I have an electric guitar. It has a 4 position switch that selects which
of the three pickups, or all of them. There is a piece of metal that
sticks up, which is supposed to have a knob on it. Knob was missing.
Besides appearance, that metal shaft is sharp and dont feel good on the
hand.

But this is not your typical round shaft, it's a flat piece of metal
about 1/4" wide and 1/32 inch thick. So the knob will have a slit in it.
The guitar is a Silvertone from probably the 1970s, so I wont likely
find an original knob. But I am not all that picky about getting an
original, as long as I can get something that fits.

I did call a music store and was told that they will check what they
have, but said he doubts they have anything. (Will call me back). So it
looks like I am gonna have to fidn something at an electronics store or
ebay. My question is *What do you call this sort of knob*? I dont know
what words to search for.

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I have an electric guitar. It has a 4 position switch that selects which
of the three pickups, or all of them. There is a piece of metal that
sticks up, which is supposed to have a knob on it. Knob was missing.
Besides appearance, that metal shaft is sharp and dont feel good on the
hand.

But this is not your typical round shaft, it's a flat piece of metal
about 1/4" wide and 1/32 inch thick. So the knob will have a slit in it.
The guitar is a Silvertone from probably the 1970s, so I wont likely
find an original knob. But I am not all that picky about getting an
original, as long as I can get something that fits.

I did call a music store and was told that they will check what they
have, but said he doubts they have anything. (Will call me back). So it
looks like I am gonna have to fidn something at an electronics store or
ebay. My question is *What do you call this sort of knob*? I dont know
what words to search for.

It's a motivation to read the poem "Today we have naming of parts",
which will not help at all.

Then get a short bit of 1/4 inch nylon or similar rod, cut it down the
middle, stick the two halves onto your sharp shaft and fit a standard
knob.

Mike.

On Thu, 01 Mar 2018 03:54:03 -0600, wrote:

If you google "guitar lever switch" and than "images" you would find a
dogpile of switches, few of which are for guitar pickups.
https://goo.gl/UUhUaY

My question is *What do you call this sort of knob*? I dont know
what words to search for.

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I have an electric guitar. It has a 4 position switch that selects which
of the three pickups, or all of them. There is a piece of metal that
sticks up, which is supposed to have a knob on it. Knob was missing.
Besides appearance, that metal shaft is sharp and dont feel good on the
hand.

But this is not your typical round shaft, it's a flat piece of metal
about 1/4" wide and 1/32 inch thick. So the knob will have a slit in it.
The guitar is a Silvertone from probably the 1970s, so I wont likely
find an original knob. But I am not all that picky about getting an
original, as long as I can get something that fits.

I did call a music store and was told that they will check what they
have, but said he doubts they have anything. (Will call me back). So it
looks like I am gonna have to fidn something at an electronics store or
ebay. My question is *What do you call this sort of knob*? I dont know
what words to search for.
take a 1/4" shaft and hacksaw through it so it forms two D-shaped pieces.
Hold the D's against the switch shaft and slip a standard knob onto the 3-
piece set. Then, tighten the screw on the knob to hold it together.

Jon

On Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 4:56:39 AM UTC-5, wrote:

My question is *What do you call this sort of knob*?


It's called a knob...

Probably a knob from a Strat or Tele will fit. Bring the guitar to the music store; I'm sure they have a box o' knobs you can rifle through.

The best news is that if they're old knobs, they're not made in China...

Google "guitar pickup knob" and you will see a plethora of knobs that will fit your application.

Oh wait...... google...... never mind.

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I have an electric guitar. It has a 4 position switch that selects which
of the three pickups, or all of them. There is a piece of metal that
sticks up, which is supposed to have a knob on it. Knob was missing.
Besides appearance, that metal shaft is sharp and dont feel good on the
hand.

But this is not your typical round shaft, it's a flat piece of metal
about 1/4" wide and 1/32 inch thick. So the knob will have a slit in it.
The guitar is a Silvertone from probably the 1970s, so I wont likely
find an original knob. But I am not all that picky about getting an
original, as long as I can get something that fits.



** Guitars are often fitted with multi-way LEVER switches, like the one you describe.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Yibu...752649710.html

May have 3,4 or 5 ways depending on the number of PUs while some use 2-way toggles - often with a centre, double ON position that caters for 2 PUs.
Lever types are quicker for the player to use than a rotary switch and the position easily identified by finger tips alone.

The push-fit knob is similar to ones used with slider controls, particularly those fitted closely spaced on graphic equalisers.

Making a small, grub screw knob secure by packing the gaps as another suggests sounds good if you don't mind putting in the time.


