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Topic: Where to find old Supro/Valco/Gretsch replacement knobs? |
Ben Waligoske
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Denver, CO
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Posted 10 Jul 2015 12:56 pm |
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Howdy ya'll,
After having played a Weissenborn-style guitar years ago, and now pedal steel for the past 1.5 years, I've been wanting to pick up a vibey old lap steel that I can easily throw in a gig bag for little gigs, rehearsals, and practicing picking and bar technique a bit on the go...
So - after a little research I recently took a chance on a 50's Gretsch-branded Supro/Valco lap steel on eBay - the price was right and it's supposedly all original, so I figured it was worth a shot as I've heard that these old Electromatics (and their Valco/Supro-branded counterparts, the "Comet") actually can have decent sounding pickups and are fairly capable little steels even though they were the "student" model of their day...
Anyways, I digress. This particular guitar has a knob that's cracked on the inside and won't function anymore. I'd like to find a replacement, but so far looking at StewMac and AllParts, etc. hasn't turned up a match...
Anyone have any leads? Here's a link to the eBay auction with some close up photos of the steel and the knobs...
http://ebay.to/1NZqVni
Thanks in advance! |
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Michael Maddex
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Northern New Mexico, USA
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Ben Waligoske
From:
Denver, CO
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Posted 10 Jul 2015 2:56 pm
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Thanks Michael. Those black ones are close, for sure, and I'm not totally averse to the idea of just buying a new pair that I like and replacing both knobs either... this will be a working guitar, so outside of the pickup/pots I'm not too concerned if new parts need to go in.
I'm also curious to see what kind of shape the tuning machines are in, but that's another discussion entirely...
I'll keep browsing too... but thanks for the link! |
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Paul Arntson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 12 Jul 2015 9:36 am
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In the past, I've had a little luck in going into a radio store or a junk store and asking if they have a box of knobs. Sometimes you can find a cool looking set for not too much $$.
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Excel D10 8&4, Supro 8, Regal resonator, Peavey Powerslide, homemade lap 12(a work in progress) |
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Ben Waligoske
From:
Denver, CO
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Posted 12 Jul 2015 9:36 pm
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| Not a bad idea either Paul! It should arrive tomorrow/today (nearly midnight in CO) so I'll be able to take a closer look at everything and hopefully figure out a good way to go.... |
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Ben Waligoske
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Denver, CO
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Michael Maddex
From:
Northern New Mexico, USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2015 1:10 pm
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Elderly still sells that style of cable:
http://www.elderly.com/accessories/items/QHMF-15.htm
It seems to me that they used to also offer an adapter, but my quick search didn't turn one up. If that's what you want, you might give them a call.
HTH. Enjoy the new guitar! 
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"For every expert, there is an equal and opposite expert." -- Arthur C. Clarke |
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Ben Waligoske
From:
Denver, CO
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Posted 15 Jul 2015 9:07 am
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Thanks Michael! I was actually able to have a local tech make an Amphenol to 1/4" cable for me for cheap, which has allowed me to test the electronics, which sound great!
That is, once the connection is solid... that old Amphenol seems like an accident waiting to happen on a gig, so I will still probably have another fellow install a standard 1/4" jack and be done with it.
Now to explore the world of E6 and C6 lap steel!  |
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