Good morning all. I've been using the Mandolin Cafe for reference, but I figure it's time for me to join as I have some questions, and, well, quite frankly, I work from home now, so I've been using forums to discuss interests for some human interaction, so I guess I'll be here for the long haul and hope to help others with questions.
Anyhow, I have a 1972 Harmon H35 Batwing A/E mandolin that I have had for quite some time. I picked it up quite a few years ago with the original case and all for $100. It was missing the tone and volume knobs, but I turned a set on my lathe. The tuning machines were tight, but I've gotten away with them until I finally swapped them out a couple of years ago with a really nice set, that cost me more than I paid for the mandolin.
Well, now, it seems the tone and volume pots are starting to go on me. They were always a little crunchy, and would make noise when adjusting them, but now, they are starting to come and go unless I tap them on the knobs. The volume pot is much worse than the tone pot.
My question is, what would be a good replacement set for this mandolin? I am not worried about keeping it original. I think I already messed that up with the tuning machine upgrade as I had to ream out the post holes to install them. This is, and will always be, a player mandolin, and will always be played through a PA. I have an acoustic mandolin for when I'm playing through a mic or unplugged. So, if I need to ream out the holes for the pots, it won't be the end of the world. I just want to keep this mandolin playing with the gold foil DeArmond pickup that is original to this mandolin as it has a great sound plugged in. That's the one thing I don't want to change, is the sound through the PA.
Thanks, all
Dan
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