> I ride my motorcycle to most of my service appointments. I like to > have all the tools and supplies I might need, so I've worked at > making my tool boxes as small and as light as possible. One thing > I've done recently is to make up a minimal string kit. The kit > consists of plain wire strings from 0.030" to 0.043" that are long > enough for up to a 7-foot piano. I don't service many nine-footers, > so the shorter strings are sufficient for 99+% of the pianos I > service ('course it's really only the larger strings that will be > too short on a big piano - smaller strings should still work on a > big piano). I carry three of the smaller diameter strings, two of > medium strings and one of each larger size. I loop them around into > a circle about the size they would be on those 1/4-pound reels the > supply houses sell. I pack them in small cardboard pack that are > designed to be mailers for a CD. > > Thought I'd share this idea for anyone interested in shrinking their > mobile string supplies. > > Picture below shows the labeled packs, a coil of strings and a > Velcro band to bundle the packs up into one unit. Each time I use a > string I mark the cardboard envelope to remind me to add a > replacement string. > > > > > > Below is three 0.033" strings coiled up in the pack. > > > > > > Below packs are bundled and tied together with a Velcro strap. > > > > > > String bundles in my string replacement tool bag. > > > > > Terry Farrell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100620/e7f474a7/attachment-0001.htm> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: P6200025.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 116820 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100620/e7f474a7/attachment-0004.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: P6200031.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 110404 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100620/e7f474a7/attachment-0005.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: P6200023.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 106576 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100620/e7f474a7/attachment-0006.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: P6200019.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 107720 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100620/e7f474a7/attachment-0007.jpg>
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