This is a multipart message in MIME format ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment We've gone over this before...you need to put your toolbag on a= diet. Think about what you really use at every job. You will= find that a lot of the stuff you lug around might as well stay= in the car. How hard is it to walk out to the car for= something? My service kit: About 12 lbs. Yeah, I do go out= to the car a fair amount...but my arms are the same length. = The secret to this is to ignore the "I might need this"= syndrome. What do you really need? Tuning: Hammer,ETD,= fork, mutes, strip mute, multi=3Dpurpose handle, a few screw= driver blades, regulating tools, screwstarter, flashlight,= magnet, mirror, voicing tool, voicing block, Hart voicing tool,= brush for hammers, teflon powder/brush, Protek thick lube, Goose= juice/Protek in applicator, a baggy of leather scraps,= punchings, a vice-grip, a small crescent wrench, drift for= seating strings, string hook, dip block...certainly a few more= items but I don't need a dolly! David I. ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: ilex cameron ross <i1ex@earthlink.net> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 01:03:10 -0400 Subject: RE: OT-Road Service My birthday present from my fiance this year was a dolly for my= mammoth toolbag. Can we say "godsend"? -ilex -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org= [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Farrell Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 6:40 PM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: OT-Road Service Hi John, I always wonder about techs working in NY City - like Manhattan.= Subway. Cabs. No personal vehicle. What do they put in their= bag? Boy, you'd really have to be judicious! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: John Ross To: Pianotech Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 5:56 PM Subject: Re: OT-Road Service I still like my Dodge Minivan, long wheel base model. Being in a rural service area, I need the extra space to carry= most things I need to do the job. I have previously posted pictures, showing my setup. In a city setup, I can see where smaller and economical are a= must. Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeannie Grassi To: 'Pianotech' Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 6:18 PM Subject: RE: OT-Road Service Cy, >> ; it's kind of an oversized Subaru Outback, built on a car= frame rather than a truck frame.<< It actually is smaller and shorter than the Outback. It just is= a bit taller. It is built on the Prieza chassis. The Outback= is not really built on a truck chassis. It is just a lot= beefier than the Forester. I originally had considered buying a= Forester because I had grown out of my Saturn. After= investigating, I learned that the Forester had almost the same= cubic space inside as the Saturn wagon. The Outback is much= larger. Both great cars, though. jeannie Jeannie Grassi, RPT Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org= [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Cy Shuster Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:23 AM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: OT-Road Service I love my 2001 Forester. The 60/40 fold-down rear seat is= perfect for sliding in an action, and the all-wheel drive will= get you anywhere. Handles great; it's kind of an oversized= Subaru Outback, built on a car frame rather than a truck frame. = (The reviews say "On the road, it handles like a car; off-road,= it handles like a car...). Mileage is about 24mpg highway. --Cy Shuster-- Bluefield, WV ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Richmond To: Pianotech Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 11:13 AM Subject: Re: OT-Road Service I know what you mean, Terry, I worry about breaking something,= also. While my car was waiting to get fixed after the near-head-on= incident, a friend loaned me her Subaru Forester. I loved= driving it (she was ready to sell it to me, then changed her= mind). It has a cover for the storage section and places on the= inside to attach bungee cords to hold things in place--thread= the cord through tool box handles and attach to the car, or use= a net type holder. I learned this from a friend who learned the= hard way that the stuff we haul goes flying in an accident. The= only problem is the Forester had less room and I REALLY had to= plan and pack carefully for service calls. It sure would have= been nice for hauling this D action around, though. I'm trying= to find that "perfect" vehicle for work and family (that I can= afford--ha!). Perhaps a Camry station wagon. Who knows. Barbara Richmond ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/e0/bd/80/9c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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