[Bigreddog42]

Mikethedruid that cabinet looks flawless - beautiful! My wife had wondered why the 1270 dial and controls are angled inward. I told her it was just aesthetics, but you have the real reason.
Interesting how major components are shared among various models. Radios are a lot like cars I suppose. As morzh points out the 1270 (1216) model persisted across multiple years. I would like to know more about the marketing, engineering, and aesthetic design processes and decision making that occurred through the years.