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Richard Sinkler


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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
Post  Posted 11 Jul 2008 3:34 pm    
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To be able to play a song from John Hughey tab, I needed to add a knee lever that is the opposite of pedal 6, raising string 6 to F and lowering string 2 to D#. I don't like this on a lever. Having to hold it for long periods of time makes my groin hurt. I have it on LKR. I can't really move it to another lever.

Has anyone ever put this change on a pedal? I'm thinking about pedal 4 as I only have the Franklin E9th pedal hooked to the pedal. Plus I have a guitar coming that does not have extra levers (has only 2 for C6th) and I would still like to have this change. I'm going to throw this change on my Carter's pedal 4 tomorrow and try it out. Do you see any problems with this location for this pedal?

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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Rick Barnhart


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Arizona, USA
Post  Posted 11 Jul 2008 4:39 pm    
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Try holding the lever over with your knee Smile
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Jim Cohen


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Philadelphia, PA
Post  Posted 11 Jul 2008 4:44 pm    
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Ooph!
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Richard Sinkler


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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
Post  Posted 11 Jul 2008 9:30 pm    
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D@amn. I knew there was a simple answer Laughing
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Charles Davidson

 

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Phenix City Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 11 Jul 2008 10:55 pm    
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Take one of those little blue pills,thirty minutes before you sit down to play,then you would have a vertical lever,would'nt have to change anything.DYKBC.
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Richard Sinkler


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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
Post  Posted 11 Jul 2008 11:55 pm    
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When I take the little blue pill, all I do is knock the guitar over.

This is all fun stuff, but I would like to hear from someone about the question. Actually, I think it will work fine.
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Donny Hinson

 

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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
Post  Posted 12 Jul 2008 3:59 am    
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Richard, I put that pedal on the floor decades ago (early '70s) and still have it there. I didn't copy the idea from anyone, as I never saw anyone else use it. I put it on simply to do straight guitar licks when the lead man didn't show up.
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Richard Sinkler


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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
Post  Posted 12 Jul 2008 9:51 am    
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I put it on pedal 4 this morning and have found I like it there. I've never liked the LKR on the center C6th set of knee levers. My legs end up too close together and things ( Whoa! ) get squeezed. Along with the lower back problem and Sciatica, it is downright painful at times. I sometimes have to lean to the right to ease the pressure which throws my picking hand out of position. I'll put my A's to Bb back on LKR. I never seem to have to hold those for long periods (maybe only the top A string change to lighten up the lever action).
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