Replacing grill cloth on a Rivera Chubster Part 1: Land of a Thousand Staples

After years of use, the grill cloth on my Rivera Chubster 40 was pretty torn and tattered. It certainly was no longer protecting the precious speaker. So I decided to replace the grill cloth. Staples must improve an amplifier’s tone, because this Rivera grill had about one thousand of them.

the old grill before staple removal

removing staples with a small screwdriver

halfway there – needle nose pliers assist

gluing a broken section