The Mellotron Group

10k log should do it. 15k would probably work. To reverse it, merely  wire 
poles 2 and 3 instead of 1 and 2 or visa versa.
 
 
In a message dated 1/3/2012 12:39:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
wonggster@gmail.com writes:

 
 
 
I would buy a reverse taper pot from Small Bear. I am pretty sure that if  
you look at a Coloursound volume or wah pedal that you will get all of the  
info you will need to wire up a replacement. Jon or Martin would know off 
the  top of their heads.  


The tendency these days is to use linear taper parts for everything, you  
can always change the pot or add two parts and change the relative response. 
I  would first replace the pot with an original if it broken. The bump you 
speak  of is a matter for concern,  could be a snarky nearby bypass cap or 
some  goofy shit like that, I would experiment with a resistor switch box or a 
pot  swap jig If I have time to piss around. Before all of that I would ask 
Jon or  Martin or Frank or Jerry.    


A while back I decided to build my own Vactrols using different leds and  
enclosures and other mad scientist noodling etc....   if you need one or  two 
photocells, now illegal in the EU (?)  I recently rebuilt  four Farfisa 
pedals for a pal and they work great using these photocells, I am  thinking I 
got a bag of 'the original'  generic photocells.  Send me  an address or 
whatever I will send you some.




best


g
i think I got them from Electronic Goldmine or All Electronics really  
cheap withing the last year or two.





On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 9:18 AM, <_fdoddy@aol.com_ (mailto:fdoddy@aol.com) > 
wrote:


 
 
 
I have a 30 year old Morley  optical volume pedal and it works just as good 
today as the day I bought  it.  Go for the optical pedal, no  noise!!!


fritz






-----Original  Message-----
From: Jack Younger <_e4103s@yahoo.com_ (mailto:e4103s@yahoo.com) >
To:  newmellotrongroup <_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) >
Sent: Sun, Jan 1,  2012 8:26 pm
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Expression/volume  pedal


 
 
 

 
You will get more even response with an optical volume pedal.  Pots get 
scratchy and one never knows how smooth the taper will be.  Even with an 
expensive replacement pot, these problems  happen.


I have the pedal portion of a '70's Morely Echo Delay pedal I got  from an 
ebay purchase that turned up broken after shipping.  I was  bummed out that 
the delay was dead but I've gotten my money's worth with a  little elbow 
grease.  It's optical volume function is  superb.....steady, smooth and dynamic.
  
I don't know how the new stand-alone Morely volume pedals stand  up against 
this one, but it's worth a shot.  A lot of pedal steel  players prefer 
optical pedals and so you may want to research what those  guys like to use.  


Happy New Year!
-Jack 



  
____________________________________
 From: Sean <_fourtytwominds@yahoo.com_ (mailto:fourtytwominds@yahoo.com) >
To: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com)  
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 9:01  PM
Subject:  [newmellotrongroup] Expression/volume pedal


 
 
An hour of googling has been fruitless.

How do you guys get even  response on a volume pedal?

At current I have an Ernie Ball VP Jr  mono volume pedal. It's between the 
source and the amp. V.  simple.

From heel to near full the pedal is fairly even but still  quiet. In the 
last say... 1/8 to 1/16 of an inch of play it goes from quiet  to full. It's 
pissing me off. It's pissing my band mates off. We either get  not enough 
Hammond/Mellotron or WAY TOO DAMNED MUCH.

I'm capable of  replacing the pot in the pedal no problem. What rating and 
taper am I  looking for? No one on the google seems to  know.

Thanks.

-Sean





























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Gino Wong Birgelo  
BSComm, BSEE, CG, CSEC  
Audio Production,  Logistics, Analog Synthesizers, Sound Design


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