Ken Parker Archtoppery: Fitting the Bridge 2

This is video #2 of 5 in this series about fitting the bridge on Ken Parker's archtop guitars.
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KEN: The archtop bridge is a powerful component of the guitar. It performs the job of transferring the string’s vibrational energy to the top, where this energy is radiated as sound waves. Also, as it functions as a significant brace, it can be proportioned and shaped to have a big influence on the voice of the guitar. Here I’ll explain my thinking about how the bridge acts, and show my method to ensure a perfect fit between the bridge’s bottom surface and the complex shape of the top.
To see this on Ken's site, please visit:
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This video is part of Ken Parker's Archtoppery series. We recommend you check out his Archtoppery page on his website: kenparkerarcht...

[@SweetTGuitars]

Is that a Ticonderoga Pencil? Those are the best wooden pencils ever. I like the Black triangle ones but the yellow ones are good too 😊 I absolutely love the channel Ken. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!✌️&💙

[@djstringsmusic2994]

I was so unbelievably excited when Ben from crimson guitars mentioned this. I've admired ken and his guitars since i was little. I even bought a parker factory regect body and neck 10 years ago and finished the carving added a headstock and carbon fiber on the back. That was my first real build. This series in amazing! Thanks for letting us in on this.

[@kenparkerarchtoppery9440]

Will Mos' Def' need a photo shoot of this!

[@djstringsmusic2994]

@@kenparkerarchtoppery9440 Omg okay, I'll get build photos that i do have. And take some pictures of the finished guitar! It was a really fun adventure, and I love playing it.

[@davejive1]

Using the plastic sheet to protect the surface of the top seems obvious but is so practically clever

[@kenparkerarchtoppery9440]

This works perfectly! I used to use medium weight paper, but the vinyl is just right for this, plus there's substantial friction, and you don't have to chase it all over town. I was surprised by how it solved all the problems at once. Heroic.

[@edadpops1709]

Now I see why u leave the bridge long 👏👏

[@kenparkerarchtoppery9440]

Learned the hard way, my friend, as most of my "tricks" are!