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Bob Ripperden
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2016 6:33 pm |
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I’m I right in assuming that if I loosen the tension on the springs for my A B and C pedals they will be easier to push down?
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Ron Pruter
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Arizona, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2016 7:17 pm
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Bob,
If you are referring to your pedal lift springs; yes.
I did that to my Emmons LeGrande and it worked fine. I actually took them off. One less spring to pull. No big difference though. Don't mess with the return springs on the lowers in the changer, without a good understanding of them.
RP
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Bob Ripperden
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2016 7:52 pm easy pushin'
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Thanks Ron, this Is on a Williams I don't have pedal lift springs. I'm talking about the springs on the changer. 
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Jason Lynch
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Essex, United Kingdom
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Posted 22 Aug 2016 12:30 am
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No. The changer springs are there to counteract the string tension. If you loosen them, the lowering arm will start to pull away from the stop bar and the string will be flat. it won't change the pedal action.
Try moving the quick release ball joint to another hole on the pedal, if you have one. Further away from the pedal bar gives more movement of the pedal but a softer action. |
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Dick Wood
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Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2016 1:20 pm
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Williams don't have additional tapped holes in the pedals. To get easier pressure on the pedals or knee levers,you'll have to move the pull rods closer to the cross shafts.This will result in a longer but easier throw on the pedals or knee levers.
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 22 Aug 2016 3:12 pm
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Loosening the changer lower-return springs will only make lowering easier. It won't do anything to help with A,B,& C, as they're all raises.
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Ron Pruter
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Arizona, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2016 8:13 pm
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A correction. Moving the ball joint further from the pedal bar on the pedal causes less movement and a stiffer push. Less leverage. RP
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Jason Lynch
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Essex, United Kingdom
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Posted 22 Aug 2016 8:18 pm
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| Thanks Ron. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 22 Aug 2016 10:08 pm
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You can ask Bill Rudolph about helper springs, or maybe even rig some up yourself.
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2016 10:15 pm Re: easy pushin'
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| Bob Ripperden wrote: |
| I’m I right in assuming that if I loosen the tension on the springs for my A B and C pedals they will be easier to push down? |
No, not at all. They are to pull the string back on lower changes (like the E knee lever). On raises, they just keep the lower part of the changer finger from moving. If you loosen them, you will have trouble tuning the A B and C pedals.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2016 8:40 am
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| On the 1st Williams I bought from Bill, I had him re-position the ball joint on the pedals closer to the pedal bar. This was to make it more in line with what I had been playing. |
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