Ken Parker Archtoppery: Applying Finish 1

This is video #1 of 6 in this series about applying finish to Ken Parker's archtop guitars.
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The traditional finish that I admire most is a two-component finish, a primer coat of some kind of protein (egg white? hide glue?), known in violin making as a “ground coat,” with a topcoat of terpene resin varnish.

The famed early violins from northern Italy wore these exceptionally handsome finishes, and have stood the test of time, still admired for their beautiful colors, depth, and richness.

Instead of protein, I use one coat of epoxy resin, and instead of brushed on terpene resin varnish, I apply many padded coats of linseed oil as the varnish topcoat.

Here, I’ll show how this finish is applied.

To read Ken's entire monograph on finishing, please visit:
https://kenparkerarchtops.com/etude-a...
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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: https://kenparkerarchtops.com/archtop...