Don't forget a few spare keytops, or ivory replacements. That's quite a headache if one is missing before a concert. Dan Levitan generously shared with us at N. Bennet St. some of his tips for city tuning (i.e. carrying a backpack). One great tip was to put a spare piece of music wire, precut, in an empty CD case. Subtract ten from the wire gauge when precutting: size 13 wire will not be longer than three feet, size 16 needs only be a maximum of six feet long, etc. This tip came from another tech who measured string lengths on a D. --Cy-- SHUSTERpiano.com
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