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Great Bob! Sweetly thoughtful!

And we in you, pal. Beautiful.

Thanks for the fantastic review, stunning performance as well!

0:47 I have a dozen of playable Django guitars!

Wow what a sound. You're a killer jazz player too!

Great stuff - thanks.

Its like watching Yoda and Obi-Wan!

Ken’s guitars have been shown in museums. When he invented the Parker Fly guitar, the last person to have as many new patents for the guitar was a gentleman named Leo Fender. Ken is a first-rate sailor and a rower of water crafts, and he brings that sense of buoyancy and freedom to his design sensibilities. Google the New Yorker article regarding Mr. Parker, who was featured in the annual “Creators” issue. Prof here: www.google.com/amp/s/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/05/14/struts-and-frets/amp Who would think to balance the fretboard on one piece of carbon? Who would be innovative enough and brave enough to mix carbon with wood? Ken Parker, that’s who! And when we listen to the way you play, which by the bye is quite excellent, the first thing I thought was I’ve never heard any guitar sound like this guitar. I can’t quite put my fingers on it, but it doesn’t sound like a classic big box arch top, and it doesn’t sound like an acoustic guitar, nor does it sound like an unplugged acoustic/electric guitar. It does recall the sound of Charlie Christian and his seminal cuts with Benny Goodman, but even that distinctive tonality does not quite describe what we hear. And so once again, Mr. Parker has created a machine that sounds like nothing else that came before. Bravo, maestro, bravo!

ALWAYS GREAT PLAYING, BRUCE ! ! ! The guitar is amazing. You made two excellent points... it breathes and resonates equally thru any key and those clusters sound very clear and distinct. this is a truly HD sounding guitar, but in a good way. Not sterile or cold. Too bad it goes for impossible money... but I understand its value, amount of work and knowledge master Parker has put in his masterpiece. Marvelous!

Great to hear the pickup's tonal quality favoured in this performance; as one might expect, this guitar seems a pretty unique blend of several tonalities, both acoustic and electric, vintage and modern... but that sustain! Thanks.

I love this instrument, but can it djent?

Not a fan of the headstock

That’s one beautiful Guitar. Because -it is so light’ - it certainly has a percussive woody Quality to it -and the traditional Arch-top Maple body would still gives it a little brilliance some flat tops lack. It’s defiantly different sounding than a 1930 L-5. Super lightweight Flat tops from the 1930s like Gibson L-00’s /L-0’s sound quite different than a 1960’s Guild/Gibson/Martin. Big weight difference doesn’t always mean a guitar is inferior especially if it’s Braced accordingly. Having the fingerboard elevated is nothing new-Loar’ incorporated that concept on fretted Mandolin family instruments-the interesting neck joint certainly adds something to its unique tonal Quality. I prefer Traditional Glued in Neck Joints over any other- they seem to give instruments a level of sustain and richness. There’s is no One Guitar can do it all. I’d love to own one of Parker’s Archtop’s. Man Bruce you got some Killer chops and really shine on that LUCKY’ Guitar 🇺🇸

Charlies time feel is somethin else man.

That was wonderful and good to find a familiar name from the old Parker Guitars forum! Still loving my Deluxe and Nitefly.

From Justin below who said it quite well: "It sounds a little synthetic, like the tone wood is choked a bit" That was what I heard too. It doesn't ring and resonate like my J-200... or my Blueridge 183C...just say'n,.... and to be honest,.. NO guitar should cost $30,000 dollars! That puts it in the ART Piece, or rare old Martin/Gibson/Guild territory! It looks great, I watched the video when Parker was building it... he's a true craftsman. I build guitars too,... albeit, solid body electrics,... child's play compared to what he does. But it doe give me an appreciation for what he does. If I may propose a theory as to what the glitch is: The neck attachment doesn't transfer enough string vibration.

Amazing guitar. $30,000 price tag prevents wide adoption. It sounds a little synthetic, like the tone wood is choked a bit. I do not like the location of the jack, it could be routed to the rear.

What a great talent, and a truly beautiful looking and sounding guitar!

Wow, she's a good DJ!

still awesome to this day

I thought contact with live

Wow, people used to make radio. I miss radio by people.

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Smoke was coming out the sound holes!

so do you prefer the Martin or the Taylor

12:26 the worst disappointment ever when realizing Tommy wasn't gonna play James Bond

I used to listen to Slim Kim on PLJ in New York.

E dominant 7th.

This guitar sounds acoustic MARVELOUS (in your hands) !!!!!

Why don’t you leave the normal 6 strings guitars to us normal players?

That‘s definitely a great guitar. But I bet you would play the hell out of a guitar someone made out of your hat :-) Thanks for your great playing

Wow right at the start of this video when I heard I Tommy playing, it reminded me of Django Reinhardt

Great stuff! Thanks for posting this 👏👏👏

I never believed, to hear so much interesting things about the instrument, i love and play. You are a real treasure for the world of guitars!!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge !!!

I wasn’t familiar with the work Mz. Rozenkrantz before, and everything she’s working on seems so inspiring!! 🤯🤯 Thank you so much for hosting this, and thanks for uploading it after the fact

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I don't know what I was expecting at 4:05, but that wasn't it! Damn that's some wonderful playing I would say I'm jealous but honestly I'm just happy for you to have such a wonderful instrument in your life! Bet you smile every time you pick it up

Not often that I am willing to listen to someone for an hour...thanks, good job

The way Ken builds his archtops reminds me a lot how Mario Maccaferri designed his famous gypsyguitars for the Selmer company in the late nineteentwentys, to be played in a noisy cafe without amplifier. Thin spruce top, lightweight design, lightweight and hollow bridge, long scale. By the way the top of these guitars was arched for stability reason, not by carving but by heat forming. And than there was Django.....

43:14 I don't understand what Dan Armstrong did to the guitar (I'm italian). Can somebody write it down and explain it to me?

If John were still alive he'd write something irreverant on that wall

Remember this group very well. I frequented Scorgies back then and remember attending many Personal Effects performance nights, not sure if this was one of them, cannot remember that fine of details. Other groups that performed at Scorgies that I did see were: "Red Rockers", "Romeo Void", "Game Theory", and "Joe King Carusso". Other good local bands that performed there in the late 70's and 80's were: "New Math", "Miche and the Anglos" and "The Chesterfield Kings". If my memory serves me right there were a couple of big groups that played there one night: " The Damned" and "The B-52's". Anyway, "Personal Effects" always got everyone up and dancing.

Love this, Bob!

Day um.

Inspiring man! How could I've just discover him when I play for somewhat 18 years.

Is the show still on?

I think parker invented the fly also

The "Pick'n Parlor"...love it!.....is this same 'Ken Parker' who built the 10-string double violin for L.Shankar back in the 80's?