"Howard S. Rosen" wrote: > > ... Like most other techs I am a tool animal and since I opened up this can of > worms, I will now likely go hunting for those other models that blow as well > as suck. Thanks! Howard, Your welcome, I'm sure! Nothing like a bunch of piano techs to think up every possible variation on a theme! The blowing feature can come in handy and I wouldn't be without it. A few words could be said about the discretion of it's use, of course. I recall Isaac Sadigursky speaking at conventions about his vacuum which has an extra hose - one for blowing off the dust and the other to suck it in. To further minimize the "overspray" on grands, he sometimes hangs a sheet on the propped lid. But I think that being able to blow out actions (outside) makes this feature worth having. My field service vacuum is a Royal Can Vac and in the shop I use a Fein (they're quiet). Tom Cole
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