Rod adjustment

Rick Winfield · Post by **Rick Winfield** » 11 May 2007 1:10 pm

Here's a question I must ask before I mess things up. I'm unhappy with the "travel " of my C pedal. If I adjust the "travel" via the pull rods, will I mess up the set up of the stops ???
ps: it's a 73 Marlen D 10

John Groover McDuffie · Post by **John Groover McDuffie** » 11 May 2007 3:47 pm

You should probably be more specific - do you want longer or shorter pedal travel?

Jerry Horner · Post by **Jerry Horner** » 11 May 2007 4:39 pm

Yes you will.

Jerry

David Higginbotham · Post by **David Higginbotham** » 11 May 2007 7:41 pm

Rick, is this a push-pull model or all-pull? If it is an all pull model, you basically have two choices:

Shorter pull means stiffer pedal. Longer pull means softer pedal. But, therein lies a good combination of the two for your needs. You can experiment with the changer raise and bell cranks of the system. Just write down what you have now in case you need to go back to that location.

In general, the holes closest to the top of the guitar will give you a stiffer & shorter pull on the changer end. The holes nearest the top of the guitar on the bell cranks will give you shorter pull and more difficult to change whole notes. I would advise you to try different combinations and find what suits you. Just keep in mind that the C pedal has a pretty tough job on that raise particularly on the 4th string.

If it is push-pull model, your adjustment is very limited.
Dave

richard burton · Post by **richard burton** » 11 May 2007 10:47 pm

The easiest way is to move the rod connector on the pedal, or where the pedal rod hooks to the guitar,if there is provision to do so.

On my ZB there are two connector positions on the pedal, and two positions where the rod hooks on at the top.

Rick Winfield · Post by **Rick Winfield** » 12 May 2007 7:37 am

It is a single finger pull release. The "c" pedal travels too low to the ground before it raises to the correct tone.I would like to adjust the nuts on the rod to raise the pedal so I don't have to slant the side of my foot so much while I'm coming off the "b" pedal.BUT I don't want to mess up the raise of the tone.
Shorter pedal travel is desired.
I have lock nuts on both ends of ther rods, but hesitate to do anything becaues I don't want to put it "out of whack"

John Groover McDuffie · Post by **John Groover McDuffie** » 12 May 2007 8:54 am

You may have confused us Forumites by the use of the term "pull rods"

If I adjust the "travel" via the pull rods, will I mess up the set up of the stops ???

The term "Pull rod" is normally used to describe the rods in the undercarriage that run parallel to the guitar body and transfer the motion of the bell crank to the changer. The rod that connects from the bell crank vertically to the pedal itself is usually referred to as the "pedal rod"

You can adjust the pedal height without affecting any of the other adjustments on the guitar. Just tighten the threaded fitting at the bottom end of the pedal rod, (the rod that connects the pedal to the undercarriage of the guitar) so that the effective length of the rod is shorter.

Rick Winfield · Post by **Rick Winfield** » 12 May 2007 9:03 am

sorry about the confused terminology, thanks for the clarification.
I gona get right to those pedal rods this afternon!
Thanks again

Rick

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