Raymond White
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Georgia, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2009 8:51 am |
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| My question is ,The changer end,true or false,the closer to the body ,the longer the pull?second question the farther awy from the body of the guitar ,with the bell cranks the longer the pull,some one help me out with this please,the rkl is so stiff you nearly have to clear the right end of the guitar off the floor,being a player i know that is set up so wrong,HELP,thanks Ray White ,(steelmanplayer@yahoo.com)e mail me PLEASE,Thanks....... |
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Mike Wheeler
From:
Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2009 5:22 pm
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OK, lets say, for example, you want to change an A note to a B note...a one step raise. Lets also say that the pedal, or knee lever, will be moved a specific distance to accomplish this change.
(BTW...by "pull distance" I mean the amount of rotation at the top of the changer where the string is pulled. A greater "pull distance" means a larger change in the note the string is tuned to.)
Now, with all that in mind, lets see what is going on underneath.....
As for the changer, the rod hole closest to the body will cause the hardest pulling tension and the longest pull distance. A hole farther from the body will give you the opposite...softer pull tension but shorter pull distance.
As for the bellcranks, the hole closest to the body provides the easiest pulling tension and the shortest pull travel. The holes farther from the body provide harder pulling tension, but longer pull distance.
As you can see, in either case, you need to choose which changer, and bellcrank, combinations give you the result you need. You might have to experiment to get the combination that works best for your given string and note change.
For example, the changer hole closest to the body, and the bellcrank hole farthest from the body, will make for a high pulling tension, but will give you the greatest pull distance. In this case you could set your pedal, or knee lever, travel to a rather short throw. That would be a stiff pedal, but, because of the very short throw, would cause the note to change very fast.
The choices made for changer, bellcrank, and pedal/knee lever throw, is what sets the "feel" of the pedals. A good steel mechanic can fine tune the "feel" of the pedals and levers (within reason) to the player's needs.
I hope this helps answer you question, Ray.
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Best regards,
Mike |
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