My HK 460i finally shorted the main power, Bought it new when I was in my teens. Picked up a realistic from a guy refurbishing old systems out of his basement. Now if I could get back my old LaScalas.
Too dangerous for today's kids. They'd cut it down to a fraction, put some soft surface underneath and close it for good the instant someone scratches his knee and of course sue the designer.
Not all memories are good memories, in fact many things "back in the day" sucked big time. Around about 1952 this was very common as Polio raged unchecked. Not many survived.