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Just purchased a 1939 Rickenbacher lap steel B-6.

How do I edit the listing.

B6 magnet. The magnet is magnetized obviously, but how to tell? Put something made of steel/iron on the top chrome part of the magnet, and it sticks? How hard should something stick? I saw this somewhere: "Some pickup designs used magnets that were not made of a permanent magnetic alloy. A prim...

Tone pot on my 1939 B6 does not work. Turn the tone knob all the way left and right, tone does not change. Volume knob works fine.

How to fix?

Is there somewhere to buy a replacement pot?

JonS

What is the difference between the B-6 with a 1.25" wide magnet as compared to the 1.5" wide magnet?

Which width came first?
Which is the best?
Difference in instrument tone?
Difference in instrument value?

When did Rickenbacher change from wide to narrow (or other way around)?

JonS