mmmguitar's assessment is excellent, but I don't think this is a DIY repair job. It very likely could be repaired, Parkers can be amazingly resilient despite taking some ugly damage, but it all depends on whether the wood is actually broken or the varnish is just messed up, and how much money you ...

jb63 wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2025 2:30 pm I did inventory today and...

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I have 27 guitars in my house.
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Looks like a 2010 DF series.

Patzag wrote: Mon Dec 09, 2024 12:33 pm viewtopic.php?t=788

That is a beautiful guitar! What year is it?
$1200 isn't bad, but let me see how devastating the holidays will be on my finances first, and if I can't find a "for parts" one that would warrant more tinkering.

SoOoo, I find myself wanting to tinker with some guitars, and I haven't yet done a full restoration on a Parker NiteFly and would love to tackle that!
So I was wondering if any of our wonderful forum members just so happen to have some NiteFly in need of work or parts of a NiteFly that could be put ...

You're building up quite a collection!

I'm a fan of the Mojo!
It's the most resonant electric guitar I've ever had, and it just feels amazing when playing, whether it's sitting or standing.
I can't speak for the pickups because mine has been messed with and doesn't have the original pickups, but everything else is still working, though ...

That is a yellow guitar!

It's like a yellow Corvette: I don't know if I would want to own one myself, but damn it's nice!

Congratulations!

I hadn't uploaded some pics of my Parkers yet because I had never stopped to take a good 'documenting' picture of them. But I was taking photos of some guitars today and figured this was a good time to do it! :D

I have only two Parkers: A 1999 NiteFly, and a 2010 Fly Mojo.

The NiteFly is a ...

Hi! Welcome! :)
They are most likely gunked up, and some careful prying might be required. Remove the string and the screw all the way and try to give it a little wiggle and see if it comes loose. Don't pull up and don't push with too much force on it because there's a tiny little wire that connects ...

All Parkers are 'used' at this point. Those just made a documented extra round between owners.
Back when you could go and get a brand new one, that could have made a difference, but nowadays the same buying tips apply to all of them.

My two cents...

Nothing against the non-composite versions of Flys, and I'm not trying to be elitist, but I think the soul of a Parker is the whole composite materials construction. That is what distinguishes them from other guitars out there.

Aside from that, it becomes really a matter of you ...

It's hard to tell for sure without being able to examine the guitar in person, but it seems like there's a series of misalignments with this one.

Ken Parker does comment in one of his videos about a lamentable decline in QC after he left the company, maybe that's what we're seeing here? :(

Does ...

Congratulations!
I would do a proper touch-up on dings and scratches, but never change the whole color, white guitars are sexy!

colliderman wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2024 12:53 pm This has got to be the most ridiculous, out to lunch Reverb listing I’ve ever seen. Parker P-42 for 11k Canadian. Although it is a “rare first year model” so…
https://reverb.com/item/85348084-parker ... year-model

I had a feeling that listing was going to show up here.

vjmanzo wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2024 10:51 am In summary from other posts, the factory measurements for bridge height are on page 7 of the manual:
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oOoh there are the official measurements!

.070 and .050, yep, that checks!

That's 1.77 and 1.27 millimeters for those who don't speak Freedom Measurements.

That's one quilted top!

(...) Ken's finger joint with the CF reinforcement on the back ends up being so stable that the amount it is able to flex is in the area you see over the top and outside edges of the fingers, where the finish ends up being the weakest link.



I hope I'm wrong! A separating neck is a worst case ...

It's hard to diagnose through pictures, but I think it's not the fingerboard, but the neck that's separating where it joins the body.
I'm afraid you need a tech/luthier to look at it in person.