Tool Travel

[Barbara Richmond]

Hey Dave,

I took tools on board a plane with me in 1981 and the inspectors about had a
cow.  That was twenty years before 9-11!  Call the airline for their
suggestion.

Well, you're a nice guy to work during a vacation!   I don't even tune my
in-law's piano in Kansas when we visit.  (I'm a very baaaad
daughter-in-law!)  The way I explained it to them was, if something went
wrong, I might not have the right tools or supplies with me.  Sorry, there's
not room in the car for both luggage and piano stuff.   Now, if I was a
proctologist, I could get away traveling with just a box of latex gloves!
But, (no pun intended) I'll bet they wouldn't want my services!  :-)

I have a friend in Geneva, Switzerland, who was after me to tune his piano
during my visit there.  I told him I would do it if he paid my mileage.

"What, you want me to pay for your vacation?" he asked.

"What, you want me work while I'm on vacation?"  I replied.

Case closed.  :-)

Barbara Richmond
somewhere near Peoria, IL

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Davis" <davistunes@yahoo.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 3:26 PM
Subject: Tool Travel


> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm heading for vacation in a week, and am planning to
> take along some tools to tune a number of pianos for
> my sister-in-law and her friends.  Has anyone had
> difficulties with the airlines regarding the
> odd-looking tools piano techs carry?  Suggestions?
>
> Also, is there a qualified tech in the Janesville, WI
> area that would like to be referred?  My sister-in-law
> says the fellow they were using up to a year ago
> doesn't return calls anymore.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave Davis
> Renton, WA
>
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