Awesome advice. Thanks a lot! I do have a professional notched straight-edge w a 25.5" scale, and will make sure the neck is as straight as possible. I considered using a Stewmac Fret Kisser instead of a fret leveling beam, but after working on one fret and realizing, as you also did, that the ...

Hi mmmguitar - The 10 gauge spring was shipped couple of days ago. Thanks again! Will now be working on fret-leveling the Classic. I have done fret work before, but not with a compound radius. Will figure out how to do that best, considering that there are only 5 or so frets that are higher than the...

That is with no tension from the strings, as I had already removed them.

@mmmguitar - thanks! Yeah, it made sense to have the bushings at hand before disassembling the trem, in case they were needed. You both had done enough, and I found some on ebay. Glad it wasn’t a leaning post issue. @VJ - thanks for your note and willingness to always help. Let me know if I can retu...

@mmmguitar - Finally received the rings bushings yesterday and proceeded to take the bridge apart. It all looks as it should. No post leaning issues. Didn’t need the bushings afterall. Replaced the 10 gauge spring with your 9 gauge, and will be mailing my 10 gauge to you by Friday. Thanks again for ...

@mmmguitar - received the 9 gauge spring today. Thanks! Will work on restringing and set-up over the weekend, unless you need my 10 gauge spring sooner than next week.

Best,
Oscar

I apologize if I made you guys waste time on trying to address a non-issue with my Classic. I am particular when it comes to setting up my guitars, and it seemed like it was off to me. @mmmguitar - thanks again. I think this Classic will be a keeper. It is in mint condition, and plays great - just n...

Hi mmmguitar,

Thanks for the link to the trem travel posts. I appreciate it. Sure thing - will mail you the 10 gauge spring, instead of the 11.

Best,
Oscar

Hi Vjmanzo, Thank you for the detailed response!! Man, I feel bad I am making you guys go through so much trouble just to help me fix my Fly. Yes, the step stop is actually touching the little nub on the three-ridge spring plate and the guitar is tuned to standard pitch. After taking the pictures, I...

Here is one without the ruler.

Here are the pictures. As you can see, the ruler shows how the top of the trem points up, when the three-ridge plate touches the step-stop. Am I looking at the alignment the wrong way? Perhaps too much ocd?

Thanks mmmguitar. I very much appreciate you sharing the pictures!! They are super helpful and will serve to corroborate if in fact there is something off with mine. The bridge looks much better aligned than mine. Will be able to take some pictures and share later tonight.

Thanks vjmanzo! Right - That makes total sense reg the springs counter tension for diff string gauges. Also very informative reg the posts dimensions. In my case though, regardless of the spring / string scenario, I would expect the trem to be aligned with the strings when the three-ridge plate bare...

Hi mmmguitar, Wow! Thanks so much for taking the time to write it and for caring! I will take pics and post them. In the meantime, couple of thoughts/questions. First, this may turn out to be just operator’s error or perhaps annal retentive compulsive disorder (meaning mine) ;). So here it goes: Phy...

Thank you vmanzo and mmmguitar for your quick responses! You both rock. I will wait for the 9 spring from mmmguitar, and see if it fixes the issue (with 9-42 strings installed). During the re-string, I will take a closer look at the bridge posts. @mmmguitar: absolutely, if the 9 spring fixes the iss...

I need some help with my newly acquired ’99 Parker Fly Classic. Hoping that a flyclone brethren can provide some clarity or guidance. Setting the Fly Classic up with a 10 gauge spring and a new set of D’Addario NYXL1046 strings, I find that when tuned to standard pitch, and with the three-ridge spri...

MadMac - hope you get your Classic soon too. I like them best too. Post pics once you get it

Thank you all for the warm welcome! What an awesome forum. Glad to be part of it. There is a lifetime wealth of Parker information here. Looking forward to being able to contribute.

Happy holidays flyclone forumnites. I just joined the forum. Back in 1998 I bought a Fly Deluxe that I finally sold in 2017 to a guitar player that due to health issues could not play any other guitar. Couple of weeks ago I scored a ‘99 red Fly Classic in awesome shape. In my search for a bullwinkle...