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I have been moving stuff around in my studio alot lately and I have noticed that my hilton pedal occasionally wont hold a position. Then when I pick it up and turn it over it clunks(just a little) then it works fine. My concern is that on stage it wont correct itself. I'm not sure what the clunk is. It never did that before. Any ideas.

Sure, I have an idea. Immediately email or call Keith Hilton and tell him your problem and he will very quickly help you solve it. There is no better product customer support in existence than Keith Hilton.
Jerry

Hello David, I just now came across your post. As Jerry Roller suggested, please contact Keith directly as he is extremely concientious concerning his work and craftmanship, and will take care of any problem that you may have concerning your Hilton Pedal.

David, thanks for using my pedal. Your problem is easily solved. There are only two moving parts inside the pedal. The two parts are a piece of plastic and a spring. These two parts make up the clutch that holds the pedal in place when you remove your foot. Remove the two hinge bolts and split the pedal in two parts. You won't hurt anything, if you do I will fix it for free. Notice there is an aircraft lock nut holding the piece of plastic that has the spring attached. Turn this aircraft lock nut 3/4 of a turn counter-clock-wise. In other words loosen it 3/4 of a turn. Here is what is happening; The nut is to tight, not allowing the spring to pull the plastic back. The snapping sound you hear is when the spring is able to pull the plactic back. There should be constant pressure from the spring where it won't snap. We adjust these nuts at the factory, but over time a very small percentage needs the nut holding the plastic loosened slightly. This clutch system has been a really good system, without any failures over time for us. Hope this information helps. If you need personal help on the phone, here is my home phone number 417-581-4158. Jerry Roller is a good friend of mine and a wonderful steel guitar player. Jerry plays an Opry show between Fayetteville and Alma Arkansas. Jerry and I will be playing a big steel guitar show together April 24th and 25th in Siloam Springs Arkansas. This is the great show put on by Roger Osborn. Try to attend and hear such great players as Buck Grantham, Tom Brumley, Joe Wright, Jerry Roller and many more wonderful steel guitar artists.

Thanks guys. I couldnt find your email Keith thats why I posted this. I got it working and thanks a bunch. It is the best

Alright!!! I believe Keith Hilton will also be playing the Siloam Springs show. It is a really great show.
Jerry<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Jerry Roller on 05 April 2004 at 06:41 PM.]</p></FONT>