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Topic: How does one adjust the LKR travel on a P/P? |
James Mayer
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back in Portland Oregon, USA (via Arkansas and London, UK)
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Posted 29 Jan 2012 10:26 am |
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| I'd like a bit for travel when lowering the E strings, but I don't immediately see a way to make the adjustment. There's only one hole on the bellcrank and, for pushes, only one hole at the changer. |
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Jim Smith
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Midlothian, TX, USA
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Posted 29 Jan 2012 11:08 am
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| Follow the 1/8" rod from the knee lever bracket itself to the aluminum angle bracket screwed into the body. By moving the rod collars, you can adjust the travel and free play there. |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 29 Jan 2012 12:58 pm
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You can give and take away slack, but you can't speed up or slow down the pulls. If the lever is stiffer than you like, you can adjust tension on the return springs, or go to stiffer (heavier) gauges.
Warning: the second option, while easing tension on your lowers, will make your raises stiffer.
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James Mayer
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back in Portland Oregon, USA (via Arkansas and London, UK)
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Posted 30 Jan 2012 9:15 am
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Well, I'm happy with the tension, just wish it was a little longer clutch, if you know what I mean. The E lever on my Lone Star feel like it's about 2.5 times as much travel as the Emmons and is more expressive.
It's nothing to complain about, really. I'll get used to it. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 30 Jan 2012 9:22 am
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Yup. If you want a longer throw, you will have to play with the gauges and make the string tighter. As you increase the tension, a changer finger must travel farther to move the same amount of pitch. So you would be gaining expression but make the lever, as well as the F lever and C pedal, stiffer.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 30 Jan 2012 10:48 am
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You can't change the leverage of a lower in a push/pull easily, but you can lengthen the "effective" knee lever excursion by placing a longer spring between the bellcrank and collar.
The longer throw is due to the wasted motion used to compress the increased spring length. Just make sure you DON'T use a stiffer spring. |
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Tommy Bannister
From:
Hampshire, UK
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Posted 4 Feb 2012 5:20 pm
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don't get me wrong guys
but thats why the all pull was invented
its so much easier to set up your steel
being a complete novice this suited me fine
ok PP are rated the best in steel setups
but all pulls beate it hands down for setting up your steel
even nicdutoit in cape town SA says this and he has one of the early emmons PP steels.
I'm not running down PP's in anyway
blessings
YBuk
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GOT EVERYTHING a steelplayer needs except movement owing to a bad stroke
paralizing my compleat left side
may god grant me return of it all!!
williams d10 9/8 burnt orange box,bobro,itone,rowland space echo,goodridge ldr 120 VP,any bars,quad reverb,sonar 8.5 vegus 10,soundforge, plus foxtex 24/24,maki 16 trk desk,could go on forever,two Nashville 112's pevey 500 session, steel guitar black box,LDR 120 VP
brand new WILLIAMS D10 9,8 NOT PLAYED OWING TO MY STROKE,WHAT A BUMMER!!! |
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