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Just thinking you could just cut an f-hole & paint it black inside.
Perfectly doable though.
Or cut a front and a back off, and sandwich another wood in between. That'd look interesting from the sides.
Otherwise you’d be at risk of losing a lot more than 4-5mm.
If you really want to chamber the body, then the easiest option is probably to take a little off the thickness from the back, chamber it from the back, and then put a “cap” on the back.
Before narrow 4-pole super-switches were available I used to slightly widen, then rebate the switch area of Tele control cavities to accommodate the super-switch (for HOoP and series wiring). In that situation I used a 3/4" bearing guided bit with a 3/8" bearing to undercut by 3/16" (approx 5mm). I've no doubt a 1" bit could be used to undercut the perimeter by around 8mm. The f-hole shape would have to be no narrower than 3/8" at it's narrowest point, and have an area big enough to fit the chosen bit into.
https://imgur.com/a/cFNjvEr
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/89942/caspercaster#latest
Although I did do it the difficult way on my first thinline tele build.... converting a kit to semi hollow about 22 years ago. Shockingly, it worked!!
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Actually, I wouldn't, I'd just buy a new top and save myself a ton of effort!