Knee Lever Poll - For D-10 C6th Players Only

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 1 Jul 2009 2:33 pm

Here's another knee lever poll, this one for C6th. I think that most D-10 players lower C to B on the right knee, but the direction seems to be rooted in how your first guitar was set up.

U-12 players, please do not respond to this poll. That would skew the results to the left.

This should be interesting.

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 1 Jul 2009 2:48 pm

Hey - it looks as though I am in the majority - RKL

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 1 Jul 2009 4:08 pm

Ken Byng wrote:Hey - it looks as though I am in the majority - RKL

Well, for a few minutes there you were.

Hook Moore · Post by **Hook Moore** » 1 Jul 2009 4:44 pm

I'm rarely in a majority RKL for me.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 1 Jul 2009 5:12 pm

RKL for me. I started out with it on RKR until I bought my Carter in 1999 (started on C6th around 1974 or 75)

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 2 Jul 2009 7:33 am

I'm sort of relieved that people aren't answering with "don't know". Some people tell me that they don't use the pedals on their C6th neck, but apparently they can still find the C-B knee lever if they need to.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 2 Jul 2009 2:10 pm

Looking at the low number of voters, I doubt any players not playing C6th (or not knowing what the pedals and levers do) are voting. But, you're right. It would be discouraging if players of the C6th PSG didn't know what or where their pedals and levers were.

Howard Parker · Post by **Howard Parker** » 2 Jul 2009 3:13 pm

RKR

It's the way I learned. Never changed.

Larry Hamilton · Post by **Larry Hamilton** » 2 Jul 2009 3:23 pm

RKR. Just the way I learned.

Don Drummer · Post by **Don Drummer** » 2 Jul 2009 7:35 pm

RKR. That's the way you're 'sposed to do it. Besides almost all D 10's are born that way. Don D.

Terry Sneed · Post by **Terry Sneed** » 2 Jul 2009 8:26 pm

RNR for me b0b. That's the way it was set up on my Mullen. Besides, I got 4 pulls on RKL, not sure it could handle another one, it's purty stiff now.
I goofed to CrowBear. It was suppose to be RKR instead of RNR. Forgot knee was spelled with a K instead of N.

Terry

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 3 Jul 2009 7:32 am

I am surprised how even the split is between RKL and RKR.

I use RKL because I learned to play E9th with E's lowering on RKL. The lever on C6th does the same thing (lower the root), so it came very naturally to me.

John McGlothlin · Post by **John McGlothlin** » 3 Jul 2009 8:16 am

RKR for me. Its the only knee lever I have on my C6 tuning, at my age I'm not corordinated enough for another one.

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 3 Jul 2009 8:22 am

i goofed when i voted
it was supposed to be RKL rather than RKR

Jim Bates · Post by **Jim Bates** » 3 Jul 2009 6:49 pm

I have always re-done the setup on all my guitars. Knee levers sharp the strings if I push LKL and RKR, which in my mind relates to stretching the strings (increasing the tension). LKR and RKL are 'compressing the guitar' so it lowers the tension of strings. This is just how I automatically respond. (I have LVL on both steels, but never use them)

Thanx,
Jim

John Bechtel · Post by **John Bechtel** » 3 Jul 2009 8:03 pm

I've been playing PSG since 1957, when Sho-Bud went into business. When it got to the point that the C to B change came about, RKL was Sho-Buds normal position for that change and I just assumed that that was where it belonged and have always had it in that position! If I recall correctly, the RKL was the first KL to be added to the Sho-Bud PSG and I guess that was the one that Lowered at least the wound-E on the E9 (½-tone) to Eb.

Jerry Roller · Post by **Jerry Roller** » 3 Jul 2009 8:25 pm

RKR
Jerry

Jack Ritter · Post by **Jack Ritter** » 4 Jul 2009 5:52 am

Roual Ranes · Post by **Roual Ranes** » 4 Jul 2009 6:34 am

John Bechtel · Post by **John Bechtel** » 4 Jul 2009 8:48 am

Besides Lowering the 3rd. string from (C) to (B) on the RKL, I also Lower my 4th. string (A) to (Ab) on a LKL. My reasoning is that my knee moves in the same direction as I would move the bar to Lower a note. I Raise the 3rd. from (C) to (C#) on my RKR and Raise my 4th. str. from (A) to (A#) on a LKR which also corresponds to the bar-movement. When it comes to the E9-Neck, that ‘Reasoning’ is out-the-window!

John Bechtel · Post by **John Bechtel** » 4 Jul 2009 8:51 am

Oop! I see we still have a problem with “Double~Posting”! Sorry ’bout that!

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 5 Jul 2009 12:59 pm

RKL lower, RKR raise...same as Mr. Emmons.

Steve Norman · Post by **Steve Norman** » 5 Jul 2009 2:33 pm

RKL FTW, I like to keep the drops on the same lever as my e9 to avoid confusion. I have enough problems as it is.

Paddy Long · Post by **Paddy Long** » 5 Jul 2009 6:17 pm

Finally I made it into a majority -- RKL !

Dan Hatfield · Post by **Dan Hatfield** » 5 Jul 2009 6:30 pm

RKL for me.

Dan

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