IME, repairing broken & bent shaft pots on guitar amps is part of a great many jobs. Sometimes 1980s Marshalls turn up with the whole lot visibly damaged.

Then there are the 2000 series where the flimsy plastic pots look OK but work intermittently.....



..... Phil

Take a look at the knobs on eBay (item number:162919395802). Probably the
ones you are looking for. I see that this listing only has 3 available. If
you only need one, then you should be good to go.

Cheers,
Dave M
(I'm from the old school too)



wrote:
I have an electric guitar. It has a 4 position switch that selects
which of the three pickups, or all of them. There is a piece of metal
that sticks up, which is supposed to have a knob on it. Knob was
missing. Besides appearance, that metal shaft is sharp and dont feel
good on the hand.

But this is not your typical round shaft, it's a flat piece of metal
about 1/4" wide and 1/32 inch thick. So the knob will have a slit in
it. The guitar is a Silvertone from probably the 1970s, so I wont
likely find an original knob. But I am not all that picky about
getting an original, as long as I can get something that fits.

I did call a music store and was told that they will check what they
have, but said he doubts they have anything. (Will call me back). So
it looks like I am gonna have to fidn something at an electronics
store or ebay. My question is *What do you call this sort of knob*? I
dont know what words to search for.

On Thu, 1 Mar 2018 21:50:15 -0600, "Dave M"
wrote:

Take a look at the knobs on eBay (item number:162919395802). Probably the
ones you are looking for. I see that this listing only has 3 available. If
you only need one, then you should be good to go.

Cheers,
Dave M
(I'm from the old school too)


Thanks Dave,

That sure does look like the one I need.

This degenerated, but I do like the ability to estimate with body parts. 300 mm does nothing for me mentally. 30.0 cm does a better job.

The TS/OP can 3D print a part. Also look for ones that have already been done.

....
Good thing there was no problem with changing from " cps, kcps & Mcps "
to " Hz, kHz and MHz ".

Or was there .....

There was, sort of, I had a valve car Blaupunkt radio whose dial was graduated in increasing wavelength (Not frequency). That's the a RPN (reverse Polish Notation) radio vs an Algebraic radio that everyone uses.

On 3/5/18 11:42 PM, Ron D. wrote:
There was, sort of, I had a valve car Blaupunkt radio
whose dial was graduated in increasing wavelength (Not
frequency). That's the a RPN (reverse Polish Notation)
radio vs an Algebraic radio that everyone uses.

I have an American made AA5 in the shop that is also
graduated in wavelength rather than frequency.

But my personal favorite is one with 1500 on the left and
550 on the right.



--
"I am a river to my people."
Jeff-1.0
WA6FWi
http:foxsmercantile.com

On Tuesday, 6 March 2018 06:27:04 UTC, Fox's Mercantile wrote:
On 3/5/18 11:42 PM, Ron D. wrote:

There was, sort of, I had a valve car Blaupunkt radio
whose dial was graduated in increasing wavelength (Not
frequency). That's the a RPN (reverse Polish Notation)
radio vs an Algebraic radio that everyone uses.

I have an American made AA5 in the shop that is also
graduated in wavelength rather than frequency.

But my personal favorite is one with 1500 on the left and
550 on the right.

I have radios marked 0-10 or 0-100. They're fun to use.


NT

On Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 6:55:24 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Tuesday, 6 March 2018 06:27:04 UTC, Fox's Mercantile wrote:
On 3/5/18 11:42 PM, Ron D. wrote:

There was, sort of, I had a valve car Blaupunkt radio
whose dial was graduated in increasing wavelength (Not
frequency). That's the a RPN (reverse Polish Notation)
radio vs an Algebraic radio that everyone uses.

I have an American made AA5 in the shop that is also
graduated in wavelength rather than frequency.

But my personal favorite is one with 1500 on the left and
550 on the right.

I have radios marked 0-10 or 0-100. They're fun to use.


NT

Some late 20s superhets used a 0-100 scale, in keeping with the TRF three dial scales.

On 03/06/2018 12:42 AM, Ron D. wrote:
This degenerated, but I do like the ability to estimate with body parts. 300 mm does nothing for me mentally. 30.0 cm does a better job.

The TS/OP can 3D print a part. Also look for ones that have already been done.

...
Good thing there was no problem with changing from " cps, kcps & Mcps "
to " Hz, kHz and MHz ".

I still write Mc on whiteboards and paper schematics, because it's
faster. The official switch to hertz predates me, but I always did like
old radio books--I'm just re-reading "Superregenerative Receivers" by
Whitehead. Magic.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

--
Dr Philip C D Hobbs
Principal Consultant
ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics
Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510

http://electrooptical.net
https://hobbs-eo.com