the Fly Clone Project

Hi, I'm new to the forum. This winter I got my first Parker, a modified '98 Classic that got discussed here briefly. I just completed a cross-country move (in a molded hard case!) and one of the strings broke on the plane, when I went to restring it I noticed the nut was detatched and was only being held in place by the strings. I'm not sure if this happened on the plane or previously.

What is the best way to re-adhere a loose Fly nut? Is this a repair that can be completed at home or should I take it to a luthier?

LucianoM wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2024 6:47 pm What is the best way to re-adhere a loose Fly nut? Is this a repair that can be completed at home or should I take it to a luthier?

Welcome, and congrats on the acquisition. It's an "at home" job:

If you have the strings loosened enough to pull the nut out from under them, you can apply two small dots of common superglue on the low E and high e side of the bottom of the nut (because the nut is cut from a "hollow" blank, it's better to put the glue on the bottom of the nut than on the shelf cut for it at the headstock). Once the nut is put back into place with the glue dots on, just make sure to push it flush against the end of the fingerboard as you tune the strings back up from the outside-in (i.e., the Es, then the A and B, then D and G). The downward pressure of the strings will hold the nut in place while the glue cures. In the event the nut gets misaligned, using the bare minimum of glue to re-seat it means it can easily be removed, and the replacement attempted again.

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Thanks for the reply and the welcome! Glad to hear it's such a simple fix. Was bracing myself to have to hunt down some magic resin or something