[Greg Newell]

Warren,
    Couldn't you control the amount of force needed to operate the pedal by
the placement of the fulcrum in the levers?

Greg

Warren Fisher wrote:

> 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.
> >
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