This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment And the other nice thing about when a need to go out to the car arises: = It triggers an extra charge! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Ilvedson=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 1:41 AM Subject: RE: OT-Road Service We've gone over this before...you need to put your toolbag on a diet. = Think about what you really use at every job. You will find that a lot = of the stuff you lug around might as well stay in the car. How hard is = it to walk out to the car for something? My service kit: About 12 = lbs. Yeah, I do go out to the car a fair amount...but my arms are the = same length. The secret to this is to ignore the "I might need this" = syndrome. What do you really need? Tuning: Hammer,ETD, fork, mutes, = strip mute, multi=3Dpurpose handle, a few screw driver blades, = regulating tools, screwstarter, flashlight, magnet, mirror, voicing = tool, voicing block, Hart voicing tool, brush for hammers, teflon = powder/brush, Protek thick lube, Goose juice/Protek in applicator, a = baggy of leather scraps, punchings, a vice-grip, a small crescent = wrench, drift for seating strings, string hook, dip block...certainly a = few more items but I don't need a dolly! David I. ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: ilex cameron ross <i1ex@earthlink.net> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 01:03:10 -0400 Subject: RE: OT-Road Service My birthday present from my fiance this year was a dolly for my = mammoth toolbag. Can we say "godsend"?=20 -ilex -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On = Behalf Of Farrell Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 6:40 PM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: OT-Road Service Hi John, I always wonder about techs working in NY City - like Manhattan. = Subway. Cabs. No personal vehicle. What do they put in their bag? Boy, = you'd really have to be judicious! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Ross=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 5:56 PM Subject: Re: OT-Road Service I still like my Dodge Minivan, long wheel base model. Being in a rural service area, I need the extra space to carry = most things I need to do the job.=20 I have previously posted pictures, showing my setup. In a city setup, I can see where smaller and economical are a = must. Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jeannie Grassi=20 To: 'Pianotech'=20 Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 6:18 PM Subject: RE: OT-Road Service Cy, .>> ; it's kind of an oversized Subaru Outback, built on a car = frame rather than a truck frame.<< It actually is smaller and shorter than the Outback. It just is = a bit taller. It is built on the Prieza chassis. The Outback is not = really built on a truck chassis. It is just a lot beefier than the = Forester. I originally had considered buying a Forester because I had = grown out of my Saturn. After investigating, I learned that the = Forester had almost the same cubic space inside as the Saturn wagon. = The Outback is much larger. Both great cars, though. jeannie Jeannie Grassi, RPT Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org = [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Cy Shuster Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:23 AM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: OT-Road Service I love my 2001 Forester. The 60/40 fold-down rear seat is = perfect for sliding in an action, and the all-wheel drive will get you = anywhere. Handles great; it's kind of an oversized Subaru Outback, = built on a car frame rather than a truck frame. (The reviews say "On = the road, it handles like a car; off-road, it handles like a car...). = Mileage is about 24mpg highway. --Cy Shuster-- Bluefield, WV ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Barbara Richmond=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 11:13 AM Subject: Re: OT-Road Service I know what you mean, Terry, I worry about breaking something, = also. =20 While my car was waiting to get fixed after the near-head-on = incident, a friend loaned me her Subaru Forester. I loved driving it = (she was ready to sell it to me, then changed her mind). It has a cover = for the storage section and places on the inside to attach bungee cords = to hold things in place--thread the cord through tool box handles and = attach to the car, or use a net type holder. I learned this from a = friend who learned the hard way that the stuff we haul goes flying in an = accident. The only problem is the Forester had less room and I REALLY = had to plan and pack carefully for service calls. It sure would have = been nice for hauling this D action around, though. I'm trying to find = that "perfect" vehicle for work and family (that I can afford--ha!). = Perhaps a Camry station wagon. Who knows. Barbara Richmond ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/d5/dd/d0/c8/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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