Larsholt fm tuner front end for JLH tuner design-Any still available?

[djsb]

Hi,
This is a follow on post from the one I posted requesting the JLH tuner articles. These where kindly provided by Forr (thanks 🙂 ).
The articles mention an ALPS FF317U Fm tuner front end. This uses a variable capacitor for tuning and not varicaps.
Is a Larsholt front end a suitable replacement for use in this design and if so is it still available?
Hope someone can suggest a suitable replacement as the Alps tuners are no longer available.

Thanks,

David.
London,UK