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Topic: Rkr |
Brett Lanier
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Hermitage, TN
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Posted 30 Dec 2009 11:34 am |
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| hey everybody, I'm all ready to pull my guitar apart and put in 3 LKL's for the back neck, but I have one concern that I'd like to ask about while I'm switching things around. My rkr is pretty standard i think. It lowers string 2 on the e9 neck a whole step w/ a feel stop, and string 9 a half step. It also raises string 4 a half step on the c6th. I like these functions, they seem to make sense and feel natural,, only thing is, on the c6, I don't like having to pull on a lever with that much travel, and varying degrees of tension just to raise a half step (and often). Unless I can come up with a better way, I'll put that change on the LKV lever, but I'd love to hear other's thoughts on the subject. ~ thanks |
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Bent Romnes
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London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 30 Dec 2009 12:01 pm
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Brett, see if you can have someone put a crossover switch on there for you. Like it is on the Fulawka; you pull a rod that disengages the lever action on the E9th when you want to play the c6th
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2009 12:16 pm Re: Rkr
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| Brett Lanier wrote: |
| on the c6, I don't like having to pull on a lever with that much travel, and varying degrees of tension just to raise a half step (and often). |
Here is something easy to try. Tune the A string raise to B (whole step raise instead of half step). If you get lucky, the half stop will be real close to B flat. That is much easier pull than you have now. Also, the full step raise, A to B, is useful. |
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Brett Lanier
From:
Hermitage, TN
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Posted 30 Dec 2009 1:08 pm
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| Thanks for the suggestions guys! I've thought about the hand lever option, but it seems a little overboard for a small problem to me, and I don't want to get too far away from the majority of guitars made. I'm sure it would work great though. I will definitely try EB's suggestion! I have the same type of thing on my RKL,,, a feel stop for the sixth string lower which also seems to raise the first string a perfect half-step. |
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