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Still searching for a power transformer (PA-774) for my Dynaco ST-35. They're turning out to be rare and expensive beasts. I;ve heard you can wind your own transformers - too esoteric?

Here's a nice Tube FAQ that has a detailed section on transformers as well as other good tube info:

Designing and hand winding transformers is not terribly difficult, but it does require information and skills that are relatively hard to find. You are unlikely to save a whole lot of money unless used or broken parts are cheaply available to you. You may want to do this if you feel that you were selected by some deity to take this on as a life work. First, take a transformer apart. A burned out tube-type power transformer will do. Do this carefully and slowly, imagining how you would have put it together in the first place to get it the way it was. This is an excellent introduction to the manual skills and materials needed to successfully produce one on your own.

Also, I recently took shipment on this wild amp I found on ebay. It's much bigger and heavier than it looked in the picture, and has cleaned-up gorgeously. I'm afraid to power it up as the underside is quite corroded. Gotta fix that digital camrea so I can post pics...