[Greg]

The time has just about come to put the speaker back into my 37-116. OK - the grill cloth needs to be replaced, but I'm almost ready .

There is a felt "gasket" that goes between the speaker and the board the grill cloth is stuck to. It simply fell off when I removed the speaker. What's the best way to replace this when I reinstall the speaker?

I was thinking I'd use a bit of spray adhesive to stick it to the board before replacing the speaker. Or, I suppose I could install the speaker with the cabinet laying face down while the felt just lays on top of the board. However, that seems problematic and I don't think that's the best orientation for replacing the speaker.

It just seems like it had to be stuck in place when they originally built the radio. I can certainly imagine the glue failing after 84 years.