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Topic: Knee Lever Flags... |
Dick Sexton
From: Greenville, Ohio
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Posted 21 Nov 2013 6:27 am
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This morning I received a PM from one of our Forum Brothers asking about a Knee Lever Flag Mod I did a few years back. Although I no longer make and sell them, the information is still valid and these flags very useful. Attached by Velcro and removable, they are very handy.
Link to pictures: https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=594320d13092d8fb#cid=594320D13092D8FB&id=594320D13092D8FB%21404
I do not sell them, but I will answer email questions about them and the building process.
Thanks, Dick Sexton |
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Jim Palenscar
From: Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2013 7:52 am
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I was unable to get the link to open |
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Dick Sexton
From: Greenville, Ohio
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Jim Palenscar
From: Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2013 9:36 am
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Poifect! Thanks |
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Micky Byrne
From: United Kingdom (deceased)
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Posted 21 Nov 2013 3:55 pm
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Hi....on my old Sho-Bud 1977 universal S-12 with tear drop knee levers, I always felt the LKL and RKR caught my knee bone with the "tear drop" part. My good Pal Richard Burton rigged these "flags" up for me by sawing off the rounded part and adding these. Problem sorted
Micky "Scars" Byrne U.K.
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Dick Sexton
From: Greenville, Ohio
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Posted 21 Nov 2013 4:14 pm Great fix...
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To many things to learn on PS without being in pain during the process. Looks like Richard fixed you right up Micky. Nice to have someone with that ability, as a friend and close by. |
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Bill Moore
From: Manchester, Michigan
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Posted 21 Nov 2013 4:19 pm
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Dick, I have a blue Derby SD-10 that has flags that look like your pictures. I bought it from a guy near Findlay Ohio. They work well and are quite comfortable. I wonder if they are the ones you made? |
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Micky Byrne
From: United Kingdom (deceased)
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Posted 21 Nov 2013 4:30 pm Re: Great fix...
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Well Dick....I'm further away from him now. I was living a little closer before. Now it's about 200 miles. He also made a Double lower on the 2nd string for my Carter universal. It's situated just under the LKL back apron and there is just no overshoot on the first lower, and you can fine tune the first lower by just reaching under. He has quite a few steels and his ZB has the lightest pedal action of and ZB's I've tried in years gone by. He's an engineer by trade...clever man
Micky "Scars" Byrne U.K. |
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Dick Sexton
From: Greenville, Ohio
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Posted 21 Nov 2013 5:15 pm Blue Derby...
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Could be Bill, I think I built about a dozen sets, from Derby to Emmons. Many because of knee discomfort. Never got a complaint that they were uncomfortable. I personally think anyone with just a bit of handy, could build them with the tools they could find in their garage.
I put pictures up a long time ago, so they could have been built by someone else. I do not remember seeing them before I built a set. |
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Marty Broussard
From: Broussard, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2015 6:13 am
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Dick, thank you; that is a great idea! _________________ RETIRED
"Technique is really the elimination of the unnecessary..it is a constant effort to avoid any personal impediment or obstacle to achieve the smooth flow of energy and intent" Yehudi Menuhin |
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Dick Sexton
From: Greenville, Ohio
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Posted 17 Nov 2015 7:05 am Klf
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Let me know if I can help Marty. I got what I used to make those from Lowes.
Last edited by Dick Sexton on 17 Nov 2015 8:24 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Joey Andrews
From: Laurel ,Mississippi, USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2015 7:12 am Flags
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Dick, your flags idea works great. Thanks for the helpful info. JA _________________ EMMONS / ZUM / DERBY / EMCI / MARLEN / MARRS |
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Dick Sexton
From: Greenville, Ohio
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Posted 17 Nov 2015 8:23 am Flags
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Glad to hear Joey... So simple. |
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Ian Rae
From: Redditch, England
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Posted 18 Nov 2015 12:58 am
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Micky Byrne wrote: |
...sawing off the rounded part... |
This is my non-destructive solution (apart from two small holes in the back of the lever)
_________________ Make sleeping dogs tell the truth!
Homebuilt keyless U12 7x5, Excel keyless U12 8x8, Williams keyless U12 7x8, Telonics rack and 15" cabs |
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