[GuyIncognito]

PM sent! And THANKS!!!

If yours is the thread I'm thinking of (over at ARF?), then I discovered it some time ago, reading it all (EVERY page) with great interest. After acquiring the set a few weeks ago, I re-read it with renewed enthusiasm, and made sure to bookmark it.

The set was purchased from a graduate student in Romulus, MI via the local Craigslist. The seller wanted to restore it, but decided that his studies would have made such an endeavor a lost cause well into the foreseeable future.

Before him, it belonged to his friends--a couple who had it in a "1950s Decor Room" for a number of years; sadly, the graduate student acquired the set as a result of the couple's break up.

Before that.....?

The set seems to be in pretty good shape. The case itself has minor damage at the feet, but is otherwise intact and the finish is good. It appears to be missing a single rectifier from the power supply chassis, which was obviously dropped at some point (the vertical aluminum shield was bent at the corner, and the visible electrolytic multi cap is broken at the phenolic base). The shield was bent back into shape, and the electrolytic cap is, of course, only decorative at this point...so that was lucky.

There is some bizarre bit of line cord that appears to be bypassing the cheater cord directly at the umbilical plug (thankfully, it was neatly done and can be easily undone). The "aspect ratio" switch on the front wasn't unscrewed before the chassis was removed by the student, causing the switch assembly itself to pull apart--the wires are still firmly attached to the connection points!

Beyond that, the set seems damage-free. I have yet to test the tubes...busy. It does indeed have the metal 16EP4.

I have a long vacation coming up, but you know how that goes: "Since you have the time, (some chore that has been languishing since time immemorial) suddenly requires full and immediate attention....".

The first three days have already been accounted for--by others--for me; quite nice of them, really...SIGH.

I am enclosing pictures from the Craigslist sale, taken by the seller.