Vertical knee

Billy McCombs · Post by **Billy McCombs** » 5 Apr 2022 6:48 pm

I have a Emmons PP and two Emmons SKH. The vertical knee on the PP is in a perfect position for my left knee. My SKH Emmons verticals are one inch higher than the PP at the lowest point. It appears that there is no adjustment to lower it. Anyone else had to deal with this and have a solution? The PP measures 23 in. from the floor to the tip of the lever, the SKH measures 24 inches to the tip. That one inch makes a lot of difference. Thanks

Dave Hopping · Post by **Dave Hopping** » 5 Apr 2022 8:13 pm

Had the same problem with my Mullen RP U-12, even with the extender Del makes. So I sawed off about 3 inches from a broomstick end and attached the sawed-off piece to the KL with a couple hose clamps,with the hose clamp screws facing up. A bit of a kludge, but it works fine.

Tom Wolverton · Post by **Tom Wolverton** » 6 Apr 2022 1:42 pm

I have a SKH with this same problem. I bought some extruded foam from McMaster-Carr and cut a piece to lay over the vert lever. Works well. Jim Palenscar may have some of this foam.

Billy McCombs · Post by **Billy McCombs** » 6 Apr 2022 6:33 pm

This is what I came up with. Piece of wood that wraps around the vertical knee lever. Some black paint and it works great.

Roy Thomas · Post by **Roy Thomas** » 8 Apr 2022 6:59 am

pictures say a lot. the lever in question on the guitar helps.
my father built a lot of steels for various people who had special needs for example on man who had limited ability to raise his leg to activate the vertical and would make custom parts.
sometimes it is so simple as bending a new lever to fit the actuator or a custom pedestal.

Kevin Fix · Post by **Kevin Fix** » 8 Apr 2022 7:44 pm

I have a Sho Bud Super Pro with a vertical knee that was not low enough for me. I took some small angle iron and made exactly like the OEM brackets, just 1 inch longer. Looks like factory. Worked like a charm.

Bill Ladd · Post by **Bill Ladd** » 9 Apr 2022 6:15 am

Wow Kevin, that looks great. Been wrestling with the vertical on my ‘Bud and think I’m going to copy you.

Roy Thomas · Post by **Roy Thomas** » 9 Apr 2022 7:42 am

super +1
great things come from minds that think out the box.

Larry Hamilton · Post by **Larry Hamilton** » 12 Apr 2022 12:54 pm

this is what my buddy Dwight Cook, RIP, made for my Le Grande ll vertical . It worked so well. He was a super machinist and made this for while he was piddling around[/img]

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