Hey you project builders, guess what! …decided to make my first modification on my Hallmark today…
just a simple cosmetic thing really but practical too! There’s no harm in trying it out yourself because it can always be made undone again. Thought I’d just share it with you:
Now, my Hallmark is equipped with those “lathed” type volume and tone knobs -with two grooves per knob. I find these grooves quite intriguing and today I had a luminous idea to fill them with …rubber washers! (ever see a door stopper with similarities?)
The traction you now get is unbelievable! Out of my ‘collection’ of all kinds of stuff I found just one suitable washer (see pic)...now to try and find three more (thickness: 1.5 mm.) Perhaps bevelled washers are more suitable.
Now I’m wondering if the knobs were ever designed to have just such rubber washers!
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Groovy grip!
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Re: Groovy grip!
I've seen rubber O rings used before. Get them in the plumbing section at your local hardware store
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Hey Danny, my local harware mart sells 'em in packets of 5 in their plumbing section. They're identical to the rubber washer I already had! (O rings would've been better but I couldn't find any suitable ones).
The knobs are both nicely 'dressed up' now -I find it super cool and functional too!
The knobs are both nicely 'dressed up' now -I find it super cool and functional too!
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So... when do we see pictures????
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My son promised he'll take some pics for me later on today. He has a state of the art cellphone!
(mine is of the Fred Flintstone type -made for dummies...just the way I like it! )
I'll post pics as soon as I have them on my hard disc, so hang in there...
(mine is of the Fred Flintstone type -made for dummies...just the way I like it! )
I'll post pics as soon as I have them on my hard disc, so hang in there...
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........here we go, this is what it looks like...
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With these rubber washers in place you really get an acute feel of movement now when turning the volume and tone knobs; no more guess work -seems like it was meant to be.
And now I remember too where I got the idea from...: one of the hotel rooms I stayed in recently in New Zealand had this door key with a large pear-shaped weight attached to it.
The large rubber rings on it prevented it from making banging noises when using it on the door!
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With these rubber washers in place you really get an acute feel of movement now when turning the volume and tone knobs; no more guess work -seems like it was meant to be.
And now I remember too where I got the idea from...: one of the hotel rooms I stayed in recently in New Zealand had this door key with a large pear-shaped weight attached to it.
The large rubber rings on it prevented it from making banging noises when using it on the door!
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Hey, that looks really cool!
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Re: Groovy grip!
Some of the Vox Guitars had such 'O Rings' on their guitars back in the mid to late 60's,
but I'll be darn if I can find them now, now that I'm looking for them......
but I'll be darn if I can find them now, now that I'm looking for them......
make the Mos' of it, choose the 'rite stuff.
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Good idea! I may try it.
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