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Does anyone make the correct speaker cloth for this cathedral? The label only says Model 60, not 60B, etc...
The one I'm contemplating buying has nice cloth, but has a pinkie finger sized stretched dimple in the cloth, supposedly, not a hole. I may need to replace the cloth or attempt to moisten that spot and shrink it with a hair dryer, if that's possible.
Any thoughts?
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Which 60 are you planning on buying? See Ron's page of versions of cabinets: http://www.philcoradio.com/tech/60evol.htm
I know the 60MB is not reproduced but I did find a cloth online that was pretty close.
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(10-27-2015, 11:08 PM)klondike98 Wrote: I know the 60MB is not reproduced but I did find a cloth online that was pretty close.
Where did you find it, Bob? I have a 60MB that will be needing some cloth...
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Bob,
It's the one on the right side marked July '34 or the one on the left, second row marked June'35. That's the style cloth.
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You want GRC05 from Radio Daze.
http://www.radiodaze.com/grille-cloth-05-item-grc05/
Incidentally, the greenish lines should be vertical, not horizontal as shown in the Radio Daze photo.
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Thanks Ron. Now to get that radio home. Anyone have thoughts about shrinking the stretched spot before I have to consider replacing the grille cloth??
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Hey,
How big is the indent and how deep?
Shrinking the fabric is doubtful but you may be able to press it flat and iron it between 2 towels or pieces of fabric.
Just be cautious that the old glue may stick to the piece it is attached to so be careful.
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Thank you, Bob, for the info. 
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Kirk,
It looks like it's about 1/2"-3/4" in diameter and maybe 3/8" deep. I think between two moist towels with the iron might be the trick. Steaming is how they tighten seat material at the upholstery shop my friends run... I was worried that if I sprayed liquid on the cloth and then used the hair dryer, it would release 80 years of soiling from the cloth and stain it. I added a picture of the radio. Not the clearest, but it's the best I have right now.
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Hey Ron, I was able to track down the order I made for the 60MB grille cloth and it was from the same vendor but may be a slightly different cloth than what I posted above. See:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-RADIO-GR...5b1b358b18
This one looks a little different in his photos ... hard to tell by viewing on line but I think this one looks more like the original cloth than what I posted earlier. Anyway...the above (or the 12 x18 version of it) was what I bought. Sorry for any confusion.
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