Lap Steel/Knee Lever/Palm Button

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Bill Groner
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Lap Steel/Knee Lever/Palm Button

Post by Bill Groner »

I found this today.......pretty cool.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXYuLuVEQPo
Last edited by Bill Groner on 5 Jun 2024 10:31 am, edited 3 times in total.
Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40
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Jack Hanson
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Post by Jack Hanson »

Cool!
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Post by Allan Revich »

It looks very interesting. I think it would need to demonstrate big advantages over palm pedals to get traction in the marketplace. I guess if it include palm pedals and a couple knee levers it would probably be a pretty decent alternative to a pedal steel guitar. Thinking about a player who travels a lot by air—this might be fantastic as a carry-on gigging steel guitar.
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Paul Strojan
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Post by Paul Strojan »

One advantage a knee lever has is that it can be actuated in both directions to both raise and lower a string.
On my Jackson Slide King, I could use an E lower and a E to F# change to complete the E major scale.
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Joe Cook
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Post by Joe Cook »

I like the position of the palm lever. It looks like you have more pick control when engaging it. More finger independence than the usual palm levers. Cool idea!
Joseph Lazo
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Post by Joseph Lazo »

Cool idea! Would like it more if they made a stand for it.
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