[sdiy] Seeking Marshall 1987 guitar amp potentiometers (vintage... 1975)

[Veronica Merryfield]

Take a new pot and either put the old casing on the new pot or take the track from the new pot and pot it on the old one.

On 2011-08-20, at 4:01 PM, Jean-Pierre Desrochers wrote:

> 
> Hi list,
> 
> I just bought a vintage Marshall model #1987 guitar amp head
> and found there is one of the inside 1meg log pots
> that is damaged. (Vol I channel). This is a vintage 1975 amplifier and I can't find any source..
> The pot was made by CTS and it has a 1/4" plastic shaft
> with a lenght around 3/8".
> The shaft travel is specific to this amp since
> the pot's back has 2 notches which shorthen the overall shaft travel.
> See the picture here:
> http://www.arcenson.com/public/Marshall_1meg_pot.JPG 
> 
> This means I cannot use a standard CTS pot with one notch.
> Is there anybody that would have some in hand ?
> I'd need two of them.
> 
> Thanks.
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