[Ron Ramirez]

Well,

Today the 8 inch Grunow speaker arrived.

This evening after work, I removed the speaker wiring harness I had made from the Philco 89B speaker and, after making sure everything was OK with the Grunow speaker, attached the cable to the Grunow speaker.

I then removed the Zenith speaker from the cabinet and installed the Grunow speaker.

Then I put the Zenith on the bench, connected the longwire, fired it up and...

It sounds great!

So what if it isn't a genuine Zenith speaker as long as it is working well? The radio is already a mutt. I thought about trying to acquire a genuine Zenith 8 inch speaker with a 1000-1100 ohm field, but knowing that people grab those up as soon as they become available to make their own Franken-Waltons, I figured there was no point in trying.

I am quite pleased with the Grunow speaker and as a result, Greg, I really appreciate your kindness at offering the output transformer but I am going to pass. I sincerely thank you.

One more thing this radio needs: The volume control will not turn down fully. I may end up using the control from the 6-S-254 chassis...if it is any good, that is.

Other than that, this radio is good to go.