Thanks guys! I am glad it's over! It took me a lot longer than I had planned on! Now I can put the back cover on and crack a cold one!
As far as the "tablecloth" goes, it is just a temporary cover. My biggest critic (my mom) was here this morning to see it. She loved the way it came out, but when she saw the speaker cloth, she raised one eyebrow kinda like Mr. Spock and said, "You couldn't do better than that? That doesn't look very 50's to me!"
She says there is a fabric store in town that has vintage looking shiny gold weave material. If I can't find something more fitting there, I can order some on the web.
I probably will go back tomorrow to find the other Halolight. I think there were two in metal cabinets. I am not sure if they had matching chassis, but I do know the chassis are different from this one. No use in letting it sit up in that old tv shop attic. It can be a project for later.