aznxtasy341 Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 can somebody explain why epiphone decided to make the f holes bigger on the MIK and MIC casino's and original on the elitist and USA ones?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabar Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 My guess is --- to make it easier to put in the electronics. This would reduce production time and keep them more affordable than the pricier versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoop Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Wouldn't be anything to do with the construction materials would it? Remember the F holes are shaped that way for a reason. And if I remember rightly, the MIC and MIK guitars are constructed of 3 ply maple, whereas the Elitist and MIA guitars are 5 ply maple. So perhaps the F holes on the MIC and MIK guitars need to be slightly larger for them to serve their purpose correctly, due to the difference in construction, whereas the Elitist and MIA models require the smaller F holes. I'm probably way off. Parabar's suggestion would make more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMcClane5000 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 My guess is it's done on purpose... They don't want the guitars to look 'too' good (if you know what I mean). Maybe they want the cheaper versions to look a bit sloppier made or cheaper looking... I was wondering the same thing, some Dots for example have HUGE F-holes and I have no idea why, just looks stupid in a way, not as sleek and elegant than on the Gibsons... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicester35 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I'm going to go along with Parabar on this. It is an aid to production line assembly, and helps keep production costs down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I hadn't noticed the difference in f-hole size until you guys brought it up my MIC Casino's f-holes are 6 1/2 L X 1 1/8 W at the middle the 1965 John Lennon is 6 1/8 X 1 I'm inclined to think that it was a cost related decision also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewk Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 So perhaps the F holes on the MIC and MIK guitars need to be slightly larger for them to serve their purpose correctly' date=' due to the difference in construction, whereas the Elitist and MIA models require the smaller F holes.[/quote']Can't be the case, sorry, since the 90s MIKs have very narrow f-holes (see mine on the left). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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