Yes, the higher you hang the bike the shorter the right lever gets. It actually took me a second or two to figure out what you were talking about.
And yes again, it's a homemade hanger. When I saw the price for some of the manufactured pedal hangers way back when ($40+) I said I could make one on the cheap. Originally just plywood scraps to test the theory. It's worked so well that I haven't improved the design yet, but will for the next house.
