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Topic: Carter knee lever length |
Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 29 Oct 2012 10:11 am |
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| Does anyone else find the Carter knee levers too short? Do you use attachments/extensions or did you get new ones? Who made them? How much? |
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Ransom Beers
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Posted 29 Oct 2012 10:20 am
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| What model Carter are you asking about?Depends on the model(Carter Starter) or the Pro. models. |
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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 29 Oct 2012 10:32 am
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| D-10. |
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Ransom Beers
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Posted 29 Oct 2012 12:47 pm
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| Could be your seat is not at the right height.Should be about 21 inches if your guitar is standard height you shouldn't have a problem unless it is raised,someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think standard height is about 26-28 inches for the guitar. |
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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 29 Oct 2012 1:52 pm
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Hey Ransom -
Just for kicks could you measure the length of your KLs? Mine are about 5.25 inches & just seems 6.5 would be about right. Had the same issue with my '85 Emmons. Thanks. FF. |
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Ransom Beers
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Posted 29 Oct 2012 4:41 pm
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| When I had my steel(kinda regret selling it now) the KL's measured :right= 6 1/2in. left=8 3/4 if I remember.I had some round ones made one time & I think that was the measurements.Yours may have been modified at one time maybe. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 29 Oct 2012 5:23 pm
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I just measured min and they are all 5-1/2"
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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Stephen Cordingley
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 29 Oct 2012 5:53 pm
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maybe a little off topic here, but ...
I have spent considerable time experimenting with/wondering about a lot of things on my Carter D10's (pedal height, pedal action, lever placement, guitar height, pickups, half stop ...etc.)
my conclusion: there's nothing so "wrong" with the Carter as to hold me back from playing better... more practice is what I honestly need
my suggestion: try moving stuff/yourself around and keep playing the particular guitar until you're "automatic" with it (I finally got my knee to go to a half tone lower with some consistency ... my skill limitation, not the guitar's fault)
making sure the guitar is working properly (a pro setup) also contributes to peace of mind...
just my 2 cents... |
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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 30 Oct 2012 5:11 am
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Now that I think about it, the real issue is that LKR jams into the top of my thigh instead of nestling nicely outside when I depress pedal A and engage LKR.
I'm thinking I'll re-do all 4 KLs, tho and attach someting to LKV. |
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John Roche
From:
England
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Posted 30 Oct 2012 5:25 am
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| Carter knee leavers are way too short. I had to add a couple of inches to my LKR.. the LKL is too far away from my normal sitting position, I have never felt comfortable behind the Carter. uni 12... |
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Dick Sexton
From:
Greenville, Ohio
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Posted 30 Oct 2012 5:35 am Not being tall...
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Frank, I'm short, 5'2 1/2"... Can't play a standard height steel. My strings sit at 28 1/2" from the floor. Always have to shorten legs and pedal rods to get my forarms parallel to the deck. I do use a "close to standard" seat hight(go figure). Used to fight it, then just shortened my steel. It is a joke with my friends that play, I can't play theirs and they can't play mine. I have, built a few flags though, that attach using velcro and can be made any length.
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=594320d13092d8fb Look here under "Derby Knee Lever Mod". Easy to installed or removed, held on with Velcro. Works for me, might for you... |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 30 Oct 2012 10:48 am
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frank..you might experiment with some kind of sorta stiff tubing (rubber/plastic) that would slide snugly over the lever increasing it's length.
at least it won't hurt anything. |
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 30 Oct 2012 11:00 am
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| The vertical lever on my Carter D-10 seems to be right wher I need it on my '02 Carter. Than again I am almost 6'2". |
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