Vintage Synth Repair

So am I reading the replies right that everyone seems to think the LM3900 is bad?  Or just what to replace it with...or not? :) I found plenty at Mouser and Digikey, etc. so I'll probably order 10 or 15 to have in stock.  They're cheap enough plus I might want to fabricate a couple filters to use in a modular setup. I was quite suprised to find I had none.  'Back in the day' I used to use them quite often in my shop.  Guess I'll place an order for them and some 2n5087's as well.  Figure I'll get a 100 of those on a reel and set aside some time to match them into pairs.  Another question though - the long pins that are used on the module, any idea where to get those or should I just find some thick buss wire somewhere?  It looks like they may be flared at the end that attaches to the VCF board.