hmm I just checked his site and it says under antique tubes 21"' and larger 250.

I called VDC again this morning and they referred me to vdc in Pennsylvania 1800 441-1648. they informed that the person in charge of rebuilding tubes is Ervin and he was not available. They asked phone, name phone and tube number. As soon I gave her the tube number and mentioned that it is a round tube she stated that she does not believe they do this type any more. But she promised to call me back.

How long Hawkeye will stay in business is unknow to us, but the horizon looks dim. Where all the 21'' tubes will be in 20 to 40 years?

I haven't ordered one in the past year, so maybe I'm all wet. Last one I got was from VDC, and I got it through Martin Distributing in Los Angeles, so as to have free shipping. It was $166 with tax. Martin doesn't ship out though. They're an authorized VDC agent, so they have a truck delivery on a regular basis. But with the CRT getting outdated so quickly, maybe the past year has seen big losses in CRT rebuilders? I'll check into it when I'm down that way.

Charles