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Topic: Legrande III pedal length?? |
jay thompson
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east peoria, il USA
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Posted 28 Jan 2018 9:20 am |
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Very clever. How much did it increase the pedal throw? Yes, right you are.
Regards, Jay Thompson
Last edited by jay thompson on 28 Jan 2018 9:44 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Bob Hamilton
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California Central Coast
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Posted 28 Jan 2018 9:24 am Emmons pedals
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| None Jay, the pivot point doesn’t change. Same pedal travel and feel. |
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Ian Worley
From:
Sacramento, CA
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Posted 28 Jan 2018 10:43 am
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| That's a great idea Bob. |
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 28 Jan 2018 11:14 am Re: Emmons pedals
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| Bob Hamilton wrote: |
Hey fellas, I had the same situation with not being able to reach the ball of my pedal foot and this is what I came up with. About twenty dollars in parts and a little shop work, but it gained me enough pedal to get the job done.
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Is there a ridge on the bottom of the device that fits under the pedal to stop it from twisting when the pedal is "mashed"?
I bet someone like Michael Yahl or Jim Palenscar could fabricate & sell many sets of these things. Emmons sold a lot of LGs and some late PPs with the non-cast pedals. |
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Bob Hamilton
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California Central Coast
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Posted 28 Jan 2018 11:49 am Emmons pedals
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| No Tony, just the L bracket, and it pivots on the pin just as the stock connectors would. The pedal rod itself does bend inward slightly when the pedal is depressed, but it's not a problem as long as the connector is pivoting properly. |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 28 Jan 2018 12:15 pm
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| Ken Pippus wrote: |
| I can play every guitar listed without a "foot headache" except the LG, and in nearly any pair of shoes I own. This is a peculiarity of the pedal design, and I'm pleasantly surprised to find I'm not the only bonehead with the problem! |
Maybe this is one of the reasons that Emmons guitars fell out of favor with a lot of players? I also find that shorter pedals are a bigger issue than any change in leverage or effort might be. It's just always kind of irksome when your shoe hit the rods.  |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 29 Jan 2018 8:14 am
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You know, it's strange, but it seems like Buddy Emmons never had a problem.  |
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Tony Glassman
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The Great Northwest
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Posted 29 Jan 2018 9:07 am
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| You know, it's strange, but it seems like Buddy Emmons never had a problem. |
Who amongst us plays as effortlessly as the Big E? |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 29 Jan 2018 9:13 am
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Gee, and with the short pedals too.  |
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 29 Jan 2018 9:48 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| Gee, and with the short pedals too. |
Exactly my point...... but some of the rest of us mere mortals need any kind of break we can get. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 29 Jan 2018 9:55 am
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It also helps to wear footwear like this and not the pointy boots. 
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 29 Jan 2018 10:21 am
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this is a very interesting discussion. It never dawned on me to measure this and that when I switched to E guitars, I just practiced and adjusted the way I position my foot. That was like 2 years ago !
My playing excuse has nothing to do with the length of the pedals 
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 29 Jan 2018 10:26 am
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Some years ago I got a couple of guitars (Williams) from Bill Rudolph.
I started playing them and they didn't feel quite right.
I looked at the pedals and found out thet the mount for the pedal rod was further from the pedal bar than I was used to.
I sent the pedals to Bill and he moved the pivot point closer to the pedal bar. This got it more in line to what I was used to.
Erf |
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Leo Grassl
From:
Madison TN
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Posted 29 Jan 2018 2:10 pm
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| A variable I don't think has been mentioned in this thread is how close one sits to the guitar. I've owned several guitars including a legrande II. Depending on where the knee levers are on the guitar can affect how close to the guitar you sit. I like to have my knee levers setup to where I can comfortably play without having my legs to far into the guitar. This also means that my feet dont have to be uncomfortably close to the pedal rods. |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 31 Jan 2018 5:57 pm
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| You know, it's strange, but it seems like Buddy Emmons never had a problem. |
'Ya know, Erv, could be it just seems that way.  |
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Philip Osborne
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 10 Feb 2018 8:39 am LeGrande pedal length
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Following-on from my last posting, I have now finished extending the pedals on my LeGrande 111, and it has been well worth the effort. I can now play wearing any kind of shoes, without the toes continually catching the pedal rods and the pedal action is much lighter, which I particularly like. The pedals have been extended by 32mm (approximately 1/1/4").Here are some pictures showing the finished result.
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