The II & III cross rods are precut to the exact length, for the pedal on which they will be used, and then bent on the end to a 90 degree bend with a groove for a retaing clip to hold it in place. The early Legrades did not use the same cross rods as the II & III do. Lashley LeGrande ll, with a Decal ststeing soįollowing with the Counter force option called the LeGrande lll * The "counterforce" mod stops so-called "cabinet drop" affect. Other than the above, the I's II's and III's are pretty much the same, IMHO, THE single greatest imporovement to the PSG since its inception, All Emmons now use these fantastic bellcranks. After the II was out for a while, Emmons' came out with their 14 hole bellcranks. The LeGrande I and early II's used four hole bellcranks on the crossrods. One identifying feature of this LeGrande I was the changer fingers were supported between each finger all the way along the axle. The key head on this original Legrande was also smaller. And was not referred to as a LeGrande I until after the III came out. It was a shorter guitar than the LeGrande II or III.
It was Emmons' first all-pull guitar introduced sometime in the 80's I believe. In other words, if you have a late model Emmons and it has NO counterforce option installed on either or both necks, it is a II. Starting backwards, there is NO difference between a II and a III, except for the optional "counter force" compensator* on one or both necks. Probably just for indentification purposes AFTER the fact. It is interesting to note that the I and the II were not named until after the III came into being. I do not recall the dates, but there are basically 3 LeGrandes: I've been wondering the same thing and am just now starting to really shop around for an Emmons. II or III.Īre the II & III more preferred because of changes/updates? This topic was originally posted in this forum: Pedal Steelįrom: Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USAĭoes anyone care to give a brief history/overview when the first Legrande's came out, along with the differences between a Legrande vs. Profile | join | preferences | help | search Classic country shuffle styles for Band-in-a-Box, by BIAB guru Jim Baron.
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