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Topic: Where do you put your left leg? |
Al Evans
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 15 May 2019 5:13 am |
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When you switch from the E9th to the C6th neck, do you move your left knee out from between the left-knee levers?
I have two D10s. I can never decide whether to move my left knee, or just leave it where it was when I switch. With my knee between the levers, the old MSA requires a bit of a stretch to the left to get to the ABC pedals. The Mullen requires a bit of a stretch to the right to get to pedals 7 and 8.
What does everybody else do?
--Al Evans
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 15 May 2019 5:39 am
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I pull my knee out of the knee levers and move my foot over to hit the C6 pedals. There's no way I could do that comfortably or efficiently with my knee in the E9 knee levers. I do have and a center cluster of knee levers for C6, but would move my leg over even if I didn't.
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 15 May 2019 6:59 am
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| The C6th Pedals, even pedal 8, are easily reached on my D-10 Franklin and I don't have to reposition my left leg. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 15 May 2019 7:56 am
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I have discrete left-knee levers for the C6th and E9th necks to make playing more comfortable.  |
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colin mcintosh
From:
Australia
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Posted 15 May 2019 3:58 pm
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Kevin Fix
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 15 May 2019 6:18 pm
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| I move my left leg close to my right on C6. I have a LKR I use a lot that is just above my 5th and 6th pedals. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 16 May 2019 12:29 am
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well this is an odd Q+A .
IF we have center levers for C6th only, how do we leave our LEFT leg in the E9th position ? We have TWO R levers and maybe 1, 2 or 3 center mounted levers for C6th.
I am a left leg C6th player mostly, I use my right leg for only PED 8 now and then. I move my left leg to the
center of the Steel where the levers are.
There is no way possible I could leave my left leg under peds ABC and play mid mount levers .
what am I missing here ? Do I not have enough CIRCUS time ?
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 16 May 2019 6:42 am
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My LKR folds up and stays up out of the way.
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Franklin
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Posted 18 May 2019 4:57 am
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Hi Al,
Exactly like you put the left leg in the same forward facing position using to easily access the A&B pedals....On the C6th put your leg forward facing over pedals 5&6......They are the equivalent of the A&B pedals for the C6th and are used most often......It is also physically awkward to play the C6th pressing pedals from the left side of the foot for everything....The most commonly used C6th pedals are 5 6 7...
.....Unless you play the tuning mostly as a lap player would, then it doesn't matter.
Paul Franklin |
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Al Evans
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 20 May 2019 5:03 am
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| Franklin wrote: |
Hi Al,
Exactly like you put the left leg in the same forward facing position using to easily access the A&B pedals....On the C6th put your leg forward facing over pedals 5&6......
Paul Franklin |
Thank you, Paul. That's where I started out, but I like to try all the possibilities. And if I can cheap out on adding more changes to the C6th neck by doubling up on the LK levers (not that I'd know what to do with them yet!), that would be good.
I'm surprised that the answers are as varied as they are.
--Al Evans
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