Brian, One of the things that should be considered is the stress on a persons spine that would caused by repeated side motion of the knee with enough force to operate a sustain pedal. It would be considerably more than operating a pedal organ lever. Many a pinched spinal disk has occured with less contortion. Warren Brian Trout wrote: > What came to my mind almost immediately was the > idea of attaching a device similar to what you'd > find on an old reed organ, one of those knee > operated paddle shaped devices that more or less > fold out of the way when not in use.?? > > Leverage might be one of the big concerns, > though, depending upon how "heavy" the sustain > pedal is to operate in the first place. They're > not all the same. > > Good luck, > > Brian T. > > ===== > Brian Trout > Grand Restorations > 3090 Gause Blvd., #202 > Slidell, LA 70461 > 985-649-2700 > GrandRestorations@yahoo.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals > http://personals.yahoo.com -- Warren Fisher RPT fish@Communique.net 1422 Briarwood Dr. Slidell, LA 70458-3102
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