re: Acoustic guys….

So I saw an Acoustic that was originally a RIGHT hander, that had been converted to a LEFT hander.

Part of the way this was done was to replace the output jack hole in the bottom. But more so, they cut an entire notch out of the [what would have been] the lower bout to swap the eq/volume controls, so when flipped, they could be reached.

What say you about this? The hole in the side was covered with some flimsy plastic film. Could it be converted back? Would this seriously impact the sound?

Comments?

Acoustically yes. But it does depend on the materials the guitar is made from. Lefty guitars are hard to come by so I understand why it was done, but trying to reverse it properly is difficult. A patch has to be placed over the hole for the current position of the EQ and Jack and then patched properly. Playing a guitar with a hole in it is probably not going to sound bad, but if its patched all the glue and patch work will interfere with the guitars ability to transfer sound.

I played a MArtin D35 that started out as a lefty and was converted to righty, but it had no electronics so no holes were cut or patched. The only thing that had to be done was the pickguard had to be removed and then added on the other side. The top was lightly sanded then refinished. It had a really nice voice because the bracing was flipped over. Had a nice clear tone.

Many guys will plug the hole in the bridge for the saddle and cut a new hole so it will intonate properly as well. Nuts are generally easy, but they have to be flipped also.