Replacing Headthing on Hohner b2a

[schnigges]

Hi people

I recently got a very old hohner b2a from a friend of mine and would like to replace the piece, where the head would normally be with one like the warwick headlesses have. Cause: I would like to defret it and i can't find double ball end flatwound strings. what do you guys think?

open to any ideas

[JustDavid]

GHS makes pressure-wounds, which might be easy on the fingerboard. & LaBella makes flats in 2 weights. www.juststrings.com

I'd check how vintage that bass is before I start pulling frets & changing headthings.

[schnigges]

If the bass ever was vintage, it lost almost all of it's worth... the former owner did replace the pickups, and drilled two little holes into the body, because he was a lefty . other than that, the xlr out isn't there anymore. thanks for the link though

[GeoffByrne]

Try ebay UK - there's a few double-ended ball there.