What is a 'box' in guitar?

In the lesson 'How Does the Guitar Works?', at 4:24 She said about the box. Not sure what she meant.

I believe she's just getting you to think of the body of the acoustic guitar as a wooden box with a big hole in it. The sound of the string once plucked resonates acoustically inside the "box" or chamber and comes back out the hole. The type of wood, construction method, and size of that "box" will factor in the type of sound and resonance.

Hope that helps,

Moe

Originally Posted by: mjgodin

I believe she's just getting you to think of the body of the acoustic guitar as a wooden box with a big hole in it. The sound of the string once plucked resonates acoustically inside the "box" or chamber and comes back out the hole. The type of wood, construction method, and size of that "box" will factor in the type of sound and resonance.

Hope that helps,

Moe

I'm not sure if she really meant it that way. If she did, then would the body= the box she was saying?

After a few seconds she also say 'the body, the way the wood, the way the box is built'.

Thanks

Zhi