Hi Bob,
I saw that TV and was tempted, but then I'd have to source a head for it. Being in Australia, it's a lot more difficult to do this, and I'd have to pay 2 lots of freight. (Plus I want the mahogany version.) Very glad you have a tube to test it and that it works pretty much out of the box! Interesting background story to it.
Looking forward to seeing your top notch resto on this one.