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If it works okay with the HV bleeder out of circuit and the HV is not above spec even with the HV regulator adjustment (if it has one) set for minimum HV, then I would not worry about it not having a bleeder. Sets less than a decade older never had those bleeders. Up until that time it was incumbent on technicians to manually discharge the HV before working on the HV, and even on sets like yours it is still good practice to manually discharge it with a HV probe.
25-30KV DC stored in the capacitance of a CRT is not the worst thing to get hit with (unless you have a heart condition). I've been bit by it a few times and am still here and just fine. It just feels like one mother of static jolt, and may trigger your reflexes (it barely triggers mine).
I've actually gotten a much worse jolt from the deflection yoke of one set....The only time my arm involuntarily retracted from a set and took out all cabling and deflection hardware in the way....I had a painful char mark on my finger for a while after that.
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