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The bottom part of the pre-refined bushing is a threaded part the screws onto the larger part; make sure it’s tight on the larger part of the bushing, maybe? You’d have to turn it.

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Hey igor , Marc, and everyone reading this: I’ve pinged Ken Parker on this issue and asked him to write something in Ken’s Corner . I’ll be speaking with him this Friday and I’ll mention this issue again if he hasn’t responded by then. 👍🏻 I know that the NiteFly bridge bushings are glued in, so, if ...

Posting on behalf of @TheGrail: a DIY guide for Fly vibrato arms:

Parker Hex Whammy Bar DIY Guide

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Welcome to the Fly Clone Project, a site dedicated to preserving information about the Parker Fly and other Parker Guitars. For more info on the Fly Clone Project, click here ; we are a research effort of the Electric Guitar Innovation Lab at WPI. Where to Start Nearly everything you need to know ab...

It kinda depends on the string gauge you’re using and the angle of the spring, but you definitely don’t get the same range as, for example, on a Steinberger (in my experience).

This guide may be helpful. Let us know!

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Hi rsdio ; I moved this thread to the Fly "Tech Talk" section as we might get better insights from others here than in the General Info section. Ned Steinberger has worked with our lab on a few projects related to his current work and we discussed the Trans Trem at length. You may know thi...

Hey all, I just discovered this forum and am VERY excited to be a part of it. Hi Bammbamm , welcome! Glad you’re here! Yes, jb63 ’s advice is right on; if for whatever reason you’re missing that set screw, I believe we have the correct replacement screw linked from the Anatomy of a Fly page. Vibrat...

Hi everyone, I shared this information with some friends a short while ago, so I thought it might be helpful to share here as well: This post is intended to give an overview of how the Fly vibrato system works and provide one approach to setting it up; this a complement to a guide created by members...

Reposting a helpful guide articulated wonderfully by billy for an uncommon but troublesome issue: billy's parker fly leaning post repair instructions.pdf As with any instrument, there are issues an owner may experience. Some issues that Parker Fly owners may experience are unique to the fly. This me...

Hey everyone, In case anyone has similar interests in doing this, I got around to blocking the bridge of two of my Flys: bridgeblock.jpg It's an easy swap for the spring; just looses the wheel, pop the spring, and put this in. Here are the dimensions of the wood block: wooden-bridge-block.jpg And, i...