[jmac3ky]

Finished putting the pushbuttons and escutcheon in place. Cutting a new felt with an exacto knife doesn't work. Felt stretches as you cut it, even with a new blade and steel ruler holding it down. So, I went to plan B - I glued the felt to the back of the brass escutcheon, carefully tightening up the felt to match the square openings. It worked like a charm. I also put a dab of Elmers glue on the steel shafts so that the buttons stayed in place. Worked great. Light shines through fine, although Philco should have spaced out two lamps to light the buttons equally. The center of the button row gets most of the light. Thanks for your thoughts guys.