[Ron Ramirez]

I removed what seemed to be a million staples from the top and bottom edges of the grille cloth.

Afterwards, the cloth simply fell off and I was left with this:

[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/bozak_011.jpg]

When I was finished, I repeated the process on the other cabinet.

It looks like there are several more staple holes other than the ones left by the staples I removed, so I am now sure the cloth I pulled from these cabinets was not original.

I plan to go over the front and sides with a touch-up coat of flat black paint before I begin to install the new cloth.

In case you're interested, the new cloth I selected is made by Mellotone and is beige and brown in color, patterned after a vintage Fender cloth. I bought mine from Parts Express.

http://www.parts-express.com/speaker-gri...e--261-810