Ok, then IC1 is actually providing bias. I thought 22k was pretty small.
These things can be a little tricky and you don't want to blow up any more of those transistors.
Not having a scope complicates things too. And the secondary has lots of high voltage on it.
Ok, the easiest (and lowest voltage) test point to see if anything is happening is the junction of D4 and C22 (being fed off pin #8 of the xformer).
I don't see any voltage indication, but it should be showing minus several hundred volts.
You can attach a meter to that point and to ground.
I think that I'd pull the right side of R6 (2.2k) from pin 7 of IC1. Connect an alligator clip from the loose end of R6 to ground. This should hopefully give you a reasonably safe operating point.
I'd turn on the power for 1/2 a second. Watch if the DVM on D4 jumps. Check (with power off!) if your transistor is getting hot.
If everything is cool, try a second, then two seconds. Still cool? Steady reading on the DVM? If it doesn't feel good, stop.
It would be nice to see what pin 7 of IC1 is doing. It's probably at 12V if things have worked out so far.
Is there an adjustment procedure that tells what voltage at what point you should adjust R15? (to the right of IC1)
Edit: This is presuming that IC1 is not in a socket. If it is in a socket you can just remove it and ground the "right side" (as in the schematic) of R6.