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Topic: PS guitar height |
Gary Mortensen
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Elgin, TX
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Posted 12 May 2015 8:33 am |
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I've recently acquired a beautiful D10 which I think may be set up too tall for me. I'm new to PS - what's a good way to determine how long the legs and rods should be in order to fit a person?
Thanks,
Gary,
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Scott Duckworth
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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 12 May 2015 11:04 am
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When sitting at the steel, your hip to knee portion of you leg should be parallel to the floor, and your knees should be able to actuate the knee levers without squirming around to do it. Your forearms should be close to parallel to your upper leg, with the strings just below your picks.
Sometimes, what you are sitting on will make a big difference. Experiment there before modifying the guitar.
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Gary Mortensen
From:
Elgin, TX
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Posted 12 May 2015 4:11 pm
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Thanks, Scott -
What you say makes sense. My concern is that, when I activate the LKV, I can't touch any of the floor pedals with my left foot. I'll want to do both (LKV and floor pedals) at times, won't I?
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Bob Russell
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 12 May 2015 7:47 pm
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| Gary Mortensen wrote: |
Thanks, Scott -
What you say makes sense. My concern is that, when I activate the LKV, I can't touch any of the floor pedals with my left foot. I'll want to do both (LKV and floor pedals) at times, won't I?
Gary |
I had the same problem. I made knee lever extensions with pieces of angle aluminum. They're held onto the knee levers with Velcro. Works for me.
{EDIT} Sorry, Gary; I read your post when I was up too late. I missed the "LKV" part. 
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John Booth
From:
Columbus Ohio, USA
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Posted 13 May 2015 3:26 am
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Scott is right. I'm a short little dude and rather than lower my guitars
I raise my seat and get my vert levers as low as I can.
Much better to adapt yourself than the guitar's legs & pedal rods.
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Dan Robinson
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 13 May 2015 8:11 am
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One easy adjustment you can make is the length of the rear legs. Try reducing them by one-half inch at a time until you feel right with the guitar itself, and the lateral knee levers. So long as the rear underside of the cabinet does not sit on the top of your legs whatever feels right should be fine. Finally you can adjust the angle of the vertical lever to fit you.
After you find your best rear height, then you can decide what to do about the front. The tilt of the top surface is a personal choice. Some players like it straight horizontal, while others prefer it tilted forwards or back. Lowering the front requires shorter pedal rods and front legs. Making the front higher can be done with or without new legs and pedal rods. |
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Scott Duckworth
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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 13 May 2015 9:07 am
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Here's a quick drawing with a description:
The red part is a 1 x 1 aluminum tube, attached to the LKV with Velcro. You could even temporarily try it buy installing it with wire ties.
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Howard Parker
From:
Maryland
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Posted 13 May 2015 10:47 am
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Gary,
What guitar are you playing now. Very often there is an adjustment screw on the LKV that will allow you to increase the "at rest" angle.
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