Organizing stuff was: Tuning Hammers, How Many?

[Barbara Richmond]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco@luther.edu>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: Tuning Hammers, How Many?


> At 09:58 AM 9/15/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>>BTW, in an effort to lighten the load in my main tool box, I removed my
>>center pin tools and supplies and put them in another tool case.
>>Naturally, at the next two appointments, I had to do some repinning.  The
>>best part was, I went out to the car and brought in the wrong tool case.
>>Hmm, so much for re-organizing.  Of course, that incident gave me some
>>other ideas for arranging my tools.  Pretty soon I won't know where
>>anything is.  :-)
>>
>>Barbara Richmond, RPT
>
>
> Weenie girl,
>
> Lightening your load can have a beneficial effect other than avoiding
> knuckle dragging and backache.
>
> Waaay back at Philly '80(?), when I was a fledgling, I went to a business
> class.  The instructor (Flegle?) only carried one of those clarinet case
> sized tool kits into the house.

Oh yeah, the one I just sold.  That's OK.  I tried to get it to work
for me a number of times and it just didn't.


> The reasoning was that, if he didn't have the tools with him, it was over
> and above a straight tuning and the repair rate kicked it. A trip to the
> car means you charge extra... ;-}

Well, that's OK if the weather is good (remember, I'm a weenie).   Don't
worry, I still charge for the repairs!

> Of course, knowing which box contains what you need is helpful. John Ross
> has a good system in his van, and has sent pictures thereof to this list
> in the past.  Accurate labeling is a must.

I decided I would play around with those different sized plastic school
boxes/travel boxes in an effort to make "kits."  I'll let you know how it
turns out--or would that be, if?  ;-)

This morning I am proud to say I found some smallish "finger tip remover"
(acetone) containers at the drug store.  I was looking for containers (one
for acetone/plastic, the other acetone/collodion) easily stored in my
lunch-size (or is that six-pack?) cooler (along with the other various glues
and chemicals).  What a victory at $1.28 each!

Barbara Richmond, RPT