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Topic: Raising a pac a seat? |
Nathan Golub
From:
Durham, NC
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Posted 6 Aug 2009 6:57 am |
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| Being a tall guy (6' 4"), I'm starting to realize I've been sitting too low when playing steel. For the past three years I've been using a pac a seat (not sure of the specific brand), and I'd like to stick with that instead of bringing an equipment box and a drum throne to gigs. Are there options for raising a pac a seat by a couple of inches? The legs currently on mine are of a fixed height, and when they fold up under the seat it's obvious there's not room for longer legs. Are there adjustable legs available that can be put onto an existing seat? It seems like that would be a more affordable option than buying a new seat that's made to be taller. |
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Jim Palenscar
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Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 6 Aug 2009 7:10 am
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| In order for the legs to still be able to fold up, I replaced the screws holding the legs on with longer ones and then used a short section of a 2x4 as a spacer between the legs and the bottom of the seat and it's now fine. |
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Ed Javner
From:
Mt. View Arkansas, USA
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Posted 6 Aug 2009 11:12 am
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Try raising the seat pad or redoing the whole
cover. (just a thought) |
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Steve English
From:
Baja, Arizona
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Posted 6 Aug 2009 11:24 am
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I recently needed to be a little taller in the saddle myself.
I put a piece of 3/4" plywood (2'x2' and painted black) on the floor under mine and it worked like a charm.
Eventually I'll make another set of legs, but this is my fix for now.
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Nathan Golub
From:
Durham, NC
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Posted 6 Aug 2009 11:40 am
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| All good ideas, thanks guys. Jim, I think I'll look into your suggestion. |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 6 Aug 2009 12:42 pm
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I did what Jim did,still using it after maybe fifteen years,It has some rips and tears but duck tape takes care of that,don't care how pretty it is,as long as it works,DYK?BC.
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Jim Eaton
From:
Santa Susana, Ca
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Posted 6 Aug 2009 1:37 pm
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After seeing how Jim Palenscar had "jacked up" his seat during a trip down to "Steel-Guitar-Disnyland" (as I refer to his shop in Oceanside) a few months ago, I copied his method and raised my seat using longer bolt's and 2x4 spacers under where the legs mount and in the center where the lock down clamp for the leg braces go. Took me about 45 min's worth of work and about $2.50 at the hardware store for the longer bolts. Works great and one of these days I'll get around to painting the 2x4's black to match the bottom of the box! LOL!
JE:-)>
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Zach Keele
From:
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 6 Aug 2009 5:27 pm Just what I needed...
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I was needing the same information. Thanks guys. I'm 6' 4" too, and need to do the same thing with my old sho bud seat. I may just go an inch though.
Thanks a lot |
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 6 Aug 2009 8:13 pm
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Nathan, I am in the process of selling you a guitar and I wondered how tall you are. The guitar is standard height. I have 1" raise kits so I could raise it an inch for you if you wish. I am 6'2" and I require a 1" taller guitar. I also sell Elite seats and have a new one which is an inch taller than standard.
Jerry |
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Nathan Golub
From:
Durham, NC
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Posted 7 Aug 2009 5:16 am
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Jerry, I just ordered a 2" lift kit for this one, so you don't need to include yours. My past two guitars had a 1" lift which works OK, but if I'm wearing boots I have to swing down or take off the vertical lever because my knee keeps hitting it. So I figure with a new guitar, now's the time to start making some adjustments. Regardless, thank you for the offer of including the lift kit.
Good to hear Jim's seat raising method has some fans too! |
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Richard Damron
From:
Gallatin, Tennessee, USA (deceased)
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Posted 7 Aug 2009 5:56 am
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| This is mindful of a thread posted some time ago in which a member wished for adjustable legs on a pack-a-seat (sp?). Sure would be nice if someone could come up with a solution that wouldn't be complicated, didn't weigh a ton, and cost a fortune. I can dream, can't I? That's also the name of a pretty old tune, too. |
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Jim Eaton
From:
Santa Susana, Ca
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Posted 7 Aug 2009 7:46 am
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FYI - On my seat one side already had a spacer under the leg mount and that set of leg's is shorter by the amount of the spacer so the legs can fold up one side on top of the other.
So make sure to #1 - leave the original spacer in place, just adding a new one of what ever size you want to raise your seat up by on top of it. A 2x4 is really 1 1/2" finished dimension, so that worked for me.
#2 - Make sure you keep the short leg set on that side!
JE:-)>
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Emmons D10PP 8/4 -75'
Emmons S-10PP 3/4 - 79'
Emmons S-12PP 3/4 -78'
MSA Legend SD12 5/5 -06'
Mullen S-12 4/5 - 1986
Nashville 112 x2 W/Knob Guards - Don't leave home with out one!
Walker SS rack system - 12"BW's
Quilter Steelaire Combo |
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