Just got an email from him telling me about the trip. He even sent a pic but I don't think those are going to work with my cabinetry.

He indicated these need about a 10" radius and my cabinetry won't accomodate that. In addition, I'd need some serious cutting of the back panel to accept the apparent width of these IC's since they've got the strands separated.
I'm sure they're fantastic but for me, it would be trying to fit a square peg in a round hole! My heart sank when I saw the pic. Just knew it wouldn't work.