Number of Parkers Sold?

[InsideInfo]

Hey I was just curious if there is any info about appx. figures of the various models that were made/sold or a rough idea of how many are out there? If that info exists I wonder if one could drill down so far as specific colors that were manufactured. Thanks!

[vjmanzo]

Hey @InsideInfo,

There is some data known, but it’s largely about total guitars sold. I do have some old records about production, but, unfortunately, nothing complete, and nothing that notes specific colors for a large span of time.

@Ken Parker estimates 30,000 guitars came out of Wilmington, which, I believe, includes NiteFlys in that estimate; I’ll have to confirm with him.

At USM, 2007 was a record month with 170 Flys produced, but monthly production numbers appear to have ranged from 100 - 150 on average with a fallout of about 25 guitars. That would be able 12,000 - 18,000 Flys total produced by USM over 10 years (2005 - 2015).

There were some standard colors, which you can check in the catalog.

[jb63]

That’s not enough.

[vjmanzo]

That’s not enough.

Me to my wife: “Ken produced 30,000 guitars between 1993 and 2003”
My wife: “and those are all upstairs, right?”

[InsideInfo]

for sure that's not enough! Thanks for the info as usual VJ. My wife is starting to wonder just how much more space we are going to need!

[vjmanzo]

Eventually, Fly Clone will focus on identifying the best ways to accommodate multiple Flys by dormer-ing out your upstairs!