I left Barbara a voicemail. She replied back. It means a lot to have this as a resource and even more to have someone be a true Sensei and not try to sell me anything, but knowledge. I’m buying every book that hits the screen tho ! Being able to watch in real time not ‘reel’ time is so clutch - the idea of the work and the fun at hand are shown. I just learned what a router was 5 months ago, have no tool background other than over a decade of misse en scene in a kitchen and truly soak up every single word and image. It’s these videos ( and the lecture on the archtop that led me here ) and the Somogyi books that I really get the rhetoric I want on guitar building. Big THANK YOU till I can share something more finite. 🙇♂️Sensei Ken may The Force be with You
What a great message! Big fat congratulations for switching from edible to inedible vegetables. My good friend, Michael Greenfield took a similar path, starting off training at Le Cordon Bleu, and sucessfully working in that field for many years before becoming one of North America's most noteworthy and influential guitar builders. Bravo!
Ken- was this technique used during the production of the Fly? Or is it limited to the acoustics? Seems to require patience and skill that would easily be difficult to get an hourly worker to get right….and the amount of time and materials needed to get it to this stage means that you get it perfect the first time.
The backstrap as a wooden element was not part of any Parker Guitar product, they were all painted necks, and the paint covered all the composite laminates. Damn backstrap is a bit of a magic trick, but not too bad, really.
Luthier ASMR. 😁 Always love your work. Thanks for sharing.
You're so welcome, thanks for watching!
I left Barbara a voicemail. She replied back. It means a lot to have this as a resource and even more to have someone be a true Sensei and not try to sell me anything, but knowledge. I’m buying every book that hits the screen tho ! Being able to watch in real time not ‘reel’ time is so clutch - the idea of the work and the fun at hand are shown. I just learned what a router was 5 months ago, have no tool background other than over a decade of misse en scene in a kitchen and truly soak up every single word and image. It’s these videos ( and the lecture on the archtop that led me here ) and the Somogyi books that I really get the rhetoric I want on guitar building. Big THANK YOU till I can share something more finite. 🙇♂️Sensei Ken may The Force be with You
What a great message! Big fat congratulations for switching from edible to inedible vegetables. My good friend, Michael Greenfield took a similar path, starting off training at Le Cordon Bleu, and sucessfully working in that field for many years before becoming one of North America's most noteworthy and influential guitar builders. Bravo!
@@kenparkerarchtoppery9440 Sensei just can’t help but talk like a Sensei. Prolly gonna print this and frame it like a letter from D’Aquisto.
Wonderful.
Thank you! Cheers!
A woodworker never has enough clamps.
Truly.
Ken- was this technique used during the production of the Fly? Or is it limited to the acoustics? Seems to require patience and skill that would easily be difficult to get an hourly worker to get right….and the amount of time and materials needed to get it to this stage means that you get it perfect the first time.
The backstrap as a wooden element was not part of any Parker Guitar product, they were all painted necks, and the paint covered all the composite laminates. Damn backstrap is a bit of a magic trick, but not too bad, really.
Shades of George Harrison...
Sorry, too dumb to get this reference.