Nice comparison thread, VJ! My '99 Ruby Red Deluxe weighs in at 5.6 lbs. (without battery). My '06 Italian Plum Mojo weighs in at 6.7 lbs (with battery). My '97 Artist weighs in at just about two potato chips (scary light!). Yes I agree, the Artist is alive with overtones taking you to dreamland wit...

cbrenner wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:19 pm Hello Everyone.

I am new guy here - Just bought my first Parker - Transparent Red 1997 Fly.

Congrats, cbrenner. Yeah the Fly is an unreal player. The general population just doesn't know what they are missing.

There is this great product if you can find one. It is the Keith McMillen Batt-O-Meter. It's very small and besides testing all kinds of small batteries, it has a short cable with a 1/4" male connector to slip right into you input jack and it will test your battery just like that. Coolest thing...

There is this great product if you can find one. It is the Keith McMillen Batt-O-Meter. It's very small and besides testing all kinds of small batteries, it has a short cable with a 1/4" male connector to slip right into you input jack and it will test your battery just like that. Coolest thing...

I had measured my pre-refined springs for a 97 Artist and a 99 Deluxe some time ago. The difference I saw was in the width of the springs and not of the length or thickness of material. If this is the case with all production runs of original Flys, then I thought it was an ingenious way to handle th...

Notes_Norton wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 8:07 pm Life is the perfect way to pass the time of day, and gigging is the most fun I can have with my clothes on.
Notes ♫

You've got the perfect life, Notes. Keep that groove a'goin'.

mmmguitar wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 12:37 pm Thanks for the endorsement, @Soloaxer. I hope I can remember to give this a try the next time I need to replace my can of DeoxIT.

Glad I could show you this little gem.

I posted this on the original forum 20+ years ago. https://mgchemicals.com/products/electronics-maintenance/specialized-cleaners/nutrol-control-cleaner/ This Nu-trol Control cleaner has lube oil in it so that the pots have a super long life with no reoccurrence of the "dry scratchie pot" s...

I'm short on time right now, but read up on a Myers Cocktail. It's an i.v. infusion therapy that has done more for my bodies inflammation and general health than it has any business doing. Thanks for the hot tip, Musikron. I will check it out. I started this topic to help with fingers on the string...

Thank man. Appreciated. But I can get stuff on Amazon. Send me a link to a workabl;e ball and I'll just purchase it. I Looove Pain! I scored a good hit for you. https://www.amazon.com/Acupoint-Physical-Massage-Therapy-Ball/dp/B01IL7SKUU If they seem to slide a little on the top they are on, use som...

Hey Patzag. Good to hear from you. Sorry about your ulnar nerve and carpal tunnel. I researched the ulnar nerve situation from shoulder to pinky finger and am thinking it may react positively to this "ball therapy". I did not get a copy of the video that was recorded. I wrote out the expla...

I'm sure there are others in the Fly Family who have carpal tunnel besides me. Having trouble feeling what string your plucking or what fret you're on? Well, that was me for a long time. In desperation, before surgery, I experimented and came up with a technique that works. Just for a preface here, ...

This color is a headscratcher. Part of the problem is the photographic quality and the lighting. I can never get my '06 Mojo Italian Plum to show right in a picture and this one, with gold highlight and what looks like larger size metal flake instead of predominant grey with the typical smaller flak...

In the age old argument of form verses function, both come together in exquisite harmony here. The round soundhole I believe was made to project the sound to the listener. Here, modern apertures give the player an advantage of being charmed by directed resonance from the depth of the soul of the ins...

Thank you, VJ. I also checked your history link and now have the two missing pieces I was looking for. (Triple Cool)
As I recall, I think that 2006 was when the fret attachment issue happened about mid-year.

I have some questions about the 2003 production year. This was interesting to me for several reasons. I am thinking that during this ownership transition year there would possibly be a few unique or very limited runs due to the "dialing in" period of various electronics changes, and possib...

You are the BEST, VJ!

Very cool, @Soloaxer. Glad that worked out! Yes, we have a repository of models if you ever need another printed—you can download the file and take it to your local library and have it printed. Thanks, VJ. I felt the info on the lefty models could help also. Please PM me if the back cover for the p...

Mike at Gman/Wiguitar has someone making these step stops from a 3D printer. He gave me a couple and I helped him get them right. These are the ones that are for the prerefined models with the projecting tab for by-hand adjustment. I installed this on my refined Mojo. Had to widen the slot by about ...

Well, Alex, I'll throw my "Two Cents" in here. Did you ever have a girlfriend that everything was great and smooth as silk with? Did you ever have a girlfriend who had really gone through the grinds of life and was full of issues? Which one did you like the best? Which one do you deserve? ...