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Steven Black

 

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Gahanna, Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 11 Sep 2024 5:42 am    
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What strings are operated by the 5th verticle knee lever? I have an older MSA the Universal i am trying to connect the verticle knee.
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Jerry Overstreet


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Louisville Ky
Post  Posted 11 Sep 2024 7:10 am    
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With the standard E9/B6 Universal tuning, generally, the Vertical Knee Lever lowers the 5th string alone (B to Bb) . This would be the equivalent of the 3rd string lower on a D10 C6 tuning as well as the common 5th change on the E9 tuning.

You can put it on the octave lower B but most players don't like it there for the Universal side.
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Ian Rae


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Redditch, England
Post  Posted 11 Sep 2024 3:48 pm    
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My vertical lowers 5 but also raises 9 a half step.
This is to avoid having to use P8 just to raise one string. It has drawbacks but I also have P6 on a lever, so I totally avoid double-footing Smile
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Daniel Morris


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Westlake, Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 14 Sep 2024 1:06 pm    
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I have my 5th string half-step lower on LKR.
I use the LK vertical lever to lower the G#s (3,6,10) a half step.
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