Just posting to annoy my fellow Parker owners who get automatic notifications for this post

Just kidding, it's been awhile since I posted and curious if there has been any update on these?

Thanks as always

Holy cow! Congratulations on your success with the springs! Thank you sharing the news and we are all looking forward to hearing more in the future.

Thank you, looking forward to future updates!

Interesting. @vjmanzo It's been awhile since I've posted, how did the testing go and is there any update you could share?

I'm not sure how the Terry Billy (not sure on name) situation fits in with your R&D/production strategy. Hopefully you are still pursuing it as competition is great.

Thanks

I'm just naturally skeptical about these things. I thought there was a seller a year or two ago already claiming to have the 'last stock of springs' from Parker? Now someone shows up with the most popular sizes? And the description clearly says these are untempered (ie, not OEM), so they could snap....

Holy smokes

How are you planning on fixing that hole in the top? Or perhaps put a clear acrylic sheet on it with some cool lights under and just call it a mod

So based on that image, it looks like the stress is the red areas? I'm going to paint my spring green and will report back

Interesting to see so many asks for 10s, makes me wonder if the 10s are just more popular, more prone to failure, etc. Given the age of these instruments and the fact the 9 came installed from the factory, I could see how the extra 10 spring could have been lost, so perhaps they are just rarer overa...

Wow that is incredible, thanks for posting. Amazing craftsmanship. Can certainly appreciate the technology and precision involved when these were manufactured vs a traditional slab of wood like a les paul. Such a dedication to QC and consistency. I wonder how many Parker guitars were even sold? Betw...

@vjmanzo thank you for your efforts in recreating the springs! Truly a labor of love at this point, but it is very much appreciated.