CTC-12 on eBay

[Sandy G]

I have a friend who used to work for Teves-they make braking systems & associated electronics for the automotive industry-& he told me that virtually ALL the parts suppliers follow the same unwritten rule-after demand drops below say, 25K units a year, said part is discontinued,& here's the kicker-most times the tooling is destroyed or sold. Sometimes you can substitute a part, sometimes you can't. When my beloved 1977 Yamaha CA-2010 got zapped by lightning in 2001, we couldn't get it fixed because of a certain transistor just simply wasn't available. People marvel at my 1925 radio-"How on earth did you ever find tubes for something that old ?!?"-they don't understand that '01A tubes were made by the zillions for dozens of years. I pity the guy who has as his pride-'n'-joy a 1992 Lincoln in the year 2027 & one of the innumerable little "black boxes" goes kerflooey on it. Especially when I drive by in my '69 model that has none of that mess on it & wave at him...Listening to my 1925 radio, too...HehHehHeh-Sandy G.