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Topic: Flags on knee levers |
Jeffrey McFadden
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Missouri, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2018 4:46 am |
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I was looking at a for sale listing here on the forum and the guitar was listed as having flags on the knee levers. I have short legs and reaching my knee levers is difficult. I can sit closer, but that cramps up my bar hand / arm. I figure I can make some flags if they would be useful. Does anyone use flags, and are they satisfactory, or are there drawbacks I'm not seeing from here?
Thanks
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Franklin
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Posted 5 Mar 2018 5:15 am
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I have used flags for 30 years....If you plan on putting a lot of time in the chair the main benefit of dispersing the pressure of narrow levers with flags: comfort.
The downside: they will add a few ounces of weight. |
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2018 5:32 am
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I typically don't use them right now, but have often in the past on certain steel guitars, and they can be a huge benefit when the levers don't "fit you" correctly for whatever reason..
I have had guitars where the knee levers needed to be left where they were for space/clearance reasons, and could not be easily moved. I needed extra downward reach, or in some cases, less clearance between my knee/leg and the lever, and flags were a great help.. Personally I like them a lot on some guitars, and need them, but on others, I have pulled them right off.. It all depends on how the guitar "fits" you... bob
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Last edited by Bob Carlucci on 5 Mar 2018 5:33 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Brian Henry
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Posted 5 Mar 2018 5:32 am
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Flags are very handy for customizing!
Last edited by Brian Henry on 7 May 2019 8:35 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 5 Mar 2018 5:45 am
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Both the Emmons D-10 I had and my current D-10 Franklin have "flags" on the RKR. I don't have a need for flags on any other knee levers.
However, on my Wife's GFI Expo S-10 (bought used) it came with two uninstalled flags. Never put them on and doesn't seem to need them, even on the RKR.
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Dick Sexton
From:
Greenville, Ohio
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Posted 5 Mar 2018 7:30 am Flags DYI
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Link to instructions:
(Copy and past into your browser...)
https://1drv.ms/f/s!AvvYkjDRIENZgxQ3rXe5aMDBDrII |
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Duane Reese
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Posted 5 Mar 2018 8:39 pm
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I always like to have a flag on LKL. Well, unless it's a Sho-Bud.
I tell you, it's as if that angled shaft was patented or something...  |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 5 Mar 2018 8:45 pm
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Duane - The LKL lever on my BMI has a bit of an angle, similar to a Sho~Bud. Very comfortable.
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Duane Reese
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Posted 5 Mar 2018 9:38 pm
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I bought a Marrs rebuild years ago and took it upon myself to angle it.  |
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Tucker Jackson
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 7 Mar 2018 12:11 pm
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| Duane Reese wrote: |
I always like to have a flag on LKL. Well, unless it's a Sho-Bud.
I tell you, it's as if that angled shaft was patented or something... |
Yeah, what's up with that design? Such a great idea, but so few builders followed Sho-Bud's lead and mount that left knee lever at an angle. I don't get it. |
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Skip Ellis
From:
Bradenton, Fl USA
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Posted 19 Mar 2018 4:26 pm
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My BMI has the LKL angled like a ShoBud but, personally, I prefer to have the knees straight and at the rear of the cabinet - I think a Fessy SD-10 3x5 had the most comfortable knees that I remember owning - also a Desert Rose had them set right for me also. If I play something for awhile, I can usually get used to it, though.
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 19 Mar 2018 11:26 pm
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If the shaft's at an angle then the rod pulls at a slight angle which would be against a lot of builders' engineering instincts. Don't see much harm myself.
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