Is 36-HC a good chuck? (Hardinge 4-jaw 5")

I'm looking to buy a good 4-jaw chuck for a tapered-nose Hardinge HLV-H clone. It's going to be a once-in-a-lifetime purchase, so I'm asking for advice. Is 36-HC a good buy or may be there are better options around? I thought about making an adapter plate and buying a non-hardinge mount chuck. I'm only concerned about length and weight of such assembly - I'd like to run the spindle at 3000 RPM.

Thanks!