Hi Mustafa,

Not all harpsichords had soundholes and roses or rosettes. Of those that
did, mostly they were purely for decoration or identification of the maker.
It has been shown often that a soundhole in a harpsichord soundboard makes
virtually no difference to the sound output or quality. Harpsichord
cavities are generally open at the belly rail end - although, as with all
things related to harpsichord - this is not always so. But the belly rail
opening is so large that the cavity is effectively open to the air, and
this is why a rose makes only the tiniest, unobservable really, difference.
Speaker cabinet theory only applies to the harpsichord cavity very slightly.

I believe the word you are looking for from the hifi world is soundstage,
rather than scene. Certainly the concept of soundstage does not really
apply to harpsichords - its more a term to describe how well a stereo
system presents the illusion of musicians spread out in space, or on a
stage. [Although when playing I enjoy the spatial effect of hearing the
sound at the keyboard com from the different areas of the instrument.]

There's a lot ot be said about soundholes and their function in lutes and
guitars, but this is a harpsichord forum, so I wont digress, only to say
that in those instruments the function of the hole is quite important, but
the parchment roses are again pretty much purely decorative - and modern
guitars have none.

Andrew




On 16 November 2017 at 00:51, Mustafa Umut Sarac <[log in to unmask]
> wrote:

> I have never saw a harpsichord in my life. But I love its voice.
>

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