The beast arrived, courtesy of "aerials."
Tim and aerials did most of the grunting
P9240005 by
old_tv_nut, on Flickr
The tube has a cataract, but the filaments are open, so I don't have to fix the cataract
P9240009 by
old_tv_nut, on Flickr
Fortunately I have an excellent tube in the console I got from miniman, along with a reasonable backup.
P9240002 by
old_tv_nut, on Flickr
P9240001 by
old_tv_nut, on Flickr
Both of these are separate glass type, with the gasket that turns to ooze after all these years, so cleaning and retaping is all that's needed, as I understand it.
By now you should know that I go at these things slowly, so expect occasional progress reports.