Any interest in *new* 16AP4's?

[Einar72]

Originally Posted by miniman82

So you're going to rebuild tubes now?

OK, I won't offer to help anymore. It's not like Jerome paid $4000 out of his own pocket to send me here or anything.

Seriously folks, if we want the rebuilding thing to happen you're all going to have to start participating instead of bitching about what stuff costs. Would you rather be stuck finding pulls for the rest of your days? Having dark sets, because the tubes are all used up? This hobby isn't getting any cheaper, and the longer we wait to do something the worse off we'll all be. Quite frankly, Jerome and I are both disappointed at the response to everything that's going on right now. There was a lot of enthusiastic talk at the past 2 conventions about what we were going to do, but now silence?
FFS!

Alright, I guess I need to be clearer. First, I will commit to buy one 16A, at $250, hoping it won't run much over another $100 for shipping.

Second, I somehow missed the part where you were going to France at all, let alone learn the CRT rebuild process from an old master... I wish to thank Jerome and you as well, Nick, for doing this. And I don't want your visit to be spoiled by the lackluster response so far.

Third, I've never been to an ETF convention and probably won't go anytime soon, although I have wanted to go since before my collecting helped ruin my marriage. Maybe if I can spare a couple of unpaid days off and find cheap airfare I'll go next year. Ohio isn't just down the road for us out on the West Coast! I, like some other collectors I know avoid the local antique radio club because of petty bickering and rampant gouging that occurs at the two clubs I have belonged to out here. VK is much better, and I've met a lot of nice folks here, and gotten some really sweet deals!

So, count me in, and hopefully a few others will pipe up and you can get the deal rolling. And I really want my 19A done as well someday.