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Tagged: speaker grille
Am restoring a 37 Pierce myself and would also like a radio speaker grill. Would possibly even take a destroyed or rusted and have a new one made. Possibly just drawings and have it duplicated. Amos Roleau
I have laser cutting CAD files to reproduce the grille, the pattern is very close but the outer rings are laser cut and glued rather than rolled. Better if you can find an original but if not this is an alternative.
An original:
That is just fantastic!!! Now that brings up another question or four. Is the center of the grill painted or chrome for 37? Is it flat black or wood grain like the picture. What kind of screen did they use in the back of the grill? The Pierce factory did some crazy stuff in the last of production in 37.
Another member was looking for a 37 grille in June and found one. The pictures of mine and the original are 1935. Some back and forth with him made me think the 37 might have had a different mounting scheme instead of the 4 mounting screws. You might contact Steve to see what he found, you can find his contact info via a search for “speaker” on the forum.
Based on another picture of an original I believe the original grille was painted brass. I saw a youtube of another restored Pierce with everything chrome plated. I suspect that wasnt the original finish but dont know. I made mine from aluminum and sanded it to resemble brushed stainless. The grille is dished out slightly so it needed to be formed a bit with a metal that wouldnt spring back too much. The outer rings are stainless. The fabric behind the grille was a radio speaker cloth typical of the era. There are some vendors of repro speaker cloths with a Google search. Lots of browns with metallic threads interwoven.
Here is a photo of the speaker grill I bought. Also, a photo of the one that JB Nethercutt put in his Travelodge and another photo of a speaker grill with ratty looking grill cloth which I think is original.
Now I guess I should have also been looking for a speaker to go under the grill. Don’t know what to look for exactly but am sure if I can get the right diameter speaker housing I can get it rebuilt.