Well, I might be able to do it, if your willing to drive it to Omaha, NE. But first off, I ask if you know if the picture tube and flyback are good. Do you get any light on the screen? If so that means that at least your getting high voltage which probably indicates that the flyback is good. (Preferably you should bring it up on a variac, but you could plug it in and turn it on for an instant just to see if you get any light on the screen). I can check the picture tube if you bring it up here and give you an idea of what might need to be done. Good roundie CRTs are expensive if you can find a good one, and shipping a large CRT is risky. It probably used a 21CYP22 picture tube, but maybe it has been replaced at some point with a newer version like a 21FJP22. If you have or know someone who has a CRT tester it would be wise to check the tube first before starting a restoration of the set. Unfortunately there is nobody that rebuilds picture tubes anymore. The set appears to be in good condition cosmetically which give me hope that it's a good candidate to restore. I doubt if you can do anything with the small dent in the speaker grill. As far as price, there are so many variables. It all depends on what parts I would have to buy and order plus a lot of time spent on it. (my 1954 21CT55 RCA CTC2B chassis I work on for over 6 months. Of course like any older electronic's like this may or may not last and need further service in the future. Also just for safety it's always best to leave any older electronics unplugged unless your near or using the set. Of course you will need a converter box, or hook it to a VCR, or DVD player with a modulator since everything today has gone digital. I have noticed some DVDs play with bad retrace lines at the top of the picture on these older round screen TVs, as there is so much digital encoding on the DVD discs. Get in touch with me about price, etc. and to discuss more about the set. Send me an E-mail with you phone number or e-mail where I can get a hold of you to
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Here is a link to my work on my 1954 color RCA if you would like to read about some of the things, hassles, parts, etc, that I needed to do to get it operational.
http://videokarma.org/showthread.php?t=264373