Height of pedals
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- Matteo Strazzolini
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Height of pedals
Hi. A question from a newbie. I noticed on photos that many steelers has the A pedal higher than the other 2. Is this a correct setup also for a newbie? I have some problems on rockin-on the left feet, sometimes while B is pressed I tend to push a little also the A pedal .. Also, what should be the correct height of the pedals (when pushed) from the floor? I also notice that my B pedal has a bigger travel than the others. Now, when pushed, it's about 1 cm from the floor.
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a similar question....C6th pedals
Beyond the A and B pedals, I've also noticed that on D-10 PSG guitars, the 4 and 8th pedals often seem to be higher than the other C6th pedals.
Is this for ergonmic reasons, or is it just so you can find P4 and/or P8 quickly by feel?
Is this for ergonmic reasons, or is it just so you can find P4 and/or P8 quickly by feel?
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Among my steels, on the more recent ones (1994 Mullen, 2000's Williams and GFI), there is only one place on the pedal to connect the vertical rod, and only one place behind the apron to connect the other end. My Sho-Buds have 2 connection points at each end of the vertical rod. It seems unfortunate that this practice has apparently not been seen by otherwise quality builders as worth continuing. You'd think it would be the older guitars that didn't have it, and the newer ones that did.Georg Sørtun wrote:There's usually more than one point on the pedal-arm to hook up the vertical rod, so a little experimentation with what travel-distance each pedal has in relation to others should be possible. On some steels there's also more than one hook-up point behind the front apron, that also can be used to find the right pedal-travel.
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Pedal Adjustment
My biggest problem with pedal height is on the A pedal. Sometimes, when I engage the D lever to lower the E's, my foot will not rock off the A pedal enough and so I adjust the A pedal accordingly. It amazes me just how much one turn of the thread, will affect the "feel" of the Pedal!
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I think it's important for the A & B pedals, also B & C pedals to feel fairly even under your foot when you press them down together. If they aren't, you will be constantly adjusting your leg or ankle to get both pedals down. Or worse, you won't push a pedal all the way down.
Also make sure the rods are timed out together and have a liitle play in them. That could be why your B pedal has so much travel. Hope you figure it out, keep tinkering.
Also make sure the rods are timed out together and have a liitle play in them. That could be why your B pedal has so much travel. Hope you figure it out, keep tinkering.
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It has the regular socket end threaded onto the pedal rod at the pedal end for length adjustment... the mechanism pictured allows you to change the pull point... closer or farther from the cross shaft thus allowing you to adjust the stiffness/length of the pull.... but it could function as a "pedals up" pedal rod length adjustment as well.
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pedal height
You need to first adjust the pedals so they are a comfortable height for the shoes you wear. Then the A&C pedal needs to be higher than B as they have farther to travel to stop. After this they need to bottom out nearly level as stated before. Final adjustment should allow you to rock on A without touching B, B without touching A, C without touching B. Then you won't be detuning your changes while rocking in and out for phrasing. MD
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I've noticed my C pedal is quite a bit "tighter" AND has longer travel distane than the A or B pedals. I currently have it set up so it is parrellel w the B pedal when depressed, since they are typically used together. However, I find it takes a lot more force to press the C pedal than the others. Is this normal? If not, where should I look to adjust?
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