Don: I tried to get that cassette through my LBS - distributor said no longer available. (SRAM also makes a 8-speed 12-32, but it weirdly jumps: 18-20-24.) As for Ebay - some bad experiences with cross-border shipping have left me unwilling to try again.

Gerry - bull'e eye; that's what I wanted to hear. The 9-speed 11-32 looks like a new standard, so I was already planning to rely on respacing it - with a foggy patch in my plans about the 12T. Hearing what you've done is great. (Thanks for the PM - can't reply in that channel because I don't have 50 posts.)