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Doug Jones


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Oregon & Florida
Post  Posted 29 Nov 2016 4:05 pm    
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I ran across a Mooney steel guitar on Reverb.com. Here are a few pics of the push forward lever. If I'm not mistaken, years ago this may have been the "Z" lever that Bobbe Seymour referred to.





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forrest klott

 

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Grand Rapids Mi USA
Post  Posted 29 Nov 2016 5:58 pm    
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Jerry Brightman had a push lever on one of his Emmons guitars that I saw when he played a show here in Michigan in the early 2000's. That sure looks like the same concept to me. Wish I'd have bought that kit from him when I had the chance.
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Pete Burak

 

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Portland, OR USA
Post  Posted 30 Nov 2016 6:35 am    
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Let's draw a line in the sand right here and now...
From this day forward, every pedal steel manufactured will have a Left Knee Forward!
Arrr ya with us or again' us?!
I think I saw this Steel in St.Louis one year.
Love the idea. Smile
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Jerry Overstreet


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Louisville Ky
Post  Posted 30 Nov 2016 7:06 am    
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Check with Steve Takacs. That looks like the Mooney he posted some time ago.
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Bill Ladd


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Wilmington, NC, USA
Post  Posted 30 Nov 2016 7:39 am    
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Jerry Overstreet wrote:
Check with Steve Takacs. That looks like the Mooney he posted some time ago.


Looks like it's still available. Here's the thread:

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=247487&highlight=mooney
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 30 Nov 2016 8:45 am    
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Jim Palenscar put a push lever on a guitar for John McClung.
I contact Jim about it and he sent me a sketch on the setup, way simpler that the above arrangement.
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Pete Burak

 

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Portland, OR USA
Post  Posted 30 Nov 2016 9:29 am    
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'What do I have at hand to create a Forward lever for my Sierra?..." I think you could get around the directional issue by using a cable and two pulleys that are 90 degrees apart, one right above the other. Cables. yeeeees...
I am actually going to Jim's shop Dec 15th or 16th, so I will discuss this industry wide, "stop the presses" type of Left Knee Verticle implementation across the nation, while manufactures tool up for the big change.
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 30 Nov 2016 10:03 am    
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Scratch the cable and pulleys!
You can accomplish the same with an angle and pivot.
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Lee Baucum


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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
Post  Posted 30 Nov 2016 10:25 am    
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Next thing you know, someone will come up with a pull lever, that goes under your knee, behind the calf of your leg. Start training those butt muscles...
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