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Fred Felix

 

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Newfoundland, Canada
Post  Posted 23 Jun 2019 6:45 am    
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Hi, I was wondering if that was the norm. When I push on my ab paddles my knee is on a angle with the knee levers. Is there a way to fix that ? Just Checking
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Fred
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Charley Bond


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Post  Posted 23 Jun 2019 7:14 am     Alignment
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some Pictures will help a lot... Guitar Mfg ????

ABCD pedals on my guitar are inline between my left hip, left knee left & right & left foot...
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Jim Palenscar

 

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Oceanside, Calif, USA
Post  Posted 23 Jun 2019 7:15 am    
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Typically the left knee left is positioned between the 2nd and 3rd pedals and then the left knee right is between 5 1/2 and 6" away from that.
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Richard Sinkler


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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
Post  Posted 23 Jun 2019 9:34 am    
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Not sure I totally understand your question. But, if you are sitting "properly", meaning your right leg goes straight through the levers parallel to the end plate on the guitar, and the center line of your body aligns somewhere around the 15th fret, This will naturally put your left leg at an angle going through the left knee levers. A picture of how you are sitting would help.
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Charley Bond


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Post  Posted 23 Jun 2019 1:49 pm     Alignment
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My 3rd pedal, of 4, lines up with my left Knee lever.
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Bob Moore

 

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N. Rose, New York
Post  Posted 23 Jun 2019 3:11 pm    
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I bought the most perfect D10 and I had same problem and realized I should have either moved pedals over 1 place or switched to day set up and my problem would have been solved. Bob M
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Michael Johnstone


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Sylmar,Ca. USA
Post  Posted 23 Jun 2019 4:07 pm    
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It's not hard to move all those things around and get em exactly where you want. Just gotta dig in. Take pictures and make drawings. If you understand one changer linkage you understand them all.
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Paul Sutherland

 

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Placerville, California
Post  Posted 23 Jun 2019 8:42 pm    
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Knee levers don't need to line up with floor pedals. They need to align with your legs as you are sitting comfortably at your steel.
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George Kimery

 

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Limestone, TN, USA
Post  Posted 24 Jun 2019 5:18 am     Left knee levers don't like up with abc pedals
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Let me ask, are you a new player? Jeff Newman taught in his classes that when you sit at the steel, the buttons on your shirt should line up with the 15th fret. You have to get that far to the right to see the high end frets. If this is where you are sitting, it would be impossible to have your left knee lined up straight with the ABC pedals. Your left knee is going to be at an angle to the right so the knee levers should be to the right of the ABC pedals also.
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 24 Jun 2019 7:02 am    
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Usually you can just change the angle of the dangle to make them work. Very Happy
Erv
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