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Topic: For those with vertically challenged knees... |
Steve English
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Baja, Arizona
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Posted 1 Apr 2010 8:46 am |
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I’ve been less than %100 comfortable with the length of the knee levers on some of the guitars I play, predominately the left levers. In the past I had inquired about getting a couple of longer levers for my Emmons guitar, but was put off by the high cost of the part. I came up with this alternative fix and have been using it for the last year on a couple of my guitars and have been very comfortable with the results.
I went to the local hardware establishment and picked up a 4’ length of aluminum channel and cut to the length I wanted, and they just slip right on my existing levers. If the channel is a little too loose, a gentle squeeze will tighten it right up. No permanent altering of any parts and no marring of the (highly) polished levers on my Rittenberry. The ones for the Emmons were easily painted black to match my originals, and the ones I use on my Rittenberry were easily hand polished with Mother’s to compliment the originals. They fit firmly and feel great! Making four of this type of lever extension for two of my guitars cost me less than $6….one 7” Emmons lever runs around 6 times that.
Here’s pics of the ones on my Rittenberry:
Second item is the left vertical knee lever. When packing in to the case, my vertical swings 180 to the right so as not to be squashed with the case closed. On my guitars, the screw holding this lever in the up position is fairly tight, and I had to loosen it every time I needed to swing it in the opposite direction, and then re-tighten it when it was back in the playing position (4-8 times a week). I replaced the original nut with a wing nut and now it’s a very simple 1/16th of a twist to tighten and loosen. (In the pic below I put the original nut back on, but not tightened as to interfere, just so I would know where to find it if I ever needed it again.)
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Danny Hall
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Nevada, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2010 10:35 am
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Good thinkin'.
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Ulf Edlund
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Umeå, Sweden
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Posted 1 Apr 2010 11:58 am
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Neat!
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Jim Cooley
From:
The 'Ville, Texas, USA
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Posted 10 May 2010 8:58 am
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Sorry to post this here, and if this is a repeat message. It did not appear that my reply to your PM was being sent.
I have made an offer on a NV1000, but have not received a reply. I am going to look at a Vegas 400 in my area tomorrow evening, if nothing changes before then. I am definitely interested in seeing photos of your amp, and would like hear anything you can tell me about it. I am under the impression that not as many have the NV 1000 modded as the N400. Which chip upgrade does it have - Peavey, Fox, LeMay - and how in your opinion that changes the sound? How much do you want for it? I appreciate anything you can tell me about it, such as its condition, how old it is, what kind of use, whether it comes with cover, foot switch, casters, etc.
Thanks for contacting me.
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