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Location: Michigan | Anybody ever heard of or played one of these guitars? I received a calander from my daughter for my birthday and one of the guits shown was a ken Parker Acoustic. The design is quite amazing. I don't know how it plays but it strikes me as one of the coolest guitars I have seen:
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Complete with built in carry handle
I've not seen one before
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Location: PDX | FWIW he's the same guy that designed the Parker Fly . I read an article about his new venture in the New Yorker while back but couldn't find it.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | looks kinda interesting I think. Maybe up close they aren't so much so, but you never know. Wonder where they're made. It might have said but I didn't see where. |
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Location: PDX | Originally posted by Beal:
... Wonder where they're made. ... If i recall from the article somewhere north of NYC along the Hudson River in his own workshop.
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| They're not particularly expensive (compared to a lot of archtops) but I've never seen one. He's been making them for several years now.
He makes flat top acoustics as well - again never seen one even at the big UK guitar show.
Love the electrics. But I know SFA about electrics. |
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Location: Orlando, FL | I like them, especially Mrs Natural. There are lots of sound clips on the web site. Never seen one though. Maybe the only way to try one is to buy one? |
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Location: NJ | I read that same NewYorker article.
Never seen one in person.
PrettyInteresting . . . |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I actually keep a clip book of interesting articles related to music, let me get it ....
May 14, 2007 new yorker, page 79, i didn't know he had started to produce them. Oops just checked the website there's a link to the article.
I love his electrics, so I'm guessing these have to be dyn-o-mite. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Oh boy. I just saw the price. |
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Location: CA | He wants $30K for one of these things? Wow. |
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Ken Parker Acoustic Archtop