Thanks, Terry. This is a great tip and timely. I've been thinking along these lines to streamline the amount of wire I carry. Right now it is 1/3 lb spools for every size, and I rarely have to use them, maybe 2-3 times a year. I picked up an old 1981 CB900C Honda a month ago w/ full dress Vetter bags. I always loved those bikes and I hope to be able to do service calls with it. (the only justification I could give the wife :-)) It sat in a barn for 20 years so it looks great, but fuel system and brake systems needed completely gone through among other things. Dean Dean W May (812) 235-5272 PianoRebuilders.com (888) DEAN-MAY Terre Haute IN 47802 _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Terry Farrell Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 11:26 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] String Kit - Traveling Light 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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100621/fa82c737/attachment.htm>
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