That last pic showing the top of the TV with the radio controls suggests a really beautiful job on that cabinet! How about some good glamour shots showing off the cabinet?

Thanks for the compliment,
and especially thanks a million for all the tips on fixing the vertical!!
I am going to try tomorrow, and will post how it comes out...
I could never even begin to repair any of these sets without the help of such knowledgeable Television repair artists!
Thanks again!

Thanks!
Just waiting for the top lids to be stained, then I will show some better pics.

Dave, that did it...
I adjusted the vertical height and linearity located behind the vertical and brightness knobs like you mentioned. I didn't have to turn them too much, and it pulled the screen down just enough.
It's a bit of an art coming up with a fine balance of the height, linearity, and centering rings to make the picture just right.
Thanks again for letting me know!

Now, there are only a few thin white lines going up on an angle across the screen at the bottom of the picture, not sure what that's from...

Well, even though I was able to get the picture back to normal with the vert. Lin and Height controls, after about an hour it started to shrink at the bottom again.
I was going to test some resistors and caps, so I took out all the tubes, except three that are shielded, since the metal shields are soldered in place...

This may be a dumb question, but does anyone know how I can get these tubes out without unsoldering the shields??

You should be able to rotate the top half of the shield and push it down to expose the top of the tube.

if the shields are not the twist and push down type, but rather a single piece, then look for a hole near the bottom of the shield on the side. Insert a thin flat tool (I have a fibre glass rod just for this) between the tube bottom and the socket and give the tool a twist. this will lift of the tube by pressing the tube base off from the tube socket. FYI you should not have to check all the tubes, shrinking from the bottom is prob a power supply issue or more likely a bypass cap on the vert out tube.