Harmony Stratotone H49 Jupiter / Silvertone 1423 wiring

Use a 3-way rotative switch (ask for a "3 positions, 3 circuits", or "single layered, 3 pole, 3 position"). Neil found a replacement, check photo at the end of this page.

• Neck position (shown on diagram) : Neck pickup only, with "normal" tone and vol potentiometers.
• Middle, "blender" position : blend between the 2 pickups. Vol and Tone pots are inactive. Neck pickup has high frequencies cut (0.10 cap), and bridge pickup has low frequencies cut (0.002 cap).
• Bridge position : bridge pickup only, with "normal" tone and volume potentiometers.

Note the blender pot has a special taper (law) (not the usual audio or linear taper, it can't be replaced by a normal tone or vol pot). But if you can't locate one, use a linear, not a logarithmic (audio) taper.

And below perhaps the most useful, thanks to Frank for this one

Above, a possible modern replacement switch. Shaft needs to be cut down to size. Special "chicken head" knob has to be found separately...

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