Fri Dec 15, 2017 4:57 pm
I am building a pedalboard from scratch. It seems that most natural pedals on the AGO type pedalboards I have seen are 1 inch wide. My sources for Maple only come in 3/4 and 1 3/4 thicknesses. building a natural pedal 1 inch wide would require buying the 1 3/4 thickness and cutting down to size. This would result in a considerable increase in cost.
would there be any "playability" problems if I made the natural pedals 3/4 inch wide? I am brand new to organ playing so I don't have any experience in playing pedals. I have to make the pedalboard before I can practice. I am trying to avoid unnecessary costs but I don't want to build it cheap, only to have to build a new one later.
I have thought of buying a used pedal board from eBay, but the shipping costs keep them in the $250 range. The woodworking part is no problem, I like building, I am just concerned about cost.