1970's Hitachi console

[Dreamsbeard]

Or , what a beast part 2 : http://videokarma.org/showthread.php?t=261135

So I picked this up yesterday. Got it from a young couple that just moved in their newly aquired house in the old Lévis neihgborhood (1950/60's part of the city). When they moved in the set was still in the living room, so it's possible that it was used well into the 2000's!

The good part : cabinet is almost mint, or at the least very very well cared for, all the knobs are present and acounted for, and every one on them look pristine! The TV works BUT the tube is shot. The blue and red gun are very weak (picture to come). Picture tube is an RCA 25VBEP22.

A quick look around the web and I found this website that seem to have a few of NOS CRT : http://www.earlytelevision.org/crts_for_sale_color.html
Did anyone do business with them, are they reliable? I really wish to make this the best set I have, and I am strongly considering buying a NOS picture tube for it.

Any input would be greatly apprciated!