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by mmmguitar
Sat Sep 09, 2023 2:59 am
Forum: P Series
Topic: Truss spoke wheel on P-38 broke off
Replies: 5
Views: 1665

Truss spoke wheel on P-38 broke off

Being as I don't know the specs offhand, I'll apologize for these preliminary questions: Just to be clear about what we're seeing here, Ericstereo : Is part of the hex cylinder which connected the spoke wheel to the truss rod itself stuck inside where the rod nut would be? From the photo angle, it l...
by Ken Parker
Tue Mar 07, 2023 1:29 pm
Forum: Ken's Corner
Topic: Notes on the "The history of the Parker Fly" article by guitar.com and early truss rod info
Replies: 1
Views: 2710

Notes on the "The history of the Parker Fly" article by guitar.com and early truss rod info

Notes on this article " The history of the Parker Fly " by Justin Beckner published by guitar.com (June 28, 2022) Most of the information is spot on, but apart from a few minor quibbles, the truss rod story might be usefully corrected.. I can’t remember ever building more than a couple ea...
by vjmanzo
Thu May 19, 2022 11:56 am
Forum: Ken's Corner
Topic: How to Fix a Truss Rod That Won’t Move
Replies: 8
Views: 11627

Fly Truss Wire/Rod X-Rays

I found some old photos of X-Rays of a Fly from the old forum, and thought I’d share them in this related thread for posterity’s sake: A7BAA123-4711-47E4-B298-3C047448065B.jpeg 252AA00A-8FB0-4722-9713-E711CDE834E9.jpeg 486F6DE4-4F4C-4BA7-85B1-7F14527CA7E4.jpeg 8EE10937-CF40-4574-948A-E263E967FB22.jp...
by vjmanzo
Mon May 02, 2022 10:44 am
Forum: Announcements and News
Topic: Quick Search Hashtags by Topic
Replies: 0
Views: 9145

Quick Search Hashtags by Topic

Hey everyone—we've made some improvements to the way searches happen on the site by also improving the way posts are indexed. In addition to the Search function, we've implemented hashtag search functionality (below) that the moderators have been adding to some posts. This provides a curated type of...
by vjmanzo
Mon Jan 18, 2021 3:58 am
Forum: Fly
Topic: Fly Neck Setup - Action, Frets and Cleaning
Replies: 27
Views: 12445

Drop of oil to fix a tight truss rod

... check your truss rod and follow Ken‘s advice and use a drop oil... works wonders... ! I’m so glad to hear this, MadMac ! I’ve never tried it myself, but it’s great to hear that this works well and that it worked for you!! so now my theory... because of unknown ... many git tech set Parker up th...
by vjmanzo
Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:41 pm
Forum: Fly
Topic: parker trussrod fix?
Replies: 12
Views: 8284

Nut has sheared from trussrod

Hi dean thom ! I’ve had success following these exact steps that Ken Parker has posted here . In two cases, the truss seemed maxed out, and my tech (two different techs in each instance) followed the steps to effectively bow it back. Problem solved and super-low action restored! If you’re near the n...
by vjmanzo
Mon Sep 21, 2020 3:42 pm
Forum: Info and FAQs about Fly Guitars
Topic: FAQs - New to Parkers or to this Forum?? READ THIS FIRST
Replies: 0
Views: 59750

FAQs - New to Parkers or to this Forum?? READ THIS FIRST

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. Start Here Nearly everything you need to know about ...
by Ken Parker
Wed Aug 05, 2020 9:55 pm
Forum: Ken's Corner
Topic: How to Fix a Truss Rod That Won’t Move
Replies: 8
Views: 11627

How to Fix a Truss Rod That Won’t Move

The Problem: “The truss rod in this particular guitar barely works; there's more relief in this neck than I'm comfortable with.” For most of our production years, Basswood was the only material used for the necks, and later, we added Mahogany from Central America. One giant goal was to try to do a ...