"Vegematic" Buttons

[Alan Peterson]

Does anyone have a legit verified source for "Vegematic" buttons, as used as pickup and tone switches on vintage EKO and Teisco guitars?

I've checked the usual sources (All Electronics et al) and tried a number of descriptive terms ("interlocking button switches", "replacement organ tabs" etc) without success. I am close to buying a used blender from the local Goodwill and harvesting it for the Blend/Frappe buttons... and stripping the motor windings for use in Low-Z pickups.

If you know for certain where to find these, I'm all ears. Thanks.

[David King]

Just for those who have no idea what vegematic buttons look like, here you go: http://www.myrareguitars.com/vegematic-guitars

[Bob Francis]

https://www.alibaba.com/showroom/blender-switch.html

Third row?

https://chinabaiqiao.en.alibaba.com/pro ... ender.html

Search piano switch

[Christ Kacoyannakis]

Not familar with these at all, but they look like rocker switches to me. https://www.mouser.com/Search/Refine?N= ... ker+switch

Or am I totally off my rocker (sorry I had to go there)?

[Mark Wybierala]

I like this post . I totally get this.

[Mark Wybierala]

The only problem with this is when you buy a 1970s airconditioner with a row of buttons, you take the whole thing apart, and then you gotta figure out the switching capability and only then can you try to come up with a switching strategy that isn't too weird.

[Brian Evans]

Vegematic buttons are a row of ganged on-off switches such that only one switch can be down/on at once. If you press another switch the first one pops back up. I have no clue where to get them, except a garage sale blender.

[Carl Dickinson]

I think I remember push buttons like this for the transmission of my dad's '57 Dodge hardtop.

[Bob Francis]

I think I remember push buttons like this for the transmission of my dad's '57 Dodge hardtop.

Yep

[Mark Wybierala]

I always wanted to incorporate a big chrome boat throttle into a guitar amplifier.

[Daryl Kosinski]

How about this.

https://www.electronicsurplus.com/switc ... k-in-a-box

[Daryl Kosinski]

Should be able to find something here.

https://www.surplussales.com/Switches/SWPushB-2.html

[Alan Peterson]

Wow, that's a LOT more than I was expecting. AliBaba wants me to order 10,000 of these things, but I don't expect to be making that many cheap guitars.

Thanks for the great info all. Time to get busy...

[Bob Francis]

https://www.ebay.com/p/WB23X33-GE-Range ... gLPQvD_BwE

One more