[Arran]

Hi Arran

In my opinion...Dick Oliver is an excellent cabinet maker, so I would not hesitate to buy a repro cabinet from him, unless you can find an original cheaper (which I doubt).

Very early production "mid" chassis 90 sets (the ones using the single 47 output tube) had brass escutcheons, but this was soon changed to bakelite. At least this is true of USA made 90 sets.

Thanks Ron;
I remember hearing someone talk about the differences years ago about the brass verses bakelite escutcheons but couldn't remember if they were only used for the 90s with the dual #45 tubes. I guess more what I was asking was whether it would make more sense to make a 90 out of parts or just pick up a complete set that needs a little restoration.
Best Regards
Arran