Need Grille cloth help

[7estatdef]

Need to know what would be the appropriate cloth for these sets from John O:
87
95 Both have the wooden insert.
21
20B
80B
81B
37-116
Tnx Much!!!
Terry

[Ron Ramirez]

Assuming you mean your 87 and 95 are both lowboys with the fancy grillework inside the scalloped opening, as shown here:
http://www.philcoradio.com/gallery/1929b.htm#c

here are my recommendations:

87, 95, 20: Pattern #52.
21 cathedral: Pattern #1.
80B, 81B: Pattern #10.
37-116: Pattern #3.

Good luck...get it fast while it's still available.

[7estatdef]

I forgot one how about the 370 (model 70 chairside)
Tnx Much
Terry

[Ron Ramirez]

Ah, the 370 chairside. The original cloth for this model has never been reproduced.

It's your call on this one. 70/90 cloth (pattern #1) looks good on the 370; that's what I have on mine.

[SamTanner]

Wow, Ron - that's cool! Will you do the same for my short list please?
37-84
57
60
89 (March 1933)

[Ron Ramirez]

Oh, okay

37-84 - #5
57C - #1 or #2
60 - Which model 60 do you have? Different models used different cloth patterns.
89B, March '33 - #1 or #2

[SamTanner]

From <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.philcoradio.com/tech/60evol.htm">http://www.philcoradio.com/tech/60evol.htm</a><!-- m --> it looks like #60B, January 1936
Glad I asked, I have not ordered cloth yet but all of my picks were wrong!
Thanks Ron

[Ron Ramirez]

In that case, I am afraid you are out of luck. The final version of the 60B takes the Philco "Ribbed" cloth (#14), and neither John or Radio Daze have this any longer. Not sure about AES.

[Arran]

Depending on the cabinet the 87 and 95 may have used a leaf pattern grille cloth which was never reproduced, at least in the low boy cabinets without the fretwork in the grille, the highboys sometimes used a cloth with trees in it, it was reproduced but I can't remember who offered it. When you can't find the original cloth anyhow it's an opportunity to visit the fabric store and improvise, plus the stuff at the fabric store is usually cheaper then the reproduction grille cloth. If both options are historically wrong anyhow why not use the cheaper of the two.
Regards
Arran