Update on '71 RCA Console TV - NEED TUBE

[joeseattle70]

Thanks again to everyone for your advice to help get this TV working again. The awesome professional who helped me had to replace the PW 400 board (was able to find a NOS one), the SCR transistors and capacitor, and rebuild the chroma board and video board. It has been determined that the picture tube has a short in it and that is what caused the severe component damage train wreck. It really blew out a lot of stuff and has taken months of his time as he’s had it to get this going again. The Yoke and Flyback were both just fine. I now have a new problem. He called his sources, and he cannot find a rebuilt picture tube - one was available at one of his sources in December, but we did not order it because we wanted to be sure the set would once again be operational. The original tube number is 25VABP22 (RCA part number). Based on all of your experience, do you know of a reputable source for rebuilt tubes? I was advised in 2007 when this tube was replaced to get one from Scotty at hawkeye, but they are no more. Any ideas?