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Topic: Knee levers on a Fender 1000
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Darvin Willhoite
Member From: Leander, Tx. USA
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posted 16 October 2004 05:55 PM
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Here's some pictures of some knee levers I added to an old Fender 1000 a while back for my friend Craig Holden. I was surprised how playable this old guitar was, and how good it sounded. I put a RKL, a LKL, and a LKR on it with a tuneable half stop on the 4th string pull to allow it to go to F and F#. I don't want to tackle a project like this again, but this will give anyone that wants to do it some ideas on how it can be done. 
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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording
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Donny Hinson
Member From: Balto., Md. U.S.A.
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posted 17 October 2004 05:53 AM
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That looks like a pretty good job to me! Nice work, Darvin. |
Jack Anderson
Member From: Scarborough, ME
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posted 17 October 2004 09:12 AM
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Very nice work! I admire the (relatively)simple approach, and it is very well executed. I like the half stop arrangement. Stand by for a flood of requests from Fender owners! |
John Bechtel
Member From: Nashville, Tennessee,U.S.A.
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posted 17 October 2004 10:51 PM
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Darvin;
That l©©ks Grrreat! ------------------
“Big John” Bechtel
(2)-Fender ’49–’50 T–8 Customs
Fender ’65 Reissue Twin-Reverb Custom™ 15”
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Fred Glave
Member From: McHenry, Illinois, USA
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posted 18 October 2004 09:51 AM
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That's class! I've posted several threads regarding my Fender 2000. It had 2 knee levers on it when I bought it last year. RKR and LKL. The person who installed them used pullys and cables like the pedals use. I just got finished this week making the RKL and the LKR in the same way . NOW I SEE YOUR WORK! Hey, I can do the labor, but where did you get the @#%*! parts?  They're beautiful. |
Jay Fagerlie
Member From: Lotus, California, USA
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posted 18 October 2004 10:06 AM
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How 'bout some pictures Fred
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basilh
Member From: United Kingdom
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posted 18 October 2004 12:06 PM
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This is what I've got on mine....
http://groups.msn.com/TheBritishSteeliesSociety/basilhenriques.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=134
http://groups.msn.com/TheBritishSteeliesSociety/basilhenriques.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=133
http://groups.msn.com/TheBritishSteeliesSociety/basilhenriques.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=135
http://groups.msn.com/TheBritishSteeliesSociety/basilhenriques.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=136 ------------------
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Dean Parks
Member From: Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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posted 18 October 2004 01:20 PM
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These look great.Basil, does the rod work better than the cable? My 400 is an early one, wide pickup, bridge, etc, but have thought that rods might be better all around. What do you think? -dean- |
Dean Parks
Member From: Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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posted 18 October 2004 01:22 PM
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Darvin, and Basil-Are those levers from a kit or a manufacturer? -dean- |
Darvin Willhoite
Member From: Leander, Tx. USA
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posted 18 October 2004 03:44 PM
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The only parts I bought were the phenolic pulleys, these came from McMaster Carr. I made the cage for the pulleys, and all the other parts. I am a mechanical engineer, and I had a Federal Firearms License and worked on guns as a sideline for about 20 years. I have a lathe, milling machine, and a metal cutting bandsaw in my shop. That makes things much easier. I tried to make the parts to fit in with the original parts as good as I could. Basil, I can't get your pictures to load, can you send them direct to my email address, I would like to see what approach you took. Thanks for the nice words guys. ------------------
Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording
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Fred Glave
Member From: McHenry, Illinois, USA
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posted 18 October 2004 06:23 PM
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I don't have a digital camera. I guess I'm still a low-tech guy. The pictures of my levers would definitely illustrate that. |
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