Simply incredible

This is Ken Parker, a luthier extraordinaire. You might find him unfamiliar...

... but his guitar headstock might be more recognizable.

Of late, Mr. Parker had been busy with archtop designs, one of which is shown here. I'm not too keen with semi/ hollow bodies but this design proves to be beyond impressive. Just take a look at that soundhole design; despite not being really fresh, he reinforced the outline with that brace so that the instrument remained aesthetically attractive.

The neck-body attachment is also unconventional. Should I be the designer of this instrument, I would have forced myself to think of a way to attach the neck directly to the body but this is common thinking. Mr. Ken Parker saw the use of a shaft block in addressing the matter, simultaneously fulfilling the need to compensate for the bridge elevation. Genius!

Over at the headstock, it's a case of thinking out-of-the-box; take a look at the reinforcement method.