Can't Reach knee levers

Randy Major · Post by **Randy Major** » 26 Dec 2015 12:02 pm

After selling my Emmons PP 5 years ago I finally decided to get back into playing. I bought a D10 built by Sam Lewis in Conway Arkansas. It is a real nice guitar with amazing sustain, (poplar body), but I can't reach a couple of the KLs.

Does anyone sell some type of add-on so the lever is closer to the front?

Carl Kilmer · Post by **Carl Kilmer** » 26 Dec 2015 1:01 pm

Just buy or make a couple of knee lever flags. You'll just
have to drill and tap the knee levers to attach them.

Larry Allen · Post by **Larry Allen** » 26 Dec 2015 5:47 pm

GFI sells nice flags with set-screws for $10 each...I have drilled another hole and threaded it between the stock screws to extend the lever 2"..Larry

Edward Rhea · Post by **Edward Rhea** » 26 Dec 2015 5:54 pm

Randy, have you contacted Sam and asked him about it? He seems like an approachable person, at least he was when we emailed each other. Perhaps there's a way to adjust the levers to your liking?

Randy Major · Post by **Randy Major** » 26 Dec 2015 7:24 pm

Sam and I do stay in touch. He's a great guy and builds a really nice guitar.

Russell Adkins · Post by **Russell Adkins** » 28 Dec 2015 4:07 pm

Being a little short in the leg myself I made some flags for my steel myself , works great .

Bryan Triplett · Post by **Bryan Triplett** » 30 Dec 2015 11:08 am

I had the same problem myself for a while and realized the seat I was using wasn't sitting me upright enough to contact the levers good. Got me a real seat now and good to go, but the flags seem like the hot ticket.

Jim Hoke · Post by **Jim Hoke** » 1 Jan 2016 5:13 pm

I'm short and I've had Jeff Surratt put all these extender things on my knee levers, especially the verticals. Recently, I've gone to shorter legs and rods and boy, I love it and recommend it.

Randy Major · Post by **Randy Major** » 10 Jan 2016 2:33 pm

Thanks guys for all the great suggestions. I'm too tall for most steels but kind of sit at an angle making the knees a little tricky. I replaced all the rods with longer ones and raised the guitar clearance to 27 1/2 inches. I also made some flags for the knee levers and am really enjoying the guitar now. I mentioned how Sam Lewis' guitars seem to sustain forever. This thing also has stayed in tune to the cent this entire time. Sam and I will get together this Spring to tweak the RK and add another. Thanks for your help.

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Can't Reach knee levers

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