Emmons PP ?

Jerry Erickson · Post by **Jerry Erickson** » 27 Mar 2005 10:10 pm

Anybody out there using the F#-G# and D#-E raise on a knee lever and still using a standard Emmons half stop? I'm thinking that it can't be done with the Emmons style half stop.

Rainer Hackstaette · Post by **Rainer Hackstaette** » 28 Mar 2005 3:58 am

Jerry, you're right - it can't be done. The original halftone stop will have to go. Since this stop uses a spring to pull the raise finger against the body for the D# on string 2, it is physically impossible to raise that finger further to E.

However, in order to get the E-raise and the D#-D-C# lower with a half stop you can use the same procedure that is used on all-pull guitars: you time the D-lower with an additional change, e.g. string 9 D-C#. When string 9 starts to lower, string 2 is at D. It takes a little trial and error to "tune" the 2nd string D, but with the help of compression springs on the push rods, it can be done.

This halftone stop will not feel as solid as the original one. If you have a double neck guitar, you can tighten the feel by adding yet another change on the C6 side for additional resistance. You don't really have to use this extra change while playing C6 (though you can, if you can reach the lever) - its primary function is to add more resistance.

Hope to have helped,
Rainer

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[This message was edited by Rainer Hackstaette on 28 March 2005 at 04:00 AM.]

Jerry Erickson · Post by **Jerry Erickson** » 28 Mar 2005 5:13 am

Thanks Rainer,that's exactly what I've done.

Larry Moore · Post by **Larry Moore** » 4 Apr 2005 6:18 pm

Jerry
Let me say this if I understood you correct about the first & Second string raise. I do raise the first string from F#-G# and the Second string from D#-E on the same lever RKL. I also on the RKR lower the second string with the 1/2 stop, and it works.
I have a 67 PP D-10 S/N 1153
Larry

Dyke Corson · Post by **Dyke Corson** » 4 Apr 2005 7:39 pm

Ok Jerry, I'm bringing in all mine to the store tomorrow!!

Jerry Erickson · Post by **Jerry Erickson** » 4 Apr 2005 8:18 pm

got any pics Larry?