[Joeztech]

In the previous set of pictures the front ribs over the grill cloth have had their lacquer removed and were cleaned with some mineral spirits. They were left several days to thoroughly dry. I wanted to apply fresh lacquer to those ribs and noticed that the speaker baffle board was mounted using 6 wood screws from the back side. I wanted to get the grill cloth out of the way before applying finish. I removed the wood screws and lifted the speaker out of the way only to discover that the grill cloth is fastened to a separate thick cardboard form in front of the speaker and nailed to the wood from the back side. I have doubts that I would be able to get the nails out without damaging either the cardboard or the cloth. I have some craft paper and I think I will use some it placed in front of the grill cloth but behind the ribs from the front side. That will keep the lacquer off of the grill cloth.

The grill cloth on this radio is not an exotic type and could be replaced, but it is in good shape and it will be less time consuming to leave it in place, protected and proceed with the finish process.

I will get some more pictures soon to show the cabinet.

Joe