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- Tue Sep 28, 2021 11:41 pm
- Forum: Fly
- Topic: Bad piezo or short on B string
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8098
Re: Bad piezo or short on B string
Have a look at this link, There are a few Parker related problem fixes, One is the issue I think you might be having.. The string may not be making a ground at the bridge due to a painted string ball.. http://jmstaehli.com/guitar_css.html?fbclid=IwAR1QxG0dUarzpK_NhYVaaoaJHeSteKSOLqNHTeHsi4ZpkjYhTNOz...
- Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:36 pm
- Forum: DragonFly/MaxxFly
- Topic: Photo of Dragonfly
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4423
Photo of Dragonfly
Had to share this photo of a Dragonfly with Dew on it after sitting overnight..
Make an avatar out of it..
Make an avatar out of it..
- Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:28 pm
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
- Replies: 186
- Views: 218751
Re: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
I posted this at the leaning post thread because it pertains to that topic.. I was looking the "Trashed" Fly Deluxe over really hard & know the tremolo spring had broken on it & that caused the trem to go FLYing forward & smack the body with the tension the strings have breaki...
- Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:24 pm
- Forum: Info and FAQs about Fly Guitars
- Topic: The Fly Leaning Bridge Posts Issue
- Replies: 25
- Views: 20273
Re: The Fly Leaning Bridge Posts Issue
I was looking the "Trashed" Fly Deluxe over really hard & know the tremolo spring had broken on it & that caused the trem to go FLYing forward & smack the body with the tension the strings have breaking the hole in the face of the guitar.. Have been looking this thread about &q...
- Mon Sep 27, 2021 8:31 am
- Forum: Info and FAQs about Fly Guitars
- Topic: The Fly Leaning Bridge Posts Issue
- Replies: 25
- Views: 20273
Re: The Fly Leaning Bridge Posts Issue
I'd love to know the three measurements of these Delrin bushings Inside diameter, outside diameter & thickness overall While I have my Fly apart I would love to install some of these bushings Could more than likely make some from Nylon but they would be white Or research the three measurements &...
- Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:04 pm
- Forum: NiteFly
- Topic: I just landed an NFV2. Gonna need a lot of care and feeding.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 21150
Re: I just landed an NFV2. Gonna need a lot of care and feeding.
Welcome ClydeCrashcup I have seen a video of those small ball bearings being glued back into place with CA Glue JFYI IIRC it was Dave's World of Fun Stuff on YouTube Looks like you have a nice project Guitar too.. I recently picked up a Trashed Parker Fly Deluxe. Also those trem springs appear the s...
- Sun Sep 26, 2021 7:48 pm
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
- Replies: 186
- Views: 218751
Re: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
.009" SPRING FOUND FINALLY Been looking for this spring for months now & finally it came to be today!! 9 Spring.jpg Going out to the wood shop to uncover the table saw & cut a few scraps of padded flooring as a template for routing the Fly's face Got an hour & 15 minutes till 9:00 ...
- Sat Sep 25, 2021 11:26 pm
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
- Replies: 186
- Views: 218751
Re: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
I had the Dremels & the router base showed it's head at the goodwill for $2.. DEAL of the Day..
Saw a .010" Spring on Reverb today for $169.. That's Just Crazy IMO..
Saw a .010" Spring on Reverb today for $169.. That's Just Crazy IMO..
- Sat Sep 25, 2021 7:35 am
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
- Replies: 186
- Views: 218751
Re: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
Thinking about the patch P9250034.JPG P9250035.JPG P9250039.JPG Working on the $2 Router assembly, Note the one I made from goodies.. P9250040.JPG I picked that Dremel Router Base up @ Goodwill & Paid a Whopping $2 for it.. Have three Dremel Tools + another cordless one for Dog nail grooming.. G...
- Fri Sep 24, 2021 9:18 pm
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
- Replies: 186
- Views: 218751
Re: New Member Parker Fly Found in the TRASH
Didn't do much to the Fly Today.. Cleaned up a bunch of my tools & that is a HUGE Job.. I'll try an find some thin CA Glue locally either at Michael's Hobby Shop or Wood Craft.. I will need it for the loose fret + one of the bridge post bushings has moved about a mm too. Nut?? Not so sure about ...
- Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:59 pm
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
- Replies: 186
- Views: 218751
Re: New Member Parker Fly Found in the TRASH
I looked the internet over & can't seem to find a photo of what a Parker Fly looks like with the tremolo removed except mine with the hole. Would love to just SEE what I am trying to recreate. I got the piece of Poplar in the mail five minutes ago. Will get the Parker Fly strapped to the table &...
- Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:50 am
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
- Replies: 186
- Views: 218751
Re: New Member Parker Fly Found in the TRASH
Question.. Should I lubricate the bridge parts = Threaded shafts & hex Bolts?? With Oil or Lithium Grease? Didn't remove the bearings from tremolo housing, Should I clean & pack them like a wheel bearing? Cleaned up the rusty parts of the bridge with a brass wire brush & then cleaned tha...
- Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:40 am
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
- Replies: 186
- Views: 218751
Re: New Member Parker Fly Found in the TRASH
I Came here looking for help & think I may have read the entire site by now.. Well it seems every thing I touch on this Parker Fly is either goofed up or in need of some love.. Installed strap buttons this morning which required I turn the heads of the two screws down to fit inside the buttons, ...
- Wed Sep 22, 2021 4:33 pm
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
- Replies: 186
- Views: 218751
Re: New Member Parker Fly Found in the TRASH
Fitting strap buttons to it this morning = had to turn the heads small enough to fit inside the Jim Dunlop strap buttons plus had to cut down a screw for the upper horn & taper it, I have always used candle wax to lube these things for install.. My Wife has a wax burner & they smell good, I ...
- Wed Sep 22, 2021 12:28 am
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
- Replies: 186
- Views: 218751
Re: New Member Parker Fly Found in the TRASH
First off Parker Guitar Owners I had read that Ken Parker preferred D'Addario strings & had said I wanted Brass Ball on my strings & went with EB Super Slinky. Found a fix or possible problem with the Piezo pickups that is that all six strings must be grounded in order for the whole system t...
- Mon Sep 20, 2021 11:00 am
- Forum: Ken's Corner
- Topic: How To Fix a Stuck Vibrato Arm Set Screw
- Replies: 23
- Views: 17924
Re: How To Fix a Stuck Vibrato Arm Set Screw
Thanks Ken for the great guitars & this Fix. On my Refined Fly that screw was rusted solid. As you said I put some penetrant on the head of the set screw & stood the guitar on it's headstock over night in the corner Used a syringe as not to make a mess I have many hex head wrenches but they ...
- Sun Sep 19, 2021 7:19 pm
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
- Replies: 186
- Views: 218751
Re: New Member Parker Fly Found in the TRASH
You are correct that there is nothing on the front of the guitar except a thick tough paint.. I thought it was coated with carbon fiber or fiberglass but was mistaken.. There's a guy who makes bass guitars on TalkBass & He is sending me a scrap piece of poplar to glue into the body.. Will have t...
- Sun Sep 19, 2021 4:09 am
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
- Replies: 186
- Views: 218751
Re: New Member Parker Fly Found in the TRASH
Didn't do MUCH to the Parker Fly Project today but took the control nuts off & got the electronics loose to start my searching for the electrical problem/s.. Also got a buddy @ TalkBass going to cut & send me a scrap of Poplar to repair the hole in the top + have asked the forum for anyone w...
- Sat Sep 18, 2021 1:58 am
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
- Replies: 186
- Views: 218751
Re: New Member Parker Fly Found in the TRASH
I saw the 2nd half of a concentric knob & thought to myself "That Looks Like the Tension Wheel of a Parker Fly" Was digging thru a pile of used guitar parts at a local "Music Store" It is chrome plated brass JFYI & after drilling & tapping it might just be the ticket ...
- Tue Sep 14, 2021 2:40 pm
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: Total Refurbish of Trashed Fly Deluxe
- Replies: 186
- Views: 218751
Re: New Member Parker Fly Found in the TRASH
I am now trying to create the tremolo parts I don't have.. Bought the treaded rod with the toothed slot from Wi Guitar & yesterday found & cut down a Lug Nut to be the adjustment nut or Tension Wheel.. = 1/2" x 20 tpi Cut the lug nut down to 9/16" thick & ran a tap thru the thr...