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Lyle Bradford

 

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Gilbert WV USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 9 May 2019 4:23 pm    
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Had new longer pedals made for my Emmons guitars.
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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 9 May 2019 5:31 pm    
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Man I bet your Emmons will pedal easy with the long pedals. If the pin had multiple choices you could move It father from pedal board an get a short fast stroke an still .
Be easy to push. I like your plan.!!
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dlayne


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Post  Posted 9 May 2019 7:43 pm     Pedals
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GREAT looking pedals Brother, looking forward to trying them out.
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Ron Pruter

 

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Arizona, USA
Post  Posted 9 May 2019 9:03 pm    
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yes, yes, yes! Let us know how it plays. I probably wouldn't have gone quite so long.RP
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Jerry Dragon


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Gate City Va.
Post  Posted 10 May 2019 4:43 am    
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I hope they play as good as they look lol.
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Pete Burak

 

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Portland, OR USA
Post  Posted 10 May 2019 5:44 am    
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Those look great!
Can anybody order a set?
I need 8!
I would go even a little longer.
My cowboy-boot toe tips are always hitting the rods on my Emmons.
I have experimented with sliding some PVC pipe over the pedals to lengthen them, it gets my boot off the rods, and it makes them alot easier to depress, due to the leverage advantage.
My Emmons is a 12 string Universal so I have one or two more raises or lowers on every pedal than most S10 or D10 players, which makes my pedals a little stiffer.


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Stu Schulman


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Post  Posted 10 May 2019 6:38 am    
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Wow!
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 10 May 2019 7:17 am    
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Lyle,
Who made those for you and what did they cost?
Erv
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Lee Baucum


From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
Post  Posted 10 May 2019 9:09 am    
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Will the lid on the guitar case still close?

Depending on how the pedal rack sits in the case, those pedals could stick up pretty high.
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Ross Shafer


From:
Petaluma, California
Post  Posted 10 May 2019 12:33 pm    
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nicely done...could this be some of your work Jerry?
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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 10 May 2019 3:01 pm    
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I made these pedals there adjustable the pads have a slot milled in them.
By shorting the A pedal it helps when u push b pedal only.
With set screws too secure them. Useing a shorter set screws would hide them from sight.

To install the pedal board I slip off black feet. Pedal board fits snugly over legs.

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Johnie King


From:
Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 10 May 2019 3:43 pm    
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Lee you made a good point! May need a split case option.
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Jerry Dragon


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Gate City Va.
Post  Posted 11 May 2019 1:35 am    
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Ross Shafer wrote:
nicely done...could this be some of your work Jerry?


yes, I made them, getting ready to retire, will have to refer any more to my replacement.
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Ross Shafer


From:
Petaluma, California
Post  Posted 11 May 2019 6:17 am    
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great idea Johnie
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Pete Burak

 

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Portland, OR USA
Post  Posted 11 May 2019 9:03 am    
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Nice job on those extenders, Johnie.
I have been using these PVC Sleeves as Knee Lever covers (the round shape makes those electric-turkey-slicer knee-levers not hurt your leg so much), but I had an idea to try them as pedal extenders.
These ones are too thin for my Emmons pedals, but this is what they look like on my MCI.
'Just a quick experiment! These are right out of a bin at Ace Hardware for $1.49/ea. They have different sizes.

Very Happy Shocked Smile
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Eric Philippsen


From:
Central Florida USA
Post  Posted 11 May 2019 10:28 am    
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Dang, nice looking pedals, Lyle. Good question, though, on how well the pedal board back in the case with those longer ones.
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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 11 May 2019 11:03 am    
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Thank you Ross I’m sure you could do some refinement on ‘this pedal idea I have an make us all drool!! Maybe someone has some time too make some adjustable pedals for all makes of steels.
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Lyle Bradford

 

From:
Gilbert WV USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 15 May 2019 4:14 pm    
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Got the new pedals on. Just no way to explain the comfort to be able to play with my feet and not my toes. Jerome Dragon made them you can contact him on the post above. Did not want another pivot point as they are the way they are supposed to be. And they are extremely comfortable to play!!!

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Rex Mayfield

 

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Texas, USA
Post  Posted 15 May 2019 5:22 pm    
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I think I LIKE this idea!! Anxious to hear more input on this!
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John Palumbo


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Lansdale, PA.
Post  Posted 8 Apr 2020 10:02 am    
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That is super!!
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Kenneth Kotsay

 

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Davie/Ft Lauderdale, Florida
Post  Posted 8 Apr 2020 12:18 pm    
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Pete, I'm using foam pipe installation on my knee levers, they can be purchased at Home Depot, all sizes too. I like what you did using those PVC bended pipes, good idea.
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Brian Henry

 

Post  Posted 31 Jan 2021 8:57 pm    
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Hi Lyle, how much longer are the new pedals than the others?
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Mitch Ellis

 

From:
Collins, Mississippi USA
Post  Posted 1 Feb 2021 4:51 am    
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A few years ago, I did this exact same thing with a Fessenden that I had. Everything about the pedal stays the same except the length. It makes a huge difference. Those look really good, Lyle.
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James Sission

 

From:
Sugar Land,Texas USA
Post  Posted 1 Feb 2021 5:50 am    
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This is a set I had done. Any full service machine shop can do this.
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