Jimmy Day and the Day setup

Jim Hussey · From: Reno, Nevada - USA

So I’m a new member and this is my first post.

I play the Day system because that was the setup on my first guitar. When I got far enough along to understand the difference, I stayed with the Day system because the setup seemed more logical to me. Specifically, the knee lever that flats the Es moves the same direction I would move the bar to flat a half tone and the same is true with the E to F lever.

So I’m wondering if Jimmy actually thought it through that way? Did anyone ever talk to him about this? Did Jimmy produce any instructional material that addresses the way he “thought steel”?

Thanks
Jim Hussey

Russ Wever · From: Kansas City

Jim,
Welcome to the for-um.
That's an interesting 'take' on knee lever placement.
As a 'Day' set-up player, I've also noticed the same notion about the direction of knee-lever movement in conjunction with whether they're raising or lowering.
However, Knee Levers were not yet around when (Emmons and) Day came up with the ways they layed out those pedals.
~Russ

[This message was edited by Russ Wever on 04 August 2005 at 11:27 PM.]

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