Good points bobby, and I agree. But only if they indeed carried it out exactly as they used to.
My concept (but I could be wrong), is they actually slightly improve the CRT concept, while making it easier to make using technology we didn't used to have. So remember towards the end of the CRT production life they start getting into flat screen CRT's. I could be wrong, but I think now a days that'd be easier and cheaper to recreate than the old curved convex way (the wrong way at that) tubes of old. Honestly as much as I love CRT's, the fact they curve so much and at that convex always bothered me. Flat is a million times better, but now we have learned concave is even better.
Now admittedly concave curved CRT is prob impossible, (and too expensive too) - but a modern flat CRT just might be more possible and cheaper to recreate.
You bring up a good point, that is a sad point. Several good workers, good work ethic, *smart* workers are just not around anymore. This to me is just terrifying. As I see it everywhere. Intelligence has switched to other fields, (code, smartasses, etc..) but smart good *CRAFTSMEN* in any craftsmen field is just a dead art. Some are good, sure, better than me, but not like them old school ones. Not at all.
So I see your point, lol some sound modern idiot making a tube to the same quality standards of old is most likely impossible. But before the old school me's die off, it'd be nice if they taught a few younger people the secret skill. Then maybe it would be possible ?
Anyway - I dream, I dream