This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Geez, Tom, that explains the length of your arms...;-] At least put i= t on wheels for crying out loud... I'm trying to keep it between 10 and 15 lbs. . What I"ve got weighing in at 13 lbs. Duluth Supply Company Master Jr. tool case (black cordova, with strap (= best I've had...I've got at least 10 cast-offs in my shop) SAT III wrapped in leather (which I use for repairs as needed) and cozy= (Yamaha canvas bag...give away at a convention) Ebony handle, Faulk Hammer in fixed knife blade case from Bill's Custom= cases (Thanks Tom Cole) Assorted mutes...one temp strip for emergencies key Pounder (2 hammers glued together) Large Straight blade to fit tuning hammer for plate screws (I opted not= carry a phillips blade or ratchetting wrench (in the car) Boar bristle paintbrush pencils and pen grand piano key...yamaha 2 of the smaller Spurlock soundboard cleaning tools...long one in the c= ar Soundboard cleaning tool...old style..flexible Rag Spurlock lid prop Coast Tac Torch LED flashlight..the best! Magnetic Flexible flashlight tool...not bright enough though...somebody= on the LIST recommended this??? Hart voicing tool Yamaha voicing tool: Grand Yamaha voicing tool: Upright Spurlock voicing block (white nylon...I think) film canister of Needles 6 inch rule...metric and regular Screw starter tool...split blade extendable magnet tool couple of different tweezer type thingees Spurlock punching tweezer...tiny jaws...for under key work hemostat Dip block Multi-tool handle Phillips blades...big and little 3 straight blades 2 small screwdrivers...for regulating drop etc. 1 small phillips Damper regulating...straight bend & 45 degree bend Spoon bender...flat one...the only one you need Small capturing screwdriver tool for damper screws Hart rep tool drop screw regulator with handle and one for multi-tool Steinway let-off regulator Yamaha capstan regulator..short and long capstan regulator for square capstans...uprights...black angled thingy Steinway capstan regulator (square) Upright let-off tool/handle...for different angles without pressure on = eye screw Front key pin turning tool Yamaha key easing tool...no pliers in kit 1 Small crescent wrench...should carry 2... Small vice grip Swiss army knife Yellow wood glue Small vile of PVC-E glue Few ivory keytops...appropriate keys...E/B, C/F, D, G, A CA glue bunch of coffee stirrers 2 small clamps for misc. repairs film canister of jack spring, misc stuff (don't have the jack spring cl= eaning out tool...got to find mine) film canister of misc. rubber buttons film canister of misc. small brass screws film canister of misc. punchings piece of shoe leather fillm canister of single edge razor blades misc. cloth scraps Fire starter thingee...clicker for twisting shanks Couple of touch up markers Bottle of goose juice/protek couple of oilers film canister of micro-fine teflon powder small brush for application small of can of pitchlock clips grand flange moving tool...pianotek, I think film canister of packing tape for traveling package of adhesive backed floppy cases for service record left under g= rand fallboard or inside of upright music rack micrometer Artledge tape measuring tool for measuring for individual bass string r= eplacement This doesn't count my vacuum...Hoover Port-o-vac with strap 30 ft. cord= Whatever else I need is in the car David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California Original message From: "Thomas Cole" To: "Pianotech List" Received: 2/4/2006 4:30:54 PM Subject: Re: Weighty tools Debbie, My kit weighs in the neighborhood of 50 lbs and I don't see it losing w= eight soon. My case caries my 5 lb laptop and all tuning and frequently= used voicing, regulating and repairing tools. I'm reluctant to make a = trip out to the car to get a commonly used regulating tool, for example= . Also, I never could justify adding to the bill just because I'm maki= ng a second trip to the car. So I sometimes find myself not making the = adjustment if the tool, or a good substitute, is not at hand. Thus I op= t for the boy scout approach. I look at it this way: I can pay to become a member of a health club or= I can save the cash and carry a 50 lb tool kit. It helps that the case= has wheels and a telescoping handle for the long-haul university jobs.= Tom Cole pianolady50@peoplepc.com wrote: Here goes, A general survey of the list. Over the years, have you found that your= *primary* tuning kit goes from carrying as much as you can fit and the= n swings to carrying as little as possible (getting too heavy)? How of= ten does the pendulum swing back and forth if you find this to be true?= And...how much does the kit you carry now weigh? I have found I go through a swing approximately every three years. Pre= sently, my primary tuning kit weighs 14 lbs.(loaded). I don't like to = run out to my truck for stuff if I can help it, yet I'm trying to keep = things to a minimum. I have room for more stuff in the case but I refu= se to let it get any heavier. I also started keeping a *mini*, tuning = only kit in the truck at all times. So if I'm visiting relatives, frie= nds, or whenever, I can always tune. This kit weighs less than 2 lbs. Just curious, Debbie L. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/c7/d8/e2/3b/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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