In 25 years I have used EVERYTHING! I now use a $19 laptop black cordura bag from Staples or Target. I carry 2 different tuning hammers, one for uprights and one for grands, mutes, and my Ipaq with pocket cybertuner in a Pelican micro case. In this laptop bag I also carry a little leather pencil case with some regulating tools. In the inside pouch which would normally hold a laptop, I carry in a ziplock bag the sandpaper and files. Also Disklavier update disks in a pouch and business cards and a pen. In the outside pocket I can can carry my glue, protech , teflon poweder upright in a ziplock baggie. The other outside pocket is for a wire cutter, a straw and a Swiss army knife with some doodads. My point is that is looks professional, is lightweight to carry (has a shoulder strap for city hiking if necessary) and is cheap to replace when the superglue leaks all over it. Obviously, all repair work costs extra because I either have to go back out to my car to get the repair tool bag, or I have scheduled another appointment to properly clean or regulate, or repair or whatever that wasn't part of the normal, regular service. I love those Genck cases, but they are way too heavy to carry when fully loaded. My last one was in the trunk of my car when it got rear-ended and ended up wedged behind the front seat. I only needed to replace the buckle. Did you know that Bruce Genck is going to stop making his cases? Carol Beigel
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