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Klaus Caprani
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted 22 Sep 2004 8:26 am |
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Hi ev'rybody!
I'm new to this great forum.
I started playing an old MCI RangeXpander S-10 five months ago and love it. Ofcourse many of my colleagues has higher thoughts about my abilities than myself (especially after checking out Buddy Emmons' stuff), but I'm learning ;-)
I look forward to ask some questions, especially about the setup of this lovely instrument, and especially how to make the knee-lever raising the first and the seventh string a full note go a bit lighter (in my copedent it's sitting as LKR)?
The last paragraph could lead to the misconception that I actually know what I'm talking about, which I'm not :-)
I'm honoured to be among you guys!
Best wishes.........
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Ole Dantoft
From:
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted 22 Sep 2004 8:42 am
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Hej Klaus !
I'll be glad to be the first to welcome you aboard !
I'm not very active on this forum (or as a player for that matter) but a lot of the steel-stuff I've learnt over the years I've learnt from here ! Ask away and you'll get all the information you need !
Welcome !
Ole
http://www.oledantoft.dk
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Walter Stettner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 22 Sep 2004 11:33 am
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Hey Klaus!
Greetings from Vienna, Austria and welcome to the Forum! I am absolutely sure you will get any piece of information you are asking for in short time. This is a great place!
Kind Regards, Walter
www.lloydgreentribute.com
www.austriansteelguitar.at.tf
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David Weaver
From:
Aurora, CO USA
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Posted 22 Sep 2004 11:34 am
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Welcome Klaus
One of the great features of the Forum is the search. So many topics have been well discussed and documented here. The Forum is a library of information. The problem with the Forum is that it is so much fun to browse and search that you may be in danger of neglecting to practice! 
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 22 Sep 2004 11:07 pm
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Welcome to this Great Forum Klaus 
i'm sure it'll become your second home
perhaps you should start a thread askin' the folks here for some advice on that LKR
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Per Berner
From:
Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 23 Sep 2004 1:02 am
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Welcome Klaus!
To make your knee lever easier to move, you will have to move the pull rods. I don't know how many raises your guitar has, but mine has 3 on each changer (the upper row of holes, seen from the right end plate), so I have 3 holes to choose from. If the pull rod is inserted through the upper hole, the pull distance required for a certain raise is quite short = a high force is necessary. If you put the pull rod through the next raise hole below instead, the changer will have to move a greater distance for the same raise = less effort, but longer lever travel. And so on. E-mail me if you want an explanation in Swedish/Scandinavian instead, and some pics.
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Klaus Caprani
From:
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted 23 Sep 2004 4:59 am
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Hi guys!
And thanks a lot for the warm welcome.
Ole! I actually think that we met and talked briefly once. In "Woodsound" over this somewhat crappy poison-green ABM 3 pedals 1 lever steel. I'm so happy that I never bought that one. It simply looked too much of a toy to me. Even though I just started 5 months ago, I'm pretty sure that this one kneelever would have been insufficient by the time I got home and unpacked the thing
Thanks Per, for the info on the knee-lever. I'll probably try to disassemble the thing by the next time I change strings, but even though I'm able to build guitars and basses and repair my own bike this thing somewhat scares me I have a little problem with intermediate hum when touching the pick-up (Barcus Berry) anyway.
Now back to Buddy Emmons' micro motorical/ergonomical nightmares 
Thanks again!
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Klaus Caprani
MCI RangeXpander S-10
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Ann Fabian
From:
Mesquite, Texas, USA
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Ole Dantoft
From:
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted 23 Sep 2004 9:28 am
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Klaus,
That's it, of course !
When I went to your website yesterday I thought : "I've seen this guy before, but where ?" Yes we did meet in the "World F.." .. I mean "Copenhagen Famous" music store "WoodSound"
I'm actually double glad, because none of us bought that thing
Good to see you here Klaus and if there's anything I can do to help you just e-mail me - my e-mail is in my profile !
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My homepage !
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Henning Kock
From:
Denmark
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Posted 23 Sep 2004 9:45 am
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23. september 2004,
Hello Klaus,
Welcome to the Steel Guitar Forum and to the world of steel guitar.
If you phone me I can explain to you (in Danish language) what to do adjusting the knee lever.
Also I will send to you some papers with info about pedal steel guitar.
Kind regards
Venlig hilsen
Henning
Henning Kock
(pedal steel guitar, piano, keyboards, vibraphone)
Henning K. Music
111 Aarhusvej
DK-8300 Odder
Denmark,
Europe
phone +45 8654 2959
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e-mail: henningkmusic@hotmail.com
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pedal steel guitar: www.geocities.com/Nashville/1520 www.steelguitardanmark.subnet.dk
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Ron !
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Posted 23 Sep 2004 9:56 am
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It sure is nice to see that the people representing Denmark and Sweden are present also.
Per i know you for some time now and if Klaus,Ole and Hanning are like you it will take it's turn for the best i guess.
If there is something i can help you guys with please ask.
Ron
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Per Berner
From:
Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 23 Sep 2004 9:36 pm
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Silly me. I forgot to mention that you can adjust the leverage at the other end of the pull rod as well, by the pedal axle. The closer to the axle the rod is anchored, the longer the travel and the easier the action; place it further away and you get stiffer, quicker results.
Also, first check that all the parts are moving freely without unneccessary friction.
And finally, I can guarantee that you will find answers to just about any question you can think of, and a few you'd never think of as well, from your fellow forumites.
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