Removing the soundpost makes a violin sound like a guitar

Evidence

The soundpost is held in place by friction only and can be removed with care. The sound is then distinctly different, once described by Carleen Hutchins as making the violin sound like a guitar. — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 1811

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies that the soundpost works by pure friction, a mechanical detail worth noting.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 1811