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Topic: Advice needed on 1/2 step pull on MSA |
Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2003 12:08 pm |
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| My PSG buddy told me that I need a 1/2 stop bellcrank to do a 1/2 lower and then another 1/2 step on the same knee lever. Anyone have one of these for sale or is there another method that this can be done. [This message was edited by Bill Hatcher on 21 November 2003 at 07:30 PM.] |
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Jim Palenscar
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Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2003 5:09 pm
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| You do not need a 1/2 step bellcrank (bellcranks are not specific about what they do)- you need what is known of as a "1/2 stop". This is a term for any number of commonly used mechanisms that offer increased resistance at a tunable point and are most commonly found on a knee lever. |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2003 7:32 pm
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| 1/2 Stop not step. That's what I meant. Sorry for the confusion. |
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Jeff A. Smith
From:
Angola,Ind. U.S.A.
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Posted 21 Nov 2003 8:11 pm
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Which pull do you want a half-stop on, Bill?
Are there any other pulls on that lever that could be utilized to create the 1/2 stop point? |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2003 6:03 am
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2003 7:59 am
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There are 2 common ways to accomplish that:
1- use a longer pullrod and add a mechanism with a spring on it between the bellcrank in question and the left end plate and mounted to the cabinet or
2- add another bellcrank to the crosshaft for the LKL and have it go to a different string that is usually one of the lower strings that you usually wouldn't be using when playing the string with the 1/2 stop string and adjust the 1/2 stop on that string.
There are a few other methods as well- if you'd like to e-mail or call me we can discuss this a bit more~~ |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2003 9:46 am
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| How about for RKL. |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2003 11:28 am
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| basically the same |
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