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Topic: Are the return springs responsible for the feel of the pedal |
Brian Henry
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Posted 16 Dec 2007 3:29 pm |
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Yes! That's my question. If so would thinner springs give a softer feel?
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2007 3:33 pm
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| Return springs are responsible for the lowers. They don't affect the raises. |
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Brian ONeil
From:
Minneapolis, MN USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2007 3:39 pm
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| This is a good question for a newbie like me! What is responsible for pedal action or "feel"? How do you make them stiffer or softer? |
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John Roche
From:
England
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Posted 16 Dec 2007 3:57 pm
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| There a a few way's to make the pedals lighter or harder, it all depends on where the pedals rods are attached to. or where the rods from the changer are attached to. if you have pedals with two or three options as to where they are attached to, the nearer to the pedal crossbar the lighter the pedaal action . the nearer the changer rods are to the bellcrank crossbar the stiffer the action. pretty straight foward. |
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 16 Dec 2007 8:29 pm
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| Any change in a lever point in the linkage affects the feel. There is a tradeoff between a short stiff throw and a long easy throw. Places in the linkage where lever points occur are where the pedal rod attaches to the pedal, where the pedal rod attaches to the cross-shaft, where the bell-crank attaches to the pull-rod, and where the pull-rod attaches to the changer finger. Some models have options at all those points; others may have options only at the bell-crank. On all-pull guitars, the location of the changer finger attachment has very little effect. But on push-pull guitars the changer finger hole has a big effect. |
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Brian Henry
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Posted 17 Dec 2007 3:23 am
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Ok! Thank you, that is very helpful. One more question, if I remove the helper springs from the raise only fingers will that make the pedal action less stiff?
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 17 Dec 2007 5:00 am
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If the pedals are raising the strings, removing the helper springs will make the pedals harder to press.
If you have adjustable helper springs, pull them tighter by a couple of notches.
If you now find that the string won't lower, relax the helper spring a notch. |
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 17 Dec 2007 8:39 am
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RETURN SPRINGS: allow the changer fingers to return to neutral after being lowered. They are necessary for the guitar to return to pitch. If they are adjustable, you can lighten the tension on them to that point where the string still returns to open pitch consistently after engaging the lowering pedal/lever.
HELPER SPRINGS: pull in the direction of the raise. They aid the pedal/lever by decreasing the force needed to make the change(s). |
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