03-01-2018, 06:56 PM
Yes. Thanks for that, Ron. That does make me feel a little bit better. It actually looks quite good, and although the regular "Joe" off the street would see nothing wrong, I see it. My brother (who built custom thin Acoustat tower speakers back in the 70's-80's, 2 of which are here that he built and put the covers on himself... So yes. That bugs him as it does me). Coincidently, my Uncle had a Philco -I daresay this exact model- around 1977, unworking and in the far corner of the living room, where I would go and "adjust" the nearly identical looking and feeling as the new one here (minus the gold thread now omitted on the new cloth) grillecloth for hours until it was "perfect". It was about 40 years old at the time, and the cloth was loose enough to where it could be deemed perfectly aligned when I was through with it. I know how that pattern is to look... Egads! I think this monster has come full circle! 
