Ken Parker Archtoppery: Fitting the Bridge Introduction
This is video is the pre-series introduction to 5 more videos about fitting the bridge on Ken Parker's archtop guitars. _____ 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: https://kenparkerarchtops.com/etude-f... _____ This video is part of Ken Parker's Archtoppery series. We recommend you check out his Archtoppery page on his website: https://kenparkerarchtops.com/archtop...

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