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Topic: Pedal Spacing |
Gary Patterson
From:
Gallatin, TN
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Posted 15 Jun 2020 4:33 am |
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| I'm building a S12 with four pedals using mostly MSA mechanical parts and some homemade components. Is there a standard or "best" spacing for the pedal centerlines (and thus cross-shafts)? |
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 15 Jun 2020 10:33 am
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When I built my U12 I copied the spacing from my 1960s D10, which was at 2½" centres.
My recent Williams guitar measures 2¼".
Hope that gives you some idea. Maybe if you're using MSA parts it would make sense to copy their spacing, but I don't know what that is. But there are plenty of MSA owners on here who can tell you.
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Ian Worley
From:
Sacramento, CA
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Posted 15 Jun 2020 6:21 pm
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Most modern guitars are ~2-1/2" center to center.
Many (most?) older guitars with wider spacing had wider pedals too. Rocking your foot on and off adjacent pedals will tend to require less ankle rotation when there is more space between pedals. That may be one of the reasons many builders had gone to narrower pedals (and narrower spacing) by the mid '70s. Just something to consider. |
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