knee lever problem

Alex Piazza · Post by **Alex Piazza** » 3 May 2005 10:11 am

Hey, Ive got a carter starter. My left kick left lever doesnt stop where it is sopposed to. you can push it all of the way up underneath the guitar. can anyone help me with this problem?

Dean Vallery · Post by **Dean Vallery** » 3 May 2005 11:01 am

Check to see if the lever stop is missing? If it is, you need to get one. If the stop is there, make sure the lever lines up with the stop. Maybe it has loosened and moved? I hope this helps.
Deano

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 3 May 2005 11:09 am

Check to see if it was bent forward from the stop also.

They are fine little steels, but if you are too ham thigh'd it can bend away just enough to not stop.

I know, I did it on a demo unit once.
But it bent right back no problem, and then I played lighter.
I have broken 3 levers or brackets on my Sho-Bud too,
so it ain't the Carter..

Alex Piazza · Post by **Alex Piazza** » 3 May 2005 12:30 pm

Im not sure where the stop is located. Or what it looks like.
Alex

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 4 May 2005 6:26 pm

Look at your right knee left lever. It probably has the same type of stop. This is what the knee lever hits against to stop.

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Carter D10 9p/10k, NV400

Alex Piazza · Post by **Alex Piazza** » 5 May 2005 5:43 am

well, My two knee levers that make the strings lower. lkr and rkr, both have something that makes them stop. The rkl and lkl dont. however the rkl works fine and the lkl doesnt stop at all. Im lost

Klaus Caprani · Post by **Klaus Caprani** » 5 May 2005 6:20 am

I figure this must definetely be a question for John Fabian, isn't it?
Try to rephrase your title line and have "Carter" in it somehow.

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Klaus Caprani

MCI RangeXpander S-10 3x4
www.klauscaprani.com

Bob Carlucci · Post by **Bob Carlucci** » 5 May 2005 6:24 am

Alex.. Klaus is right.. You need to talk to John or Bud before you break something.. I would CALL not email.They will help you right over the phone. I've spoken to them several times. They are very patient, and are good listeners. It Will be worth the long distance charge I promise!! bob

Kiyoshi Osawa · Post by **Kiyoshi Osawa** » 5 May 2005 8:57 am

hello there,

I agree you should contact Carter for better info. I just checked my carter starter to look for the lever stops. In my model, there are 2 screws, uhm, screwed into the body (the roof, or the underside of the neck, horizontal to the floor) that work as stops for those levers. The other levers, which use a sort of pulley thingy to reverse the direction of the pull have a different type of stop. Maybe your screws fell out, or as someone mentioned, your lever is bent and missing the stop all together. Something like that happened to me once on my starter. <font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Kiyoshi Osawa on 05 May 2005 at 09:59 AM.]</p></FONT>

Alex Piazza · Post by **Alex Piazza** » 5 May 2005 8:30 pm

yall are right. Ive got john fabians #. Im going to call him tommorrow. I geuss we can close this topic.Thanks guys
Alex