thanks for info will investigate firther - happy festvities!

tony s

Re frets now contacted my local outlet in Worcester they are quoting £85 per fret - £170 per speaker - £340 for the pair  - that makes the frets probably worth more than the speakers - any cheaper suppliers? Or would i be better advised to live with 'em or acquire grill materials and get a local upholsterer to have a go?

tony s

Your dealer is either ripping you off or someone has misunderstood the pricing. Should be £70-£100 per speaker depending on the mark up that they apply.

The part number is for two frets to fit one speaker. ie a tall one for the bottom and a short one for the top all packed in foam and a box.

I bought some speaker grille material from a local store (you may get some from Maplins) and covered mine myself.

Cut the old fabric from the plastic frames. Cover with the new fabric and glue in place. Once dry cut off the excess material.

Worth a try before buying new grilles as your only going to bin them anyway.

Wilmslow audio who are no longer in Wilmslow - now in Leicestershire - do a very good re covering service at reasonable prices. I have used them myself. Web site below

https://secure.wilmslow-audio.co.uk/catalog/

Cheers

NIgel 

You have to be very careful when selecting cloth for Penta frets as the original stuff is very lightweight. Anything of a heavier knit than the original fabric and your frets will not clip back on absolutely correctly and shake themselves off over a period of time due to the extremely tight tolerances of the clip positions.

I know this from experience😂 Mine are now blue (thanks to member Kevin) after reclothing in the black stuff from Maplins which did what I have described above. Also not a job for the feint hearted as the corners on the top frets are a complete and utter pain in the derrier to get right. I'm happy to do the work for you or offer assistance if you can source some reasonable material though.

Chris.