Stelter said: "I keep mine in cheap plastic toolboxes....yadayada" I was going to pass this one up, but.....I can't! There's no accounting for taste. Gordon, you do have a valid point, in regard to "Cheap Plastic Toolboxes", don't appeal to thieves. However, the whole thing goes to efficiency and image. The compartmented high end tool kits, (I choose not to call them boxes, which connotes, to me, greasy thumb type mechanics), lend to the efficiency in which we work. It also gives a client the idea that we are organized and careful about all things, in regards to their piano, home, etc. Yes, I have had my fancy Tool kits stolen! Once they cleaned me out to the tune of $12K worth! (That's how much stuff I carry with me to the clients front door!) Yikes!<G> However, most was covered by insurance. Yes, it was a pain in the butt, making the list of stolen items. Yes, it was almost like losing my first born. However, life goes on and I have actually improved upon what was stolen. Ya needs to get some decent tool kits and improve yer image buddy!<G> Just my thoughts on poor tool cases. We had a "technician" that used to carry all his tools, raincoat, goulashes, lunch and god knows what else, in 2 doubled shopping bags! He has since passed away, but the memory and stories linger on, in our chapter. This "technician" was an RPT! His work was very bad, even though he could tune well. I asked him about the shopping bags, once, and his answer was much the same as yours, Gordon! Now, I'm not trying to pick a fight, but just adding some insight into good Tool Kits. Use whatever kind of Tool Kit suits you, but consider, we, all, are trying to improve the image of our craft. This is one way to do just that. Regards, Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares Are I
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