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Topic: Fender Cable Knee Lever Installations |
Russ Wever
From:
Kansas City
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Posted 6 Nov 2019 10:08 pm |
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Just finished up adding two Cable-Operated Knee Levers to Tom Andersons Fender
1000 and thought I'd put up a few pics & vids here. Pretty much self explanitory.
I fabricated all parts but the screws and roller-link. The knee levers
have an adjustable angle at their pivot joints via allen-screw.
The half-stop is a 40 thread-per-inch with a thread-depth adjustment.
Cables were chosen over cross-shafts & bellcranks which lent itself to
mounting the levers on a bias to be better suited to the motion of the
players leg than a typical perpendicular cross-shaft.
The cables & pulleys also seem to fit in better with the 'retro' period
of the rest of the guitar than the 'cross-shaft & pullrod' style.
~Russ
Parts ~> click
LKL ~> click
LKR ~> click
The pictures below are taken before 're-populating' the guitar with it's
pedals cables, giving a 'open view' of the knee-lever cable routing.
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Johnny Cox
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Williamsom WVA, raised in Nashville TN, Lives in Hallettsville Texas
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Posted 6 Nov 2019 10:40 pm
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That's great Russ. I still have the Fender 400 I learned on. Should llm d have you knee it up for me.
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 7 Nov 2019 4:55 am
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spectacular work.. Glad you used cables as well, many I have seen don't... outstanding! bob
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Michael Sawyer
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 7 Nov 2019 5:00 am
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Super workmanship.
Angeled knee levers great idea |
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 7 Nov 2019 8:53 am
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Not sure you are interested Russ, but I know for certain that there are a LOT of guys out there with cable job fenders that would be more than happy to buy those setups if you have a way to produce them in quantity at a fair price.. Between selling them as kits for do it yourself guys, and installing them yourself, there is a market for them , I know that for certain. Fender made a LOT of those cable steels between 58 or so and 71 or so, and there are a LOT still without levers, or with crappy lever setups that were installed 50 years ago.. just a thought.... bob
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Dennis Montgomery
From:
Western Washington
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K Maul
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Hadley, NY/Hobe Sound, FL
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Posted 7 Nov 2019 4:58 pm
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I agree with Bob C. There could be a market for these. My Fender could use two of this high quality.
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Bruce Wandmayer
From:
Sedona, AZ
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Posted 22 Dec 2019 9:34 pm
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I completely agree as well. Great work! You're a master craftsman. I'd love a couple of those knees if you'll make them and sell them.
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Bruce Wandmayer
Sedona, AZ
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 23 Dec 2019 2:50 am
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I had a Fender 2000 and George Lewis, when he was at Sho-Bud, had a knee lever made for me. Worked good.
I had it hooked up like the knee lever in the old one volume Sho-Bud instruction book. RKL, lowered 2nd and 8th. |
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Ross Shafer
From:
Petaluma, California
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Posted 23 Dec 2019 8:04 am
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| Nicely done! |
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tom anderson
From:
leawood, ks., usa
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Posted 25 Dec 2019 12:54 pm Russ’ work
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| I’ve taken this guitar out twice now on gigs and it works perfectly. The guitar player commented on the great tone! I also love how he carried on the cable mods. I’ve read a lot of negative things about cable Fenders, but this one plays great even for a 60 year old guitar. I have several wonderful more modern steels but I couldn’t be happier with this and the job Russ did. |
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Thomas Stone
From:
San Francisco
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Posted 25 Dec 2019 6:41 pm
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| Very nice! Do you have a source for the miniature sheaves, pulleys, turnbuckles, etc.? I have a project coming up that could use some hardware like that. |
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2019 7:58 pm Re: Russ’ work
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| I’ve taken this guitar out twice now on gigs and it works perfectly. The guitar player commented on the great tone! I also love how he carried on the cable mods. I’ve read a lot of negative things about cable Fenders, but this one plays great even for a 60 year old guitar. I have several wonderful more modern steels but I couldn’t be happier with this and the job Russ did. |
Most of the negatives about the old cable Fender steels are from those that didn't have their guitars set up right.. Over the years I have owned 4 of them, and every one played as well as anything built during their time, and to be honest, the 800's with 2 up 2 down changers played better than some of the more modern steels I have owned.. they are easy to adjust, but VERY different from rodded guitars, and every one I bought was all out of whack when I got it.. Once carefully set up and WELL lubricated, mine were all great players, and I miss having one... bob
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