You guys are the best. . .thanks to both of you for your time and thought about this Volume POT issue. I'll letchya know how it works out after I decide which direction I'm going . . . most likely I'll just get the part from Newark since, like I said, I'm new to electronics and I don't want to change the original design just yet ~ but I'm looking forward to making some mods on the next few that I build! Thanks again for your help ~ much appreciated!!